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
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European Black Headed Gull

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Taken in the Netherlands at Vondelpark, Amsterdam
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
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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
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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.

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Cygnet

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Cygnet of a Black Swan at Taylor Dam, in Blenheim, Marlborough.

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Miserable in the Rain

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Spider Monkey after a heavy downpour at Auckland Zoo, New Zealand. Deep in thought and oblivious to anything else.

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White Faced Heron

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White Faced Heron, or White Fronted heron, incorrectly known as the Blue Heron. It’s common around New Zealand and Australia. 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. I quietly photographed a pair on the morning of the minus six fog at Anikiwa. they hung around just long enough for me to get about 20 good shots of them.

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

It Ain't Easy Being Green - II

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Frog floating in a man made pond on the shore of Lake Wanaka, South Island of New Zealand.  Note the insect in the right hand side.  The frogs would float without moving then suddenly go for these insects, but were way too fast for me to record that.

These are the Southern Bell Frogs, an Australian Import to New Zealand.

New Zealand Kea

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Canon 7D, 120-400mm Sigma Lens

 The Kea is the world's only alpine parrot. Its omnivorous diet includes carrion but consists mainly of roots, leaves, berries, nectar, and insects. Now uncommon, the Kea was once killed for bounty due to concerns by the sheep-farming community that it attacked livestock, especially sheep. It received full protection only in 1986.

The Kea nests in burrows or crevices among the roots of trees. Kea are known for their intelligence and curiousity both vital to their survival in a harsh mountain environment. Kea can solve logical puzzles, such as pushing and pulling things in a certain order to get to food, and will work together to achieve a certain objective.

Bumbly Bee

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

There's so many things I love about this image. The detail on the wings of the bee, the fly sitting up on top of the plant, and the spider web leading out of the image.  I only saw the fly and the web when the image came onto my computer - until then I was only concentrating on photographing the bee!