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The Birds of New Zealand (and a few from Europe)

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Show casing some of the birds in New Zealand.
Locations have been:
1. Mt Bruce reserve, about 30km north of Masterton has bush
walks, nature reserve, and is dedicated to the preservation of some
of New Zealands endangered species - Kakariki, Kokahu, Woodpigeon, Rifleman. Scaup, Takahe
2. Karori Reservoir in Wellington City - Tui, Kingfisher, Gulls, Woodpigeon, Brown Teal
3. Westland - Bittern, Weka, White Heron
4. Nelson's Golden Bay - Spoonbill, White faced heron
5. Kapiti Coast - oyster catchers, pied stilt, pukeko, spoonbill, little egret
6. Pauatahanui Inlet, Shags, Spoonbills, white faced herons
7. Wellingtons South Coast, Shags, Gannets, Kingfisher, Curl Bunting, Blue heron
8. Waipu River, dotterel, oyster catcher, shags, spoonbill
9. My own back yard, goldfinch, silvereye
10. 5 years ago we moved from Wellington to Otaki, so more recent shots have been taken around our local region
including Foxton, Waikawa, Otaki, Waikanae
11. Some photos have also been taken in the USA including Galveston in Texas and California

The birds from the Netherlands were mainly found in the polder areas around Lelystad. The flamingos were found in the Camargue region in Southern France

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2 Swans fly by
2 Swans fly by		 Goldfinch - I think it is a small leaf in his/her mouth
Goldfinch - I think it is a small leaf in his/her mouth		 As we walk along the river with a wide angle lens on, the fantail dances around us
As we walk along the river with a wide angle lens on, the fantail dances around us		 New Zealand Dabchicks - Podiceps rufopectus. Mauri name Weweia
New Zealand Dabchicks - Podiceps rufopectus. Mauri name Weweia
Always sad to see them devoid of life - Little Blue Penguin away from home
Always sad to see them devoid of life - Little Blue Penguin away from home		 4 Seagulls sitting
4 Seagulls sitting		 Hawk
Hawk		 Pied stilt, Waitohu Stream
Pied stilt, Waitohu Stream
Two Spoonbills
Two Spoonbills		 Young Welcome Swallow sitting on our back fence
Young Welcome Swallow sitting on our back fence		 Variable Oyster Catcher on a rock near the Waipu estuary
Variable Oyster Catcher on a rock near the Waipu estuary		 Oranges gives you wings! - zosterops lateralis aka silvereye
Oranges gives you wings! - zosterops lateralis aka silvereye
Spotted Dove - Streptopelia Chinensis - originally a cage bird from Asia now breeding wild
Spotted Dove - Streptopelia Chinensis - originally a cage bird from Asia now breeding wild		 the kingfisher eyes up our goldfish - in the rain
the kingfisher eyes up our goldfish - in the rain		 The Acrobatic Waxeyes dispute food ownership
The Acrobatic Waxeyes dispute food ownership		 Tui
Tui
New Zealand Scaup - aka Black Teal - Aythya Novaeseelandiae
New Zealand Scaup - aka Black Teal - Aythya Novaeseelandiae		 Black and White Birds
gallery: Black and White Birds 		Little Pied Shag on a post
Little Pied Shag on a post		 North Island Kaka - Nestor Meridionalis
North Island Kaka - Nestor Meridionalis
Pukeko
Pukeko		 New Zealand Backyard Birds
gallery: New Zealand Backyard Birds 		Herons in New Zealand
gallery: Herons in New Zealand 		Birds photographed in Europe
gallery: Birds photographed in Europe
A tower of seagulls
A tower of seagulls		 seagull posing in the style taught by Jerry Ghonis
seagull posing in the style taught by Jerry Ghonis		 5 black swans aflying
5 black swans aflying 		Swallow time again
Swallow time again
Pied stilt as a narcissist
Pied stilt as a narcissist		 These swallows are sure difficult to photograph
These swallows are sure difficult to photograph		 Gandalf rides one of our big eagles - Wellington Airport terminal
Gandalf rides one of our big eagles - Wellington Airport terminal		 Seagull plus fake sky
Seagull plus fake sky
Pied Stilt - Waitohu Stream
Pied Stilt - Waitohu Stream		 The Seagulls would stand in shallow stream water as it met the sea, then quickly duck their heads and grab some tiny crustaceans
The Seagulls would stand in shallow stream water as it met the sea, then quickly duck their heads and grab some tiny crustaceans		 Pheasant at Pekapeka
Pheasant at Pekapeka		 Hummingbird on Pohutukawa II
Hummingbird on Pohutukawa II
Hummingbird on Pohutukawa
Hummingbird on Pohutukawa		 Revenge of KFC - AI image
Revenge of KFC - AI image		 One White Fronted Terns (Sterna striata) in Wellington Harbour
One White Fronted Terns (Sterna striata) in Wellington Harbour		 White Fronted Terns (Sterna striata) in Wellington Harbour
White Fronted Terns (Sterna striata) in Wellington Harbour
I am thinking of taking up seagull training - will it pay well?
