I’ve been fortunate to have come across quite a handful in the past few years. Plenty on the to-spot list still!
Incredible statistic: All our frogs and reptiles, more than 90 per cent of our insects, about 80 per cent of our vascular plants (plants other than mosses, liverworts, and hornworts), and a quarter of our bird species are found only in New Zealand .
Camera Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date: 2021-10-23
F-number: ƒ/ 28/5 | Focal Length: 50mm
Exposure Time: 1/500 | ISO: 100
Gannets nesting on the cliffs at Muriwai
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Gannets nesting on the cliffs at Muriwai
Camera Model: Canon EOS R6
Date: 2023-02-05
F-number: ƒ/ 63/10 | Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure Time: 1/320 | ISO: 160
Kererū hiding in a Kōwhai on Tiritiri Matangi
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Kererū hiding in a Kōwhai on Tiritiri Matangi
Camera Model: Canon EOS R6
Date: 2022-10-24
F-number: ƒ/ 71/10 | Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure Time: 1/500 | ISO: 100
Two wary kōtare on a branch on Motutapu
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Two wary kōtare on a branch on Motutapu
Camera Model: Canon EOS R6
Date: 2023-02-05
F-number: ƒ/ 63/10 | Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure Time: 1/320 | ISO: 400
Black sand of Muriwai beach
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Black sand of Muriwai beach
Camera Model: Canon EOS R6
Date: 2022-07-17
F-number: ƒ/ 71/10 | Focal Length: 70mm
Exposure Time: 1/500 | ISO: 100
Piwakawaka chasing me through Duder park
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Piwakawaka chasing me through Duder park
Camera Model: Canon EOS R6
Date: 2023-03-18
F-number: ƒ/ 14/5 | Focal Length: 70mm
Exposure Time: 1/80 | ISO: 800
Toutouwai in the Kaimanawa mountains
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Toutouwai in the Kaimanawa mountains
Camera Model: Canon EOS R6
Date: 2023-02-05
F-number: ƒ/ 5 | Focal Length: 190mm
Exposure Time: 1/250 | ISO: 1600
Takahē scratching for food on Tiritiri Matangi
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Takahē scratching for food on Tiritiri Matangi