I really like flax flowers with their variety of colours and shapes. Many of our native birds like them too – they are full of sweet nectar and kakariki will strip the whole flower heads and seeds. Spring and early […]

Kowhai flowers come into bloom, right when our native birds need a big energy boost for nesting after winter when food sources may have been more limited. Nectar feeders such as tui, bellbirds/korimako and even saddlebacks/tieke feast on the tasty […]

One of my favourite places to be in New Zealand is Tiritiri Matangi Island ecosanctuary. Years of largely volunteer effort have transformed a once bare, denuded landscape into a forested predator-free paradise teeming with birds and invertebrate life. Rare bird […]

Visit my new “Northland New Zealand” gallery for a look at some dreamy new images. Enjoy.

I’ve added a new gallery to my website – “Winter in the South Island”. Check out my selection of favourite images from a recent trip to the south by going to my galleries page. So stunning there at any time […]

The west coast of New Zealand has many wild and remote beaches less frequently visited than the popular and safer to swim beaches on the east. It is possible to walk these beaches without another person in sight for kilometer […]

Monarch butterflies have just been catergorized as “endangered” – two steps from extinction on the IUCN “red list”. Many of us have grown up captivated and delighted by the fascinating life cycle of these colourful insects. Who hasn’t been thrilled […]

White faced herons are native to New Zealand but not endemic. Find any wet area and you probably won’t have to look too far to find them stalking prey and then stabbing at it with their rapier-like beaks. To most […]

For something different, take a look at these intentional blurred images. Using a technique called Intentional Camera Movement (ICM), dreamy soft images are created. Another way of looking at the beautiful world around us.

Waves come in so many different sizes, shapes, colour and forms. Calm and mesmerising, to wild and stormy they make great viewing. The sound of waves is also hypnotic and relaxing. Being by water is good for our health! Enjoy […]