I am thinking of taking up seagull training - will it pay well?		 Banded dotterel near the mouth of the Otaki River
Banded dotterel near the mouth of the Otaki River		 The kingfisher pays us a visit
The kingfisher pays us a visit		 More Slivereye action on the feeder. For a tiny bird they can get quite agressive
More Slivereye action on the feeder. For a tiny bird they can get quite agressive
Another Tui
Another Tui		 Brown Teal, Female, aka Pateke, at Waimanu Lagoon, Waikanae Beach
Brown Teal, Female, aka Pateke, at Waimanu Lagoon, Waikanae Beach		 2 Waxeyes on a disused bluetooth speaker eating an orange slice
2 Waxeyes on a disused bluetooth speaker eating an orange slice		 Oyster catchers in flight
Oyster catchers in flight
Karearea - near Waikanae Railway Station
Karearea - near Waikanae Railway Station		 Australian Bell Magpie - white backed version - sings a song from the light post
Australian Bell Magpie - white backed version - sings a song from the light post		 Little pied shag on a post
Little pied shag on a post		 29 Gulls
29 Gulls
Just a seagull enjoying the late afternoon rays
Just a seagull enjoying the late afternoon rays		 Fantail, aka Piwakawaka at Chrystalls Bend, Otaki
Fantail, aka Piwakawaka at Chrystalls Bend, Otaki		 Fantail aka Piwakawaka
Fantail aka Piwakawaka		 Black Swan with spread wings
Black Swan with spread wings
Kingfisher
Kingfisher		 2 Pied Shags
2 Pied Shags		 Pied Shag - Waikawa River
Pied Shag - Waikawa River		 not a factory hen
not a factory hen
32 Cormorants, 13 Pelicans and 1 Gull
32 Cormorants, 13 Pelicans and 1 Gull		 Waxeye in the Totara
Waxeye in the Totara		 some of this season's Black Swan chicks
some of this season's Black Swan chicks		 New Zealand shoveler - Waimanu Lagooon
New Zealand shoveler - Waimanu Lagooon
Waikawa Beach Scenes - terns gather in a large group
Waikawa Beach Scenes - terns gather in a large group		 Terns at Otaki
Terns at Otaki		 Godwit, Waipu River Estuary
Godwit, Waipu River Estuary		 Juvenile Dabchick
Juvenile Dabchick
These little doteril's sure run fast
These little doteril's sure run fast		 Donald and Daisy bring Huey, Duey, Luey, Phuey, Guey, Buey, Zuey, Xuey, Wuey and Vuey to visit
Donald and Daisy bring Huey, Duey, Luey, Phuey, Guey, Buey, Zuey, Xuey, Wuey and Vuey to visit		 Why did the Pukeko cross the road
Why did the Pukeko cross the road		 The wood pigeon lets me get close enough for a close up
The wood pigeon lets me get close enough for a close up
The Pukeko wants to chat to the two Rabbits
The Pukeko wants to chat to the two Rabbits		 The Pukeko balances on one leg while raising one wing
The Pukeko balances on one leg while raising one wing		 Piss off Dude, not welcome here, so says the oyster catcher to the duck
Piss off Dude, not welcome here, so says the oyster catcher to the duck		 Swan chicks
Swan chicks
Black Swans and Chicks
Black Swans and Chicks		 Fun and Games in Birdland, the Pukekho's are at it again - and not for long
