Sunday, 17 August 2025

Kereru posing amongst the flowers

My best spot for spotting Kereru (New Zealand wood pigeon) is in Fairfield, Dunedin. The last time I visited I saw four individuals in one tree. They are a delight to watch when they try to sit on a branch that can't support their weight, or when they eat so much ripe fruit that they become drunk from the fermented sugars. The below individual was too beautiful not to photograph as it was posing among the spring blossoms.




Friday, 15 August 2025

Dunedin winter wildlife

Out enjoying some of the beautiful sights and charismatic species of the Otago peninsula. This area is known as the wildlife capital of NZ.


New Zealand sealion pups play fighting


Fantail




Red-billed gull




Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Roxburgh in winter

Reflecting back to a quick winter getaway, wandering into the chilly hills in Roxburgh, Central Otago New Zealand.