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Female stichbird sat on a branch

Male stichbird sat on a branch 1

Female stitchbird with its tongue out

Male stichbird sat on a branch 2

Eastern rosella sat on harakeke

Silvereye sounding the alarm

Song thrush sat in the grass

Song thrush singing

Stitchbird silhouette

Blackbird singing at dusk

Blackbird singing its heart out

Blackbird sat by the path

North island robin sat on a branch

North island robin sat on a branch 2

Welcome swallow flying past

Welcome swallows playing

Welcome swallows chasing

Welcome swallow taking off

Whitehead eating a seed

Fantail sat on a rock after having a bath

Fantail being inquisitive 1

Fantail being inquisitive 2

Fantail being inquisitive 3

Fantail being inquisitive 4

Fantail looking outward

Fantail showing off its plumage

Fantail being inquisitive 5

Fantail showing off its tail

Fantail sat watching by the path

NZ Dotterel watching the sunset 1

NZ Dotterel watching the sunset 2

NZ Dotterel in flight

NZ Dotterel looking inquisitive

NZ Pipit: Don't look back

NZ Pipit: Take off

NZ Pipit: Got an itch

NZ Pipit: It's hot out here

NZ Pipit: Searching for food

Skylark in the undergrowth

Skylark in the grass 1

Skylark in the grass 2

House sparrow having a bath

House sparrow having a bath 2

House sparrow hovering

House sparrow sat on a branch

House sparrow having a bath 3

House sparrow having a bath 4

House sparrow having a bath 5

House sparrow having a bath 6

House sparrow having a bath 7

House sparrow having a bath 8

House sparrow having a bath 9

House sparrow having a bath 10

House sparrow having a bath 11

House sparrow having a bath 12

House sparrow watching the sunset

House sparrow watching the sunset

Fernbird showing off its beautiful mottled hazelnut coat

Fernbird looking inquisitive

Fernbird and it's beautiful tail

Fernbird and it's beautiful tail 2

Goldfinch sat waiting to eat

Bellbird eating nectar

Bellbird eating nectar 2

Bellbird eating insects

Bellbird eating insects 2

Bellbird eating insects 3

Bellbird sat on a branch 1

Bellbird sat on a branch 2

Pair of kingfisher sat overlooking the river

Kingfisher perched on a branch

Kotare looking particularly cute

NZ Pigeon say on a powerline

NZ Pigeon say in the top of a tree

Rock pigeon on the beach

Banded dotterel looking for food

Pied stilt standing still

Pied stilt reflected

Pied stilt looking for food

Pied stilt flying

Closeup of a red billed gull

Red billed gull standing on a post

Red billed gull trying to eat a fish that is too big

Red billed gull carrying off a big fish

Spur winged plover walking

Flock of variable oystercatcher

Variable oystercatcher taking a nap

Variable oystercatcher running from a wave

Variable oystercatcher sounding the alarm

Variable oystercatcher wandering over the rocks

Variable oystercatcher wandering over the rocks 2

Variable oystercatcher looking for food

Variable oystercatcher shaking off the rain

Pukeko in the long grass

Pukeko in the rain

Takehe strutting its stuff

Takahe posing for the camera

Takahe taking a drink

California quail running through the grass

California quail running through the grass 2

California quail running through the grass 3

White faced heron sat among the reeds

White faced heron silhouetted against the sky

White faced looking out to sea

White faced heron looking through the grass

White faced heron stuck in the rain

White faced heron sheltering from the rain

White faced heron close up

Little shag eating a crayfish

Little shag eating a crayfish 2

Little shag eating a crayfish 3

Little shag drying itself out

Little shag about to take off

Little shag taking off

Little shag sat out in the lake

Pied shag stretching its jaw

Pied shag looking out

Pied shag trying to preen its neck

Pied shag stretching out fully

Triptych of pied shag stretching

Black shag preening

Black shad sat on an old pier

Black shag sat on a post

Fluttering shearwater flying low to the waves

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Saddleback throwing bits of seaweed

Saddleback looking for insects on the beach

Yellowhammer sat in the grass

Yellowhammer sat on the path

Yellowhammer loosing its balance

Black backed gull eating a starfish

Kotare smashing a fishes head on a rock

Kingfisher with a fish

Kingfisher diving for fish

Kingfisher launch

Is that a kingfisher or a dog?

Kingfisher looking like a puff ball

Kingfisher diving towards the camera

A successful catch for a kingfisher

Kotare with its prey

Kotare flying low

Kingfisher with its tail in the air

Kingfisher about to take off

Kingfisher taking off

Kingfisher shaking itself dry

Kingfisher shaking dry

Kingfisher taking off

Fernbird calling

Fernbird looking around for any dangers

Fernbird preening itself

Fernbird stretching its wings and leg

Fernbird looking beautiful

Let me just stretch my wings

Fernbird showing off it's feathered tail

NZ Dotterel running through the mud

NZ Dotterel looking for food

NZ Dotterel running through the water

NZ Dotterel sleeping

Red billed gull flying overhead

Red billed gull washing in the sea

Song thrush looking over the area

North island robin looking for worms

North island robin looking onwards

Welcome swallow in flight

Fantail balanced on top

Fantail preening under its wing

Fantail sat watching

Fantail launching itself

Kereru puffing up its feathers

Kereru say in a Puriri tree

Caspian tern flying overhead

Takahe getting its close up

Takahe preening

Takahe spreading its wings

House sparrow playing with a feather

Pateke hiding in the undergrowth

Little shag looking out to sea

Little shag watching around

Little shag resting on a rock

Little shag stretching its beak

Pied shag sat out on a rock

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Saddleback about to leap from a tree

Te Rangi Pai the Kokako

Oran the Kokako

Te Rangi Pai the Kokako eating a puriri berry

Te Rangi Pai the Kokako eating a puriri berry 2

Te Rangi Pai the Kokako eating a leaf

Te Rangi Pai the Kokako sat looking out

Yindi the Kokako grabbing a puriri berry

NZ Scaup tucked up cosy and warm

Pied stilt eating a cockle

Pied oystercatchers looking for worms

Pied Oystercatcher eating a worm

Pied Oystercatcher taking a worm to be washed

Little black shag flying low

Flock of little black shags

Kingfisher grabbing a crab

Kingfisher stunning its catch on a rock

Kingfisher hitting a fish against a rock

Kingfisher with a fish

Kingfisher swallowing its catch

Kingfishers hunting in the rock pools

Kingfisher landing on a rock

Kotare coming in to land

Kotare grabbing fish from beneath the water

Kingfisher coming into land with crab

Kingfisher hitting a crab against a rock

Kingfisher folding up its wings

Kingfisher tossing a crab into the air

Little shag looking out over the water

Little shag stetching its beak before going diving

Juvenille black backed gull close up 1

Juvenille black backed gull close up 2

Juvenille black backed gull

Spur winged plover flying overhead

Spur winged plover calling in flight

Australian magpie sat of a bench

Australian magpie looking out

Australian magpie sat on a branch

NZ dotterel foraging out some food

NZ dotterel eating

NZ dotterel eating a shell

Banded dotterel on a mud flat

Banded dotterel at sunset

Banded dotterel foraging

Banded dotterel keeping warm

Banded dotterel in search of food

Banded dotterel facing each other off

Banded dotterel battling for territory

Banded dotterel coming into land

Caspian tern calling at sunset

NZ dotterel looking for food

NZ dotterel amogst the rocks

NZ dotterel at sunset

NZ dotterel reflected

NZ Dotterel eating a crab

White-faced heron fishing for food

Brown quail sheltering under a bush

Brown quail crossing the road

Brown quail walking through the grass

Brown quail eating

Silvereye perched on a stick

Welcome swallow grabbing an insect

Welcome swallow swooping

Welcome swallow twisting its head as it catches an insect

Welcome swallow on the hunt

Greenfinch perching

Pied stilt front on

South island pied oystercatchers in flight

Bar-tailed godwits in flight

Red billed gulls arguing

Kokako eating toupara

Erenora the kokako eating Houpara

Kokako eating Houpara

Kokako eating Houpara 2

Kokako eating Houpara 3

Apato the Kokako holding a Puriri flower

Apato the Kokako eating Puriri flowers

Apato the Kokako eating a Puriri flower

Apato the Kokako eating in a Puriri tree

Apato the Kokako eating a Puriri flower from her claws

Apato, a Kokako eating Puriri flowers

Apato the kokako eating Puriri flowers

Fernbird resting on harakeke

Fernbird watching the camera

A beautiful toutouwai on the hunt for worms

Feather perfect robin

Toutouwai showing its crest

Two robins battling for territory

Robin with its crest on display

North island robin looking for worms

Close up on toutouwai crest

The dueling robins

Looking outwards, a robins perspective

Toutouwai with beautiful feathers

Check out the physique of this robin

Quite the handsome robin

NZ Robin sat on a branch

Mr blobby the toutouwai

A rather plump looking robin

Toutouwai taking a bath

Toutouwai leaping into a bath

Toutouwai standing in a bath

Toutouwai looking for grubs

Toutouwai looking at the camera

Robin perched on a branch

Stitchbird doing the splits

Pigeon resting in Kowhai

Pigeon roosting

Hilarious Pigeon eating Kowhai leaves

Pigeon munching on Kowhai

Pigeon eating Kowhai leaves

Saddleback in the rain

Saddleback perched on a branch

Female hihi sat in karo

Kokako through the leaves

Lone male tomtit on Tiritiri Matangi

Kereru eating leaves

Whitehead peering through the Manuka

Whitehead looking through the branches

Fantail leaping through the air

Fantail say in the grass

Fantail cheeping

Fantail taking off

Fantail sat on a rock

Fantail coming in to land

Fantail banking round a corner

Welcome swallow sat on the roof

Sparrow sat on the grass

Sparrow sat on the ground

Sparrow looking for scraps

Sparrow sat hidden in the branches

Sparrow itching its neck

Brown quail walking down the path

White-faced heron eating a worm

Pied shag looking at the camera

Pied shag preening

Black backed gull carrying a sea urchin

Black backed gull eating a sea urchin

Black backed gull dropping a sea urchin

Kotare coming in to land

Kotare flying over some rocks

Kingfisher picking a crab from the water

Kingfisher flying across

Turnstone looking for food

Turnstone on the hunt

Turnstone in flight

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Tui sat in a Puriri tree

Tui eating from a Puriri flower 1

Tui eating from a Puriri flower 2

Tui sat in a Manuka tree

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