Fun and Games in Birdland, the Pukekho's are at it again - and not for long		 Morning Light in the Camargue
Morning Light in the Camargue		 Protecting the young - help needed with identification
Protecting the young - help needed with identification
Spotted Shag - Wainui-o-mata Beach
Spotted Shag - Wainui-o-mata Beach		 Whirly Bird - RNZAF Iriquois
Whirly Bird - RNZAF Iriquois		 tui in flight
tui in flight		 tui on a feeder
tui on a feeder
2 Tui's and spring blossom
2 Tui's and spring blossom		 Today's Tui
Today's Tui		 Wood Pigeon in a Cabbage Tree
Wood Pigeon in a Cabbage Tree		 2 Albatrosses battle over food
2 Albatrosses battle over food
Wood Pigeon Feeds on Cabbage Tree Fruit
Wood Pigeon Feeds on Cabbage Tree Fruit		 yesterday's Tui
yesterday's Tui		 Yellow Eyed Penguin waiting by the nest
Yellow Eyed Penguin waiting by the nest		 yellow eyed penguin returns from the sea
yellow eyed penguin returns from the sea
Bellbird - male
Bellbird - male		 Oyster catcher and chicks
Oyster catcher and chicks		 Grey Warbler (I think)
Grey Warbler (I think)		 Male Redpoll
Male Redpoll
The Tui Feeds on Flax
The Tui Feeds on Flax		 Tui Feeds on Flax
Tui Feeds on Flax		 Takahe
Takahe		 Takahe
Takahe
Tui
Tui		 Tui
Tui		 Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer		 Godwit at Waipu River
Godwit at Waipu River
Tomtit
Tomtit		 2 Oyster catchers with a chick
2 Oyster catchers with a chick		 Young tui feeding on flax by Te Papa
Young tui feeding on flax by Te Papa		 Young tui feeding on flax by Te Papa
Young tui feeding on flax by Te Papa
a Kaka
a Kaka		 Young Tui
Young Tui		 the snapper comes stooging around (probably a 3 kg fish)
the snapper comes stooging around (probably a 3 kg fish)		 A lone gannet at the Muriwai Gannet Colony
A lone gannet at the Muriwai Gannet Colony
White Swan
White Swan		 Coot
Coot		 a shag on a rock
a shag on a rock		 Southern Black Backed Gull - first year plumage
Southern Black Backed Gull - first year plumage
Paradise Shelduck
Paradise Shelduck		 paradise shelduck - female with white head
paradise shelduck - female with white head		 White faced heron with both shadow and reflection
White faced heron with both shadow and reflection		 The tui feeds on Kowhai
The tui feeds on Kowhai
The Tui Feeds on Kowhai Flowers
The Tui Feeds on Kowhai Flowers		 The Tui feeds on Kowhai
The Tui feeds on Kowhai		 2 little shags
2 little shags		 Little Shags, 1 Sept 2010
Little Shags, 1 Sept 2010
Wood Pigeon
Wood Pigeon		 Wood pigeon
Wood pigeon		 the mallardic washing machine
the mallardic washing machine		 the ubiquitous mynah
the ubiquitous mynah
Grebe at Lelystad
Grebe at Lelystad		 Great heron near Lelystad
Great heron near Lelystad		 telling me something
telling me something		 coot and chick
coot and chick
White Swan
White Swan		 Spur wing plovers
Spur wing plovers		 Count the gulls!
Count the gulls!		 Paradise Shelducks
Paradise Shelducks
The Thrush
The Thrush		 Shag ignoring pleas of young!
Shag ignoring pleas of young!		 2 shags about to take off
2 shags about to take off		 2 Shags getting airbourne
2 Shags getting airbourne
Californian Quail
Californian Quail		 Californian Quail
Californian Quail		 Variable Oyster Catcher
Variable Oyster Catcher		 Oyster Catcher
Oyster Catcher
Goldfinch on gorse
Goldfinch on gorse		 Pukeko
Pukeko		 Wood Pigeon
Wood Pigeon		 Tui
Tui
Black Swans
Black Swans		 Scaup
Scaup		 Today's shag
Today's shag		 Today's shag (II)
Today's shag (II)
30 May 07 - Todays Shag (III)
30 May 07 - Todays Shag (III)		 Pukeko
Pukeko		 Pukeko at Mangaroa Valley
Pukeko at Mangaroa Valley		 Gull
Gull
Welcome Swallow
Welcome Swallow		 Spur Winged Plover
Spur Winged Plover		 The pole sitting shag (II)
The pole sitting shag (II)		 Canada goose and goslings
Canada goose and goslings
The Fantail
The Fantail		 Shags Nest
Shags Nest		 Shags Nest
Shags Nest		 The broken wing dance...
The broken wing dance...
The NZ dotterel walks away
The NZ dotterel walks away		 NZ Dotterel finds a cockle
NZ Dotterel finds a cockle		 Oyster Catcher
Oyster Catcher		 The Oyster Catcher and friends
The Oyster Catcher and friends
Geese at Pauatahanui Inlet
Geese at Pauatahanui Inlet		 The Gull
The Gull		 A flying gull
A flying gull		 Backlit Shag
Backlit Shag
Australian Coot
Australian Coot		 Swanhead
Swanhead		 The Gannet Dives
The Gannet Dives		 The Kingfisher
The Kingfisher
The kingfisher
The kingfisher		 Pukeko's in wet grass
Pukeko's in wet grass		 Red-Billed Gull - immature colouring
Red-Billed Gull - immature colouring		 Southern Black-Backed Gull aka Karoro
Southern Black-Backed Gull aka Karoro
31 March 06 - Sink or swim?
31 March 06 - Sink or swim?		 1 April 06 - Pied Cormorant (or Pied Shag)
1 April 06 - Pied Cormorant (or Pied Shag)		 wingdetails - shag
wingdetails - shag		 6 April 06 - Oy! What you Looking At?
6 April 06 - Oy! What you Looking At?
Pied Shags Drop Grass
Pied Shags Drop Grass		 The shags eat grass
The shags eat grass		 The Starling
The Starling		 Starling
Starling
Twins
Twins		 3 Shags having a silent discussion
3 Shags having a silent discussion		 Cormorant or Shag
Cormorant or Shag		 26 March 2006 - Little Shag
26 March 2006 - Little Shag
At Last - the Elusive Kiwi!
At Last - the Elusive Kiwi!		 Seagull
Seagull		 seagull
seagull		 Sea gulls at sunrise
Sea gulls at sunrise
Black Swan
Black Swan		 Little Owl
Little Owl		 The Huia - Extinct or Not??
The Huia - Extinct or Not??		 New Zealand Pigeon
New Zealand Pigeon
1a Nov 05 - The Tui's Side
1a Nov 05 - The Tui's Side		 1 Nov 05 - The Tui's back
1 Nov 05 - The Tui's back		 The Tui's Side
The Tui's Side		 Weka
Weka
Weka and Chick
Weka and Chick		 Weka
Weka		 Shag with spread wings
Shag with spread wings		 Shag
Shag
Pied Cormorant
Pied Cormorant		 Foreplay (I)
Foreplay (I)		 Foreplay (II)
Foreplay (II)		 Oyster Catchers
Oyster Catchers
Pukeko (or swamp hen)
Pukeko (or swamp hen)		 Pied Stilt
Pied Stilt		 Kea
Kea		 Fantail
Fantail
Tui
Tui		 Tui
Tui		 Tui
Tui		 Tui - Otari Reserve
Tui - Otari Reserve
Brown Teal
Brown Teal		 White Faced Heron
White Faced Heron		 Heron with Weed
Heron with Weed		 White Faced Heron
White Faced Heron
New Zealand Scaup
New Zealand Scaup		 Takahe
Takahe		 Duck Bath-time
Duck Bath-time		 Kaka - native parrot
Kaka - native parrot
Kaka
Kaka		 Tuatara - as old as they come
Tuatara - as old as they come		 Kakariki - master of disguise
Kakariki - master of disguise		 Tame Eel
Tame Eel
New Zealand Pigeon
New Zealand Pigeon		 The strangest wild life
The strangest wild life		 Brown trout rising for morsel
Brown trout rising for morsel		 Brown trout successful
Brown trout successful
Kokako
Kokako		 Dragon Fly depositing eggs
Dragon Fly depositing eggs		 Rifleman - NZ's smallest bird
Rifleman - NZ's smallest bird		 Crested Grebe - Lake Paringa
Crested Grebe - Lake Paringa
17 May 05 - Kingfisher on a wire
17 May 05 - Kingfisher on a wire		 25 April 05 - Walking on Water
25 April 05 - Walking on Water		 22 Nov 04 - New Zealand Pigeon
22 Nov 04 - New Zealand Pigeon		 Paradise Duck
Paradise Duck
Paradise ducks
Paradise ducks		 Cirl bunting - female
Cirl bunting - female		 Cirl bunting - female
Cirl bunting - female		 8 June 04 - Swan Dance
8 June 04 - Swan Dance
Kea - native parrot - at Porters Pass
Kea - native parrot - at Porters Pass		 Monarch
Monarch		 21 Nov 06 - The Shag goes asplash
21 Nov 06 - The Shag goes asplash		 Big Tui
Big Tui
ducklings
ducklings		 Don Binney's Painting
Don Binney's Painting		 Another of Don Binney's Paintings
Another of Don Binney's Paintings		 wood pigeon
wood pigeon
2 welcome swallows on a wire
2 welcome swallows on a wire		 the hide - Pauatahanui
the hide - Pauatahanui		 3 July 07 - The Tui Finds our Garden
3 July 07 - The Tui Finds our Garden		 5 July 07 - The Waxeye returns
5 July 07 - The Waxeye returns
20 October 2010 - A sad end
20 October 2010 - A sad end		 The tui sat on the wires and made sounds like a bellbird
The tui sat on the wires and made sounds like a bellbird		 crashing to earth
crashing to earth		 22 April 2015 - Wood Pigeon
22 April 2015 - Wood Pigeon
23 Sept 2013 - Tui feeding on Kowhai
23 Sept 2013 - Tui feeding on Kowhai		 DSC_6578bnw.jpg
DSC_6578bnw.jpg
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Gabriel Diaconu28-Mar-2025 02:02
An excellent collection of birds. V.
Yohanan David06-Aug-2024 05:34
Great collection of beautiful birds images! V
Trent Watts02-Jun-2024 22:13
Delightful gallery. You have some real winners.
Jola Dziubinska12-Jun-2022 22:25
Outstanding collection of beautiful birds. V.
carlogalliani09-Jun-2014 12:02
Excellent gallery !
joseantonio01-May-2010 05:07
Azaming gallery.contratulations
Bob Pelkey21-Apr-2010 01:47
Enjoyed the tour of your extensive birding gallery, Phil.
Guest 06-Dec-2007 11:00
Inspiring avian collection here Phil. Congratulations and thanks for the desktop birding!
Janice Dunn30-May-2007 10:38
Kia ora! What a great variety of NZ birds you have here Phil. - Voted
Guest 04-Mar-2007 11:25
Great gallery!
Guest 03-Mar-2007 23:29
amazing gallery
Reyno03-Mar-2007 19:30
Beautifulgallery Phil.
Eric Carrère25-Nov-2006 15:37
Fantastic gallery, you did a great job ! Gmv.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal09-Jun-2006 15:35
Beautiful gallery, nice pictures.
Ton
John Lamb15-Apr-2006 21:27
Good selection of NZ birds Phil. I enjoy trying to photograph them as well. Will post some in my Otago Harbour gallery when I have time. Thanks for your recent comments.
Vilone22-Jan-2006 04:43
Lovely nature gallery!
coaster31-Dec-2005 23:29
This is a great gallery.
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