A New Zealand dotterel (Tūturiwhatu0. A plump shorebird, largely brown with cream underparts (not in breeding plumage). Standing on one leg on a sandy beach.

Spotted this lovely on the beach the other day. A New Zealand dotterel (Tūturiwhatu) - no breeding plumage at this time of year, just a gentle brown and cream colour. #BirdsOfAotearoa 🪶@eugenedaydsc.bsky.social

A delightful bird - I see them pretty regularly here on the Manukau harbour. From a distance you may sometimes think they are pied oystercatchers but the white head, slender beak and those very long, slender pink legs quickly given them away. #BirdsOfAotearoa 🪶

#BirdsOfAotearoa. 🪶Our native pigeon, known informally as 'the glutton.' Has a tendency to get shamelessly drunk on fermented fruit. 🥰

New Zealand pigeon / kereru

A kererū / New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) showing off its magnificent floofy pantaloons at the Wellington Botanic Gardens on Saturday.

#kererū #newzealandpigeon #nzbirds #birdsofaotearoa #wellingtonbotanicgardens #birdphotography #birdsofnz #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2025

Kawau | pied shag enjoying a stunning day at Waitārere Beach.
#birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds #nofilters #winterlight

Feathered friends. Part of a series of new paintings I just completed. South Island Kokako. (Extinct) Acrylic on block mounted canvas. #NewZealandbirds #kokako #birdsofaotearoa #birdsofaotearoa #coromandel #nzbird
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Feathered friends. Part of a series of new paintings I just completed. Hihi or stitchbird. Acrylic on block mounted canvas. #NewZealandbirds #hihi #stitchbird #birdsofaotearoa #birdsofaotearoa #coromandel #nzbird
Visit vanwijk.darkroom.com to see all my collection of feathered friends for sale.

Feathered friends. Part of a series of new paintings I just completed. Kotare or sacred kingfisher. Acrylic on block mounted canvas. #NewZealandbirds #kotare #kingfisher #birdsofaotearoa #coromandel #nzbird

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Still enjoying editing my gannet inages from the last week or so 🙂
A look at the colony in the early morning
#muriwaigannets #birdsofaotearoa #wildlifephotography

And we saw keas!!! 🦜 Turns out I didn’t need to buy binoculars (and carry the extra weight 😒) to see them because just fly right up to you to try and grab your gear. #BirdsOfAotearoa #NZ

Meanwhile, I’ve turned into an old lady bird watcher! 👵🏼

I bought myself binoculars so I can try to spot kea🦜 because last year I really needed some to follow a kākāriki 🦜 I saw on a hike. #BirdsOfAotearoa