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  • Breeding is highly seasonal (Oct - May), with nesting on the ground in small but dense colonies. Adults tend to stay within the vicinity of the colony after breeding.  The Australasian Gannet has established three mainland colonies in New Zealand, at Muriwai, Farewell Spit, and Cape Kidnappers.
    Breeding Colony of the Australasian ...jpg
  • White Heron breeding colony amongst kahikatea trees, New Zealand
    White Heron breeding colony, New Zea...jpg
  • Breeding colonies are found off the coast of south-east Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. One small colony is also found further north at Norfolk Island (to Australia).  In New Zealand, three mainland colonies have been established at Cape Kidnappers, Farewell Spit, and Muriwai.
    Breeding colony of an Australasian G...jpg
  • White Heron breeding colony amongst kahikatea trees, New Zealand
    White Heron breeding colony, New Zea...jpg
  • White Heron breeding colony amongst kahikatea trees, New Zealand
    White Heron breeding colony, New Zea...jpg
  • Common tern, with black-tip on bill found during breeding season, North America
    Common Tern 01_1323.jpg
  • Common tern, with black-tip on bill found during breeding season, North America
    Common Tern 02_1334.jpg
  • Breeding plumage on a spotted shag, South Island, New Zealand
    Spotted Shag 40_H7C0546.jpg
  • Over 1200 pairs of Australasian Gannets nest at Muriwai each summer, typically between August and March.  A single blue egg is laid with an incubation time of approximately 44 days.  The parents take turns in incubating the egg, similar to that of penguins.  At 15 weeks the chicks take off on their maiden flight of 2000 kilometers to Australia and they don't return for 2 to 6 years.
    Breeding Colony of the Australasian ...jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 08_7062.jpg
  • Kakapo portrait, endangered, New Zealand
    Kakapo portrait 07_H7C4942.jpg
  • Kakapo, critically endangered, New Zealand
    Kakapo 04_H7C5027.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 14_7411.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 12_7135.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 10_7132.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 09_7105.jpg
  • Long pink legs of the Black-necked stork stand guard at the nest of eggs.  The Black-necked stork is the only stork in Australia.
    Black-necked Stork 03_6018.jpg
  • Long pink legs of the Black-necked stork stand guard at the nest of eggs.  The Black-necked stork is the only stork in Australia.
    Black-necked Stork 04_6013.jpg
  • Kakapo, critically endangered, New Zealand
    Kakapo 05_H7C4971.jpg
  • Kakapo, critically endangered, New Zealand
    Kakapo 06_H7C4633.jpg
  • Portrait of Sirocco, a critically endangered kakapo parrot from New Zealand
    Kakapo portrait 01_H7C4931.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 18_7610.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 17_7606.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 16_7600.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 15_7558.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 13_7272.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 11_7134.jpg
  • Long pink legs of the Black-necked stork stand guard at the nest of eggs.  The Black-necked stork is the only stork in Australia.
    Black-necked Stork 01_6589.jpg
  • Long pink legs of the Black-necked stork stand guard at the nest of eggs.  The Black-necked stork is the only stork in Australia.
    Black-necked Stork 02_5928.jpg
  • Long pink legs of the Black-necked stork stand guard at the nest of eggs.  The Black-necked stork is the only stork in Australia.
    Black-necked Stork 05_6016.jpg
  • Royal Spoonbill, Invercargill Estuary, New Zealand
    Royal Spoonbill 03_1080.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, colony, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull, mating 15_5088.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, colony, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull, chick 19_5174.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, colony, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull 13_5147.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, colony, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull 17_5138.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, nest, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull 06_3178.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, nest, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull 09_2393.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, colony, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull, mating 16_5090.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, colony, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull, mating 14_5066.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, nest, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull 07_2412.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, nest, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull 08_2409.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, nest, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull 10_2370.jpg
  • Red-billed Gull, colony, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Red-billed Gull 12_5143.jpg
  • Yellow legs, a thin slightly curved bill, and a smudgy brown breast are distinctive features of the Least Sandpiper, while the larger Western Sandpiper is larger and possess a stouter bill and black legs.  Nonbreeding Western Sandpipers also have a whiter breast than the brownish breast on Least Sandpipers
    Least Sandpiper and Western Sandpipe...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
  • The female North Island Robin is solely responsible for nest building during breeding season.  Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    North Island Robin 02_H7C0744.jpg
  • After returning from sea at dusk, a pair of yellow-eyed penguins ascend the coastal cliff for shelter from the battering waves. Their quiet ritual of mutual preening helps reinforce pair bonds, as well as conditioning their feathers with preen oil from a gland found at the tip of their tails.<br />
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Despite rigorous conservation efforts, the endangered yellow-eyed penguin has dwindled to a mere 166 breeding pairs on the mainland of New Zealand.<br />
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Ongoing threats persist from both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, consisting of overfishing, bycatch in fishing nets, destruction of the sea floor via bottom-trawling, disease, loss of habitat on land, and climate change.
    Preening Yellow-eyed Penguins_H7C572...jpg
  • Lighthouse at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, New Zealand (12x33 inch print)<br />
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The Northern Royal Albatross Colony at Taiaroa Head on the tip of the Peninsula, is the only mainland breeding colony of albatross in the world.
    Taiaroa Head, Lighthouse, Otago Peni...jpg
  • Seven Bar-tailed Godwits prepare for their northward trans-equatorial migration to escape wintering in New Zealand.  <br />
Located at the southern end of the East Asian Australasian Flyway (EAAF), Awarua Bay is an important feeding ground for Austral summers.  In Austral autumn and winter, they head to their breeding grounds in Alaska.
    Bar-Tailed Godwits_62A6328.jpg
  • Although the stitchbird is found in most forest-types, it requires mature forest for breeding as it nests in tree cavities.
    Stitchbird 18_MG_9794.jpg
  • Most parrots including the rainbow lorikeet, breed in tree cavities, often in dead trees or branches, and often high off the ground.  Nests are lined with bark, leaves, and feathers, and keep eggs and chicks safe from terrestrial predators.
    Rainbow Lorikeet in Tree Cavity 01_3...jpg
  • Although phesants originated in Asia and have been bred by humans for over two thousand years, the "Common” Pheasants were first introduced into New Zealand from Great Britain as early as 1842.  According to Fish & Game New Zealand, the Ring-necked pheasant that is seen in the wild today is a hybrid of three breeds – Blacknecks, Chinese Ringnecks and Mongolian pheasants.
    Common Pheasant 12_63A8946.jpg
  • Although phesants originated in Asia and have been bred by humans for over two thousand years, the "Common” Pheasants were first introduced into New Zealand from Great Britain as early as 1842.  According to Fish & Game New Zealand, the Ring-necked pheasant that is seen in the wild today is a hybrid of three breeds – Blacknecks, Chinese Ringnecks and Mongolian pheasants.
    Common Pheasant 11_63A8904.jpg
  • Although phesants originated in Asia and have been bred by humans for over two thousand years, the "Common” Pheasants were first introduced into New Zealand from Great Britain as early as 1842.  According to Fish & Game New Zealand, the Ring-necked pheasant that is seen in the wild today is a hybrid of three breeds – Blacknecks, Chinese Ringnecks and Mongolian pheasants.
    Common Pheasant 10_63A8867.jpg
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