And streeeeeeeetch... Kea | Homer Tunnel, 2018 #birdventurenz #thebrillianceofbirds #stretch #your_best_birds #birds_adored #birds_brilliance #conservationphotography #nzbirds #birdventure #conservationphotographer #raw_birds #flight #yoga #docgovtnz @docgovtnz @forestandbird #cute @nikonnz #nikonnz #nikond500 #wildnz #birdstagram #birdsofinstagram #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #aotearoa #explorenz #nzmustsee #kings_birds #parrotsofinstagram #newzealand #discoverearth #wanderwonder ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3PxKobJCUQ/?igshid=jgyhji024xsj

The smallest of the small - tiny titipounamu are Aoatearoa’s smallest bird! They’re such little characters. Have you seen them? ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #cutebirb #birdventure #birdsofaotearoa #nz_birds #wanderer #wildernessculture #conservationphotography #nikonnz #nikond500 #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdsofinstagram #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #bird_lovers_daily #bird_captures #bird_lovers #birds_adored #discover_earth https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3PWbAJSzy/?igshid=1tasj3khb1jp3

What a cheeky face! Pretty sure this kea had just finished nibbling on my wing mirrors... #birdventurenz #birdventure #thebrillianceofbirds #birds_adored #birds_captures #birdstagram #parrotsofinstagram #pocket_birds #nikonnz #nikond500 #birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds #wildnz #aotearoa #travelnz #newzealandfinds #bird_lovers_daily #nuts_about_birds #eye_spy_birds https://www.instagram.com/p/B_TGC1tpeGQ/?igshid=r8pz79d40z5z

Tīeke are such neat birds, and I love their endless chatter. #birdventurenz #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #birdsofinstagram #birdsaotearoa #nzbirds #birds_adored #bird_brilliance #thebrillianceofbirds #nikonnz #nikond500 #wildlife_perfection #naturelovers #bird_lovers #bird_lovers_daily #raw_birds https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aUMNRJkw4/?igshid=1d354hbvo5fnr

New Zealand Pipits / pīhoihoi are such underrated birds. They’re really quite gorgeous (and they know it!). I spent a long time watching this one strut around the beach at Tāwharanui, picking up morsels from the sand. #birdventurenz #cutebirb #birdventure #birdsofaotearoa #nz_birds #wanderer #wildernessculture #conservationphotography #nikonnz #nikond500 #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdsofinstagram #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #bird_lovers_daily #bird_captures #bird_lovers #birds_adored #discover_earth https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3q1Y7J-fq/?igshid=1fe3yvvjhdeub

I submit, for your consideration, BORB. #birdventurenz #stayhome #borb #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #birdsaotearoa #nz_birds #fattest #round #birdsofinstagram #birds_adored #bird_brilliance #thebrillianceofbirds #raw_birds #birdstagram #eye_spy_birds #birds_illife #naturelovers #bird_lovers #bird_lovers_daily #nikonnz #nikond500 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-YtAWwJZL6/?igshid=1n001eloux2m

Glimpses of gold in the dark forest... Mohua, Ulva Island #birdventurenz #birdventure #thebrillianceofbirds #raw_birds #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #bird_lovers_daily #birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds #forest #rakiura #ulvaisland #nikonnz #nikond500 #naturephotography #naturelovers #discoverearth #keepitwild #nature_captures #birdstagram #aotearoa https://www.instagram.com/p/B-0N7_zJWiP/?igshid=1y1lqg109bfn8

Tiny titipounamu in the golden evening light. I had some truly magical experiences around Arthur’s Pass on the #birdventurenz , I’d love to get back down there someday! #your_best_birds #raw_birds #goldenhour #birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds #birdstagram #birb #sunset #nuts_about_birds #planetbirds #bird_brilliance #thebrillianceofbirds #birds_adored #bird_captures #bird_lovers #nikonnz #nikond500 #aotearoa #newzealand #nzfinds #featheredfriends https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GU2wgpUTY/?igshid=ic4snpvv667c

Because two smol round endangered birds are better than one! Had such a blast hanging out with these wee Black robins back in February. #birdventurenz #birdventure #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer #aotearoa #birdsofaotearoa #raw_birds #bird_brilliance #birds_adored #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #thebrillianceofbirds #newzealand #wildnz #nzfinds #endangeredspecies #nikonnz #nikond500 #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_watchers_daily #bird_lovers #birb #round #chathamislands https://www.instagram.com/p/B_N42tIJujX/?igshid=19ubi5oxmmq9i

Snares crested penguins, endemic to the Snares islands just south of Aotearoa. The spectacle of their comings and goings on the rocky shores is an introduction to our subantarctic region for many visitors! We did the trip backwards, so this time they were our farewell from this wild realm. #birdventurenz #thebrillianceofbirds #nzbirds #your_best_birds #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #birds_adored @docgovtnz @forestandbird @nz_birds @nikonnz #nikond500 #nikon #birdphotography #feathered_perfection #aotearoa #subantarctic #seabird #penguin #penguinstagram #extinctionisforever #endangeredspecies #bird_lovers_daily #bird_lovers #nature_brilliance #eathcaptures #wilderness #explore #adventure #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Z0SLxJBtf/?igshid=byhhs67fc34b

Kea are always ready for their close ups! Even though the light was fading, the golden sun against the higher slopes made a nice background for this young bird. #birdventurenz #your_best_birds #birds_adored #birdsofinstagram #birds_captures #bird_brilliance #nuts_about_birds #eye_spy_birds #bird_watchers_daily #bird_lovers #nikonnz #nikonphotography #nikond500 #portraitperfection #gold #mountains #birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #planet_birds #parrotsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_lI1faprqD/?igshid=1l5n72iahqqg7

I love watching birds and picking up on little behaviours. These tūturiwhatu at Tāwharanui were having baths in a stream coming down on to the beach, and once they were done they would scoot off a little way and then do a quick jump/flutter to shake the rest of the water off. After watching a few do the same thing, I could anticipate what this one would do, and capture the moment! Northern New Zealand Dotterel, Tāwharanui | 2019 #nzbirds #birdventurenz #aotearoa #your_best_birds #shorebird #cutebird #birdstagram #birds_brilliance #birds_adored #thebrillianceofbirds #wildnz @nz_birds @forestandbird @nikonnz #newzealand #travelnz #conservation #conservationphotographer #conservationphotography #threatenedspecies #feathered_friends #wilderness #adventure #birds_of_instagram #wanderwonder #earlybird #nuts_about_birds #bird_lovers_daily #adventurenz #nzbirds #nikonnz #nikond500 https://www.instagram.com/p/B5nrT3wJESU/?igshid=txzqtw5rnnty

The way that light and clouds interact with mountains can be so mesmerising. This was taken in Fiordland, looking up the Eglinton Valley. #wildnz #birdventurenz #wanderwonder #nzsouthisland #nzmustdo #wilderness #mountains #atmosphere #mountainscape #fiordland #travelgram #moody #aotearoa #wildernessculture #adventureisoutthere https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KyqjZJLZy/?igshid=18auaeh2ypzin

A very round young Black robin. They’re just as curious and confiding as the North and South Island robins - if not more! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #thebrillianceofbirds #nzbirds #your_best_birds #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #birds_adored @docgovtnz @forestandbird @nz_birds @nikonnz #nikond500 #nikon #birdphotography #feathered_perfection #aotearoa #chathamislands #rarebird #extinctionisforever #endangeredspecies #bird_lovers_daily #bird_lovers #nature_brilliance #eathcaptures #wilderness #explore #adventure #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HrTmlpQeW/?igshid=1h5hv2bcwvip9

Pāpango / New Zealand Scaups are pretty good looking ducks. I’ve always thought they look like rubber duckies going through a goth phase... The waters around Sulphur Point in Rotorua are white, milky from all the geothermal activity. It makes an interesting change when photographing birds on the lake, giving these high-key backgrounds. #birdventurenz #ducksofinstagram #birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds #your_best_birds #birdventure #birdstagram #raw_birds #birds_adored #birds_brilliance #thebrillianceofbirds #birds_captures #bb_of_ig #nikonnz #nikond500 #wildlifeofaotearoa #wildnz #rotorua #rotoruanz https://www.instagram.com/p/B_at3LCpmjU/?igshid=bjten6ojrjbv

Auckland Island flightless teal are a species that will really benefit from the eradication of pigs, cats and mice from the main Auckland island (Maukahuka) the only one in Aotearoa’s subantarctic region that still has introduced mammals. The teal are endemic to the islands and are commonly seen on Enderby, which is pest free and a haven for all of the endemic species in the group. The Maukahuka project is on track to make the main island safe for all of these species again by removing the mammals that are ravaging the island, destroying both the native flora and fauna that makes it unique. ⠀ ⠀ #predatorfreenz #conservationphotography #wildlifeconservation #predatorfree2050 #birdventurenz #birdventure #subantarctic #aotearoa #wildnz #nzbirds #birdlife_insta #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_lovers_daily #bird_brilliance #birds_adored #threatenedspecies #islandlife #nikonnz #maukahuka https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_vPCnJSnA/?igshid=ba68axx3ki76