Birds


You will find some of these are also in the main blog, makes it easier to see them in one section if you don't want to hunt through the posts


Its not a very good photo I'm afraid, but heres a waving Kingfisher!
Well looky here whats this.....its an American Coot

Look at the size of those feet!!!


Birds seen at the Manukau Bird Sanctuary, Mangere


Pied Stilts

Pied Stilts

Spoonbills

Spoonbills

Shag

 

Below are some of the Birds we saw on our trip around the Lower North Island


Peacock - Masterton

Kokako - Mt Bruce Masterton

Hihi - Mt Bruce, Masterton

Toutouwai - NI Robin, Kapiti Island

Toutouwai - NI Robin, Kapiti Island

Takahe - Kapiti Island

Weka - Kapiti Island

Pihoihoi - NZ Pipit - Kapiti Island

Kaka - Kapiti Island

Kereru - Wood Pigeon

Tui


Below are some photos of Birds we saw in the Far North


Plovers - Whatuwhiwhi

Kingfisher - Whatuwhiwhi

Oyster Catchers

Kingfisher - Whangaroa Harbour
Tui at Waiheke
Waiheke
Gannet - Muriwai
Gannet - Muriwai
Royal Spoonbill - Orpheus Bay
Family of Kingfishers - Orpheus Bay
Heron - Orpheus Bay
Kingfisher - Orpheus Bay

 The following photos were taken of birds in our Garden

Parrot
Thrush
Thrush
Cross-eyed Charlie - Waxeye
Spotted Dove
Tui
Tui
Tui


Tui
Waxeye
Cross-eyed Charlie
Waxeye
Chaffinch
Chaffinch

Photos from Southhead

Hawk
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern

The next 6 are a sequence of a Kingfisher catching and eating a bug






Plover
Welcome Swallows