Black Birch Forest

Buy Now Spent the last day of the year having a picnic in the forest on Black Birch Mountain in the Awatere Valley. Magic Day. Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

The Sapling

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Lone Sapling on a high country station in Marlborough New Zealand.

Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

The Weta

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The Weta - one of New Zealands sexiest native insects. Most people scream and run for the hills, but I find them fascinating as they are so ugly.

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Meercat Portrait

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Taken at Antwerp Zoo, Belgium whilst on my travels
Canon 7D, 75-300mm lens

Hanging On

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This petal is not letting go of the flower yet.  Beautiful Clematis plant.

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

European Black Headed Gull

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Taken in the Netherlands at Vondelpark, Amsterdam
Canon 7D, Sigma 120-400mm Lens

The Garden Path

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Beautiful path of flowers at Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

Pink Flamingo

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Singapore Bird Park had lots of 'Pink Flamingoes' except they were orange!

Canon 7D, Sigma 120-400mm Lens

Tropical Leaf

Buy now Beautiful Tropical Leaf taken in the covered Gardens in Auckland, New Zealand Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Amur Tiger

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Gorgeous Amur Tiger. Approximately 300 left in the world, so I am glad I found one at the small Antwerp Zoo. Also known as the Siberian Tiger.

Canon 7D, 75-300mm Lens

Tiny Fly

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Tiny little fly very conveniently just flew onto this moss that I was photograhing. Stuck around for ages so got several good shots of him, and certainly made the moss more interesting.

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Cygnet Portrait

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Beautiful Portrait of a Black Swan Cygnet at Taylor Dam, Blenheim

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Little Black Shag

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Little Black Shag swimming on the Taylor Dam one late afternoon at the beginning of Winter.

Canon 7D, Sigma 120-400mm Lens

The Old Tree

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Beautiful old tree not far from my place. It shook the birds out just for the camera. Not sure what the birds were – wondered if they were swallows.

Delta Lakes, Marlborough, New Zealand
Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

Pied Stilt

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One late winters afternoon a wee ago or so, I sat in a cold, damp, smelly, swamp, hidden behind some rushes to get this shot. I ended up with a very wet backside, mud all over me. I think it was worth it!

Wetland Area, Marlborough, New Zealand
Canon 7D, Sigma 120-400mm Lens

Scarlet Flycap Complete with Fly

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Scarlet Flycap at Lake Rotoiti. Very convenient that a fly happened to be resting on it for me.

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

White Faced Heron

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The White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae, also known as the White-fronted Heron,and incorrectly as the Blue Heron, is a common bird throughout most of Australasia, including New Zealand. It is a relatively small heron, pale, slightly bluish-grey, with yellow legs and white facial markings. It can be found almost anywhere near shallow water, fresh or salt, and although it is prompt to depart the scene on long, slow-beating wings if disturbed, it will boldly raid suburban fish ponds.

Anikiwa, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
Canon 7D, Sigma 120-400mm Lens

Parting the Water

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Photographing a Cygnet up at the Taylor dam in June I caught the young bird diving under the water to grab some food. You can clearly see it’s beak open under the water, and also the water parting away from his feathers. I thought it was quite an interesting sight!

Taylor Dam, Blenheim, New Zealand
Canon 7D, Sigma 120-400mm Lens

Hebe Speciosa

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The Hebe shrubs in my garden are all in Flower. The Hebe is a Genus of plant native to New Zealand. The Genus is named after the Greek Goddess of Youth. White and purple flowers, bees are very attracted to them.

Canon 7D, 100mm Lens

Pied Cormorant

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Pied Cormorant - we call them shags here in New Zealand. This was at sunrise, freezing cold, and very foggy. The Shag was warming his wings in the sun. This was as close as I could get before it flew off a bit later.

Canon 7D, Sigma 120-400mm Lens