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  • Beautiful light graces the canopy of the Catlins forest, New Zealand
    Catlins Forest Canopy 02_63A1866.jpg
  • forest canopy, Riverton, New Zealand
    Forest Canopy 02_7544.jpg
  • forest canopy, Riverton, New Zealand
    Forest Canopy 01_7543.jpg
  • The silhouette of a unique tree basks in the intense glow from the sun, along the forest canopy along the Catlins, South Island, New Zealand
    Catlins Forest Tree Silhouette 04_63...jpg
  • Intense glow from the sun penetrates the coastal forest along the Catlins, South Island, New Zealand
    Catlins Forest Canopy 06_63A1863.jpg
  • Intense glow from the sun penetrates the coastal forest along the Catlins, South Island, New Zealand
    Catlins Forest Canopy 05_63A1859.jpg
  • Intense glow from the sun penetrates the coastal forest along the Catlins, South Island, New Zealand
    Catlins Forest Canopy 07_63A1853.jpg
  • A large multi-image panoramic of the Catlins forest.  At the end of the day, a low-lying sun burns off the on-shore mist that blankets the coastal Catlins forest, at Tautuku Bay, New Zealand.
    Catlins Forest Panoramic 01_63A1900.jpg
  • In one of the many stories about the demigod Māui, the stitchbird (hihi) refused to fetch water for him after he had captured the sun and slowed it down. Māui threw the bird into the fire, burning its feathers. Hihi means rays of the sun, and the bird’s name refers to the male’s yellow breast plumage – a reminder of sun and fire.
    Stitchbird 11_H7C1610.jpg
  • After the extinction of stitchbird on mainland New Zealand in the 1880s, the success of the stitchbird's growing population on Tiritiri Matangi Island has allowed for reintroduction of hihi back to Zealandia and Ark in the Park.
    Stitchbird 09_H7C0860.jpg
  • The male stitchbird has a velvety black head, upper breast and back, with white tufts behind the eyes, a bright yellow border across the breast and folded wings, with pale brown underparts.
    Stitchbird 03_H7C0027.jpg
  • Forest, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
    Forest 04_8791.jpg
  • Forest, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
    Forest 03_8788.jpg
  • Stitchbird (hihi) are a North Island species only, originally found throughout the North Island and offshore islands such as Kapiti, Great Barrier and Little Barrier Islands. There is no record of them ever having been in the South Island.
    Stitchbird 08_H7C0852.jpg
  • Stitchbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Stitchbird 05_H7C0438.jpg
  • A 19th century ornithologist Sir Walter Buller described the call made by the male stitchbird (hihi) as resembling the word ‘stitch’.  This call sounds a little like two stones being repeatedly stuck together.  Both males and females also have a range of warble-like calls and whistles.
    Stitchbird 04_H7C0424.jpg
  • Stitchbird in its typical "tail-cocked" position, in the forest of Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Stitchbird 02_4683.jpg
  • Forest, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
    Forest 02_8786.jpg
  • Fiordland, New Zealand
    Fiordland Forest_9802.jpg
  • Stitchbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Stitchbird 16_H7C9809.jpg
  • Only 17 of 37 stitchbirds survived the first transfer from Little Barrier Island to Tiritiri Matangi in 1995.  The next year, only 2 of 13 stitchbirds survived the second transfer.  Since this slow start, the stitchbird population on Tiritiri Matangi Island has grown well, jumping to 109 adult birds in 2003.
    Stitchbird 14_H7C1625.jpg
  • Stitchbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Stitchbird 13_H7C1619.jpg
  • Stitchbirds were first released on Tiri in 1995 and have successfully bred.  The population on Tiritiri Matangi Island is now over 100 birds, with a total population of around 4500.
    Stitchbird 10_H7C1605.jpg
  • Previously categorized as a honeyeater along with the tui and bellbird, the stitchbird is now classed as the only member of its own family, the Notiomystidae. The stitchbird's nearest relative appears to be New Zealand wattlebirds, such as kokako.
    Stitchbird 07_H7C0821.jpg
  • Stitchbird, New Zealand
    Stitchbird 01_4681.jpg
  • Forest, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
    Forest 06_8800.jpg
  • Forest, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
    Forest 05_8798.jpg
  • Forest, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
    Forest 01_8782.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
  • Like the other two New Zealand honeyeaters, the Tui and the Bellbird, they feed on a mixture of nectar, fruit, and insects.  The stitchbird is the lowest in the pecking order of the three honeyeaters and will only be permitted to feed on low-grade sources of nectar when the tui and bellbird are also present.
    Stitchbird 17_H7C9822.jpg
  • Flycatcher-like bristles are clearly noticeable on this Stitchbird portrait, amongst the lush green forest of Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Stitchbird 15_H7C9783.jpg
  • The beak deformity in this Stitchbird gives resemblance to that of a normal but unique Crossbill.
    Stitchbird 12_H7C1614.jpg
  • The Groucho Marx of birds?  Erect white ear-tufts on this Stitchbird resemble raised bushy eyebrows, which are normally laid flat against the side of the head.  Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Stitchbird 06_H7C0809.jpg
  • New Zealand Wood Pigeon resting under the canopy of a Southland forest.
    New Zealand Wood Pigeon 24_6689.jpg
  • New Zealand Wood Pigeon resting under the canopy of a Southland forest.
    New Zealand Wood Pigeon 23_H7C2615.jpg
  • A group of shags roost in a willow tree in Lake Wanaka under a canopy of stars.  Central Otago, New Zealand.
    Slumber under the Stars_H7C3902.jpg
  • A beautiful New Zealand Wood Pigeon rests in the forest canopy in Southland.
    NZ Wood Pigeon 32_I9A9981.jpg
  • Whiteheads can be found in sociable flocks,  foraging the forest canopy for insects that are often dislodged by other feeding birds.  <br />
They can be found feeding around other birds such as tui, saddleback, kakariki, and silvereyes.<br />
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This whitehead takes a brief rest on a manuka shrub on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Whitehead 03_H7C9994.jpg
  • Through the fun-infused mist, the silhouette of a lone tree rises above the forest canopy in the Catlins, New Zealand.
    Catlins Forest Tree Silhouette 03_63...jpg
  • The whitehead is most commonly heard chattering away with squeaks and buzzes within its flock in the forest canopy.  Some calls even sound like that of the canary, giving it its alternative name of the 'bush canary'.<br />
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Here, a whitehead rests on a dried flax-flower stem on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Whitehead 01_H7C0046.jpg
  • The tui displays its beautiful iridescent feathers under the canopy of a New Zealand forest.
    Tui 41_H7C2829.jpg
  • The tui displays its beautiful iridescent feathers under the canopy of a New Zealand forest.
    Tui 40_H7C2811.jpg
  • A beautiful New Zealand Wood Pigeon rests in the forest canopy in Southland.
    NZ Wood Pigeon 31_I9A9995.jpg
  • The sun breaks through a small notch in the forest canopy, at Giant Gate Falls.  Milford Track, Fiordland, New Zealand.
    Giant Gate Falls, Milford Track 01_H...jpg
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