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  • With only a population of 1700, the Northern NZ Dotterel can be found within the Auckland and Northland regions, NZ dotterels nest on beaches including Mangawhai, Waipu, Te Arai Stream, Poutawa Stream, Pakari River mouth, Omaha Spit, Tawharanui, Papakanui Spit, Beehive Island, Waiwera, Gulf Harbour, the Wade River mouth, Tapora, and beaches south of Auckland city and on Waiheke and Great Barrier islands.
    New Zealand Dotterel 31_H7C9408.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 30_H7C9399.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 39_H7C9289.jpg
  • Endemic New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    Endemic New Zealand Dotterel 38_H7C9...jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 28_H7C9403.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 32_H7C9360.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 33_H7C9308.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 37_H7C9277.jpg
  • A pair of New Zealand Dotterels enjoy the beach at Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 15_H7C9001.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 06_H7C7937.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 12_H7C7665.jpg
  • Usually pale-grey on the back, with off-white underparts, the chest of the New Zealand Dotterel becomes flushed with rusty-orange in winter and spring.  In this picture, a NZ Dotterel poses nicely against a pleasant tussock backdrop at Waiheke Island.
    New Zealand Dotterel 27_H7C9479.jpg
  • Endangered New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    Endangered New Zealand Dotterel 43_H...jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 35_H7C9412.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 26_H7C9375.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 45_H7C9328.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 29_H7C9171.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 09_H7C8874.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 08_H7C8859.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 25_H7C9343.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 34_H7C9254.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 47_H7C9172.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 42_H7C9155.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 11_H7C8891.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 23_H7C7933.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 18_H7C7750.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 16_H7C7709.jpg
  • NZ Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    NZ Dotterel 10_H7C7658.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 41_H7C9367.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 36_H7C9327.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 24_H7C9212.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 17_H7C9023.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 13_H7C8905.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 21_H7C7869.jpg
  • Feeding on a crab along the coast of Waiheke Island, the New Zealand Dotterel scurries off to enjoy its fresh meal.
    New Zealand Dotterel 44_H7C9077.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel, Waiheke Island
    New Zealand Dotterel 19_H7C9034.jpg
  • The Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius) is a rosella native to southeast of the Australian continent and to Tasmania. It has been introduced to New Zealand where feral populations are found in the North Island, Waiheke Island, and Tiritiri Matangi, as well as around Dunedin.
    Eastern Rosella 03_H7C7272.jpg
  • Caspian Tern in flight, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 11_H7C5932.jpg
  • Baby chicks with an adult Pied Stilt, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Pied Stilt 31_7129.jpg
  • Caspian Tern in flight, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 12_H7C5934.jpg
  • Geraniums along Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Onetangi Beach 02_H7C8231.jpg
  • Tui on flax, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Tui 71_H7C7318.jpg
  • During breeding season, tui may travel more than 10 kilometres a day to find nectar and honeydew from good sources, such as kowhai, rata, and pohutukawa.  Here, a tui takes a break from feeding on flax, on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
    Tui 70_H7C7309.jpg
  • Baby chicks with an adult Pied Stilt, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Pied Stilt 29_7186.jpg
  • Baby chicks with an adult Pied Stilt, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Pied Stilt 30_7133.jpg
  • Caspian Tern yawning, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 08_H7C5919.jpg
  • Ten days of stormy rain and winds ends with dispersing clouds, making for a nice sunset over Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
    Sunset at Onetangi Beach_H7C8165.jpg
  • Tui on flax, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Tui 72_H7C7324.jpg
  • Eastern Rosella, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Eastern Rosella 02_H7C7273.jpg
  • Sacred Kingfisher, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Sacred Kingfisher 11_H7C7187.jpg
  • Pied Stilt, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Pied Stilt 28_H7C7643.jpg
  • Stilts indeed!  A Pied Stilt showing off its long long legs, at Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Pied Stilt 27_H7C7604.jpg
  • Ring-necked Pheasant coming out of the forest clearing, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Common Pheasant 03_H7C8155.jpg
  • Sacred Kingfisher, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Sacred Kingfisher 09_7035.jpg
  • Sacred Kingfisher, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Sacred Kingfisher 08_H7C7580.jpg
  • Sacred Kingfisher, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Sacred Kingfisher 07_H7C7578.jpg
  • Sacred Kingfisher, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Sacred Kingfisher 12_H7C7198.jpg
  • This Sacred Kingfisher perches comfortably on a tree branch shaped peculiarly like a swing, on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
    Sacred Kingfisher 05_H7C6949.jpg
  • Ring-necked Pheasant coming out of the forest clearing, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Common Pheasant 02_H7C8119.jpg
  • Two different subspecies of the New Zealand Dotterel exist.  In this image is a Northern NZ Dotterel.  The Southern NZ Dotterel only has a population of about 250 birds, surviving on Stewart Island and nesting on mountain tops.
