A ranger's hand is bleeding from being scratched by a defiant #kākāpō on #WhenuaHou! maps.app.goo.gl/fYQB5zLGLkzu...

#Kakapo #Kaakaapoo #DOC #DepartmentOfConservation #Aotearoa #Rakiura #StewartIsland #CodfishIsland #Aotearoa #NZ #NewZealand #GoogleMaps #StreetView

Navy and Fisheries NZ team up to conduct southern fishery patrol The Royal New Zealand Navy has completed a successful fishery patrol around Stewart Island and Foveaux Strait, working in close partnership with Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ).

STORY📰 The #NZNavy has completed a successful fishery patrol around #StewartIsland and #FoveauxStrait, working in close partnership with Fisheries New Zealand.

Why are #forests so valuable? They host so much different life. From #biodiversityCredits point of view, it's a gold mine for #conservation.

Welcome to New Zealand's #StewartIsland

#gaiaeco
#biodiversity
#dataForGood
#fungi
#fungus
#flora

Why are #forests so valuable? They host so much different life. From #biodiversityCredits point of view, it's a gold mine for #conservation.

Welcome to New Zealand's #StewartIsland
Open up #gaiaeco to browse #biodiversity

#dataForGood
#animals
#fauna

Why are #forests so valuable? They host so much different life. From #biodiversityCredits point of view, it's a gold mine for #conservation.

Welcome to New Zealand's #StewartIsland

#gaiaeco
#biodiversity
#dataForGood
#animals
#plants
#fungi
#fungus
#flora
#fauna

#Aurora #SouthernLights #StewartIