Tag: petrels

Conservation

The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

January 21, 2016 by Dragan No Comments

“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no...

Birds

Petrel Paradise

May 20, 2015 by Duncan 10 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels. In particular the South Island destination of Kaikoura is world-renowned for...

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...

Birding

Kaikoura in the Spring

November 6, 2013 by Duncan 7 Comments

Anyone that has read my posts before knows I love Kaikoura and the amazing people at Albatross Encounter. We recently had a long weekend...

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

Florida’s Top Annual Pelagic Trips

May 24, 2013 by Carlos 1 Comment

The period between May and September offer the best potential for an assortment of pelagic species (species which live most of their lives far...

Conservation

Feral Cats Eat Endangered Petrels

April 18, 2013 by Mike 3 Comments

The American Bird Conservancy announced a new study that feral cats prey on the endangered Hawaiian Petrel. At the risk of sounding insensitive, duh. Scientists...

Trips

Kaikoura in the Summer

February 13, 2013 by Duncan 3 Comments

Kaikoura, in New Zealand’s South Island, is arguably the best place in the world to see albatrosses and petrels. Whereas much pelagic birding involves...

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