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    Getting decent photos under the forest canopy was nearly impossible, even when the bird was sitting right out in the…
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    • Nesting not far from the Weka chick was this Variable Oystercatcher.   When she thought I had gotten a bit…
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    • This is how close she got to Imogen (who is holding my camera bag).
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    • The chick of the bird above.  She didn't seem at all worried when she wondered off leaving the little soot…
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    • Pronounced sort of like "wicca". Photographed on Ulva Island.  In New Zealand, the lack of mammals meant that birds filled…
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    • One of the suckiest things about having companion animals is knowing that you'll outlive them.  On the other hand, we…
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    • I'll look through the photos again, in case I missed that one.
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    • I'll post some more pics this afternoon, when I get back from Hobart.  Some of those "there's a bird in…
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    • I'm sure the largest eel in this lake was no more than 4 feet long.  And, there are no snakes…
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    • New Zealand has two species of freshwater eels, which can grow as long as 6 feet in length and live…
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    • Kea, unusually for a parrot, live in alpine areas.  We were told to look out for them at Franz Josef…
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    • Backing up a bit. Before we got to Stewart Island and all the birds, we spent a day at Franz…
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    • I was rather surprised to find that the two large parrots of NZ, the Kaka and the Kea, are both…
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    • As you might gather from the name, this is one of the avian world's finest singers.  We heard it frequently,…
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    • Unfortunately the rainy weather that brought the Kaka within arms reach also obscured the light to the degree that most…
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    • This Kaka came right to the glass and took food from our hands. Note the scarlet rimmed belly feathers.  The…
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    • Three of the most entertaining swindlers you'll ever meet.  Kaka - which following Maori language rules is both singular and…
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    • How could you forget Hot Tea (with lots of honey)?!  Besides, it's summer here and a cool beer is a…
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    • Which makes you very easy to shop for. 😉
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