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paulinabarry.bsky.social
Loving the colors of the South Island Kaka.
#birdart #parrot #newzealandwildlife #kaka #wildlifeart #digitalartist #conservationart #sciart #ornithology #feather #nature
May 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
A pūkeko or Australasian swamphen exiting stage left
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife
#naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#pūkeko
July 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
This bird is a Pūteketeke or Australasian crested grebe, native to New Zealand and Australia.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife
#naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#Australasiancrestedgrebe
July 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
A male Kōtare or sacred kingfisher in his breeding colours , perched on a big flax stalk, while looking for love. New Zealand.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife
#naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#Kōtare #kingfisher
August 12, 2026 at 8:38 AM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
Three Amigos
Three winter Fallow bucks waiting for each other to make the first move and vamoose.
Horopito New Zealand.
#fallowdeer #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife
#nature #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand
#newzealand
March 6, 2026 at 12:13 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
I have been indulging in a little bit of reminiscence. I took this image of a New Zealand Dotterel at Shakespeare Regional Park on the whangaparaoa peninsula in October 2018.
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #birdsname
March 21, 2026 at 10:02 AM
wyckdwytch.bsky.social
Photogenic seal pup at the waterfront~

#wildlifephotography #photography #seal #newzealand #newzealandwildlife
July 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
Don't mean to crow about it, but not all birds are created equal......... just saying.
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#naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#Cockypheasant
July 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
A male kōtare or Sacred Kingfisher enjoying the warm sun on a early summers evening at Waikanae estuary. New Zealand
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#nature #naturephotography
#Ornithology #BirdsOfBsky
#newzealand #aotearoa #kōtare #SacredKingfisher #kingfishers #NewZealandwildlife
A male kōtare or Sacred Kingfisher enjoying the warm sun on a early summers evening.
November 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
A female kārearea or New Zealand Bush Falcon keeping a keen eye out for her next meal to fly past.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife
#naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#kārearea #NewZealandBushFalcon
June 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
The hōiho or yellow-eyed penguin, is the world's rarest penguin and unique to New Zealand.
Photographed at Moreraki on the east coast of the South Island.
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#newzealand #aotearoa #hōiho
January 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
I refer to young birds as fluffies so here is a Bell Bird fluffy or korimako fluffy, if you prefer the native name.
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#naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#BellBird
June 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
These are New Zealand Pied stilt chicks. Regardless of the close contact with humans the parents choose to raise their chicks here because of the excellent predator control.
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#piedstilt
July 2, 2026 at 10:34 AM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
After years of searching I finally got my first image of the ultra rare Elvis-tomtit. Sorry I cannot disclose the location of this bird, not that it really matters as he has already left his tree.
#birds #Newzealandwildlife
#nature #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #tomtit
A male south Island tomtit perched on a branch singing his head off
January 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
kellywhyte.bsky.social
What an amazing video of an adorable wee guy! 🐛
From the NewZealandWildlife community on Reddit: Peripatus!
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February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
crowseyeimages.bsky.social
Another one of of my favourite shots from 2025, an Australasian Gannet at the Cape Kidnappers colony. Possibly one of the best bird pictures I have taken thus far.
#photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #newzealandwildlife #birdphotography #birdsnz #wildlifephotographer
May 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
The New Zealand tarā nui or Caspian Tern is the largest tern on the planet. Being nationally vulnerable it was an honour to spend a evening among these lovely birds.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky
#CaspianTern
June 16, 2026 at 5:22 AM
realslacc.bsky.social
🐤 vs 🦅

#art #digitalart #newzealand #nz #newzealandwildlife
June 28, 2026 at 1:27 AM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
Frolicking Dolphin's in Milford Sound, New Zealand.
#wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife #nature #naturephotography #newzealand #aotearoa
Frolicking Dolphin's leaping out of the water in Milford Sound, New Zealand
January 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
A male pāpango or the New Zealand Black Teal, having a good stretch. Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife
#nature #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #birdsname
#newzealand #aotearoa #pāpango #newzealandwaterfoul
A male pāpango or the New Zealand Black Teal, having a good stretch. Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae.
January 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
saintpotato.bsky.social
A couple of minutes that lays it out very clear where the current government's priorities lie.

#zpol #chloeforPM

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From the NewZealandWildlife community on Reddit: Chloe Swarbrick on Government's Anti-Nature & Pro-Fossil Fuel Stance
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September 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
A male kōtare or Sacred Kingfisher warming up in the sun on a chilly morning on the Waikanae estuary. New Zealand wildlife.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife
#nature #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #kingfisher #newzealand #aotearoa #kōtare
A male kōtare or Sacred Kingfisher warming up in the sun on a chilly morning on the Waikanae estuary.
January 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
I photographed this pīpīwharauroa or shining cuckoo deep in the heart of the whangamarino wetland in the Waikato region of New Zealand’s North Island in the early spring of 2018.
#birds #birdphotography #Newzealandwildlife #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #shiningcuckoo
April 19, 2026 at 9:06 AM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
This is a female hihi or stitchbird.
Endemic to New Zealand and once restricted to the North Island and some off shore Islands. Serious attempts to stop their extinction have been successful.
#birds #birdphotography #Newzealandwildlife
#naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #hihi
October 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
tonyfluerty.bsky.social
A simple portrait of a male kōtare or Sacred Kingfisher posing on dying harakeke (New Zealand flax) taken at Pāuatahanui inlet just north of Wellington, New Zealand.
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Newzealandwildlife
#kōtare #naturephotography #birdsofnewzealand #BirdsOfBsky #kingfisher
A simple portrait of a male kōtare or Sacred Kingfisher posing on dying harakeke (New Zealand flax) taken at Pāuatahanui inlet just north of Wellington, New Zealand.
March 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM