Tag: New Zealand endemics - Page 2

Birds

Show me the money

September 2, 2015 by Duncan 1 Comment

New Zealand is currently in the grip of a government mandated rebranding episode. Most notably the flag is under review, apparently the existing one...

Birds

Move Over Counting Crows, Here are the Counting Robins

November 19, 2014 by Duncan No Comments

So the massive project I’m working on reaches its climax this weekend, and my laptop is still broken… so here is a New Zealand...

Conservation

Pieces of the New Zealand Puzzle

May 14, 2014 by Duncan No Comments

It’s been months since I was in Borneo but for any number of reasons I’m still writing about it. This isn’t cause I’m still...

Birds

Wild Westies

November 20, 2013 by Duncan 1 Comment

South Island’s Westland District is perhaps New Zealand’s best kept secret, a staggeringly beautiful stretch of coastline jammed between the Southern Alps and the...

Birds

The Very Angry Tui

November 13, 2013 by Duncan 2 Comments

I’ve stated in the past that I thought that the Pukeko, or Purple Swamphen, is New Zealand’s most iconic bird after the kiwi. On...

Birds

How to separate Westland and White-chinned Petrels

October 30, 2013 by Duncan 1 Comment

I’m not a big fan of working hard to separate birds. This isn’t just because I’m lazy. That’s part of it, for sure, and...

Birding

Community conservation in action – Rotokare

October 23, 2013 by Duncan No Comments

While I have previously praised the efforts of the Department of Conservation and other large conservation organisations, so today let me sing the praises...