    Northern New Zealand Dotterel 40_H7C...jpg
  • Sacred Kingfisher, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Sacred Kingfisher 06_H7C7495.jpg
  • Summer is here!  A warm orange sunset over Auckland's cityscape, as viewed from Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
    Summer Sunset of Auckland City Skyli...jpg
  • Caspian Tern yawning, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 07_H7C5916.jpg
  • Caspian Tern, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 05_H7C5879.jpg
  • Caspian Tern lifting off the ground and preparing for flight, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 09_H7C5927.jpg
  • Caspian Tern, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern 06_H7C5894.jpg
  • Caspian Tern in flight, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Caspian Tern in flight 10_H7C5930.jpg
  • Turquoise waters along the beautiful Waiheke Island, just a quick 45 minutes from Auckland, New Zealand.
    Waiheke Island coastline 02_H7C8344.jpg
  • Turquoise waters along the beautiful Waiheke Island, just a quick 45 minutes from Auckland, New Zealand.
    Waiheke Island coastline 01_H7C8768.jpg
  • Coastal vineyards on Waiheke Island, near Auckland, New Zealand.
    Coastal Vineyard on Waiheke Island_H...jpg
  • NZ Dotterel nests are mere scrapings in the sand, placing their eggs and chicks at much vulnerability to storms, predation, off-road vehicles, and careless feet.  As depicted in this image, the nest is commonly among shells and driftwood just above the high tide mark, with two to three eggs simply laid in a scrape in the sand.
    New Zealand Dotterel 20_H7C7807.jpg
  • New Zealand Dotterel are one NZ's rarest birds, due to their love of coastal habitat, which in summer happens to be the favorite playground of people.
    New Zealand Dotterel 07_H7C8837.jpg
  • The distinctive 'chip-chip' call of the New Zealand Dotterel is often heard before it is seen.
    New Zealand Dotterel 14_H7C7682.jpg
  • New Zealand is poorly represented having just 2 species of kingfisher.  One is the widespread and well-known Sacred Kingfisher and the other the introduced Laughing Kookaburra.
    Sacred Kingfisher 10_7075.jpg
  • The New Zealand Dotterel is an endangered species.
    New Zealand Dotterel 53_2983.jpg
  • The New Zealand Dotterel is an endangered species.
    New Zealand Dotterel 54_3001.jpg
  • The New Zealand Dotterel is an endangered species.
    New Zealand Dotterel 55_2998.jpg
  • If the eggs of the New Zealand Dotterel are lost to predators, or to natural factors such as storms or big tides, the birds will re-nest up to four times in one season.
    New Zealand Dotterel 22_H7C7894.jpg
  • The New Zealand Dotterel is an endangered species.
    New Zealand Dotterel 52_3004.jpg
  • As the sun dips below the horizon, the sky cools to a gentle pink sunset over Auckland city, New Zealand
    Pink Sunset over Auckland city skyli...jpg
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