Whatever your level, if you’re not a seasoned bird photographer, where should you start? The answer is simple. Think of the most boring bird in your ...
Capturing a bird in flight: beginners tips
A few of my recent posts include pictures of birds in flight. The kingfisher, the fantail, and the welcome swallow. I've photographed other birds in ...
Welcome swallow, the insect hunter
I recently posted about the fantail, an insect hunter that swishes its tail to flush out insects before grabbing them out of the air. The welcome ...
The cheeky Fantail
Fantails, or piwakawaka in Maori, are amazing. They are beautiful, acrobatic birds that come close as you walk past. Sitting on a branch nearby you, ...
Do birds yawn?
This is a question that I've only recently thought about, but do birds yawn? The other day, I was sat under a tree eating my lunch. I was watching ...
A close encounter
Yesterday, I was on Tiritiri Matangi photographing the birds on the island. Tiritiri is an island sanctuary, near Auckland, teeming with birds almost ...
Sacred kingfisher: capturing the dive
A kingfisher leaps off its perch in a flash, diving out of shot much faster than any human reaction. Unless you are continuously shooting how can you ...
Sacred kingfisher: hunting behaviour
We looked briefly at where you can find kingfishers but we also need to understand their behaviour once you've found them. Out of breeding season, ...
Sacred kingfisher: an introduction
The sacred kingfisher, New Zealand kingfisher, or just kingfisher here in NZ, is the only species of kingfisher native to Aotearoa. The only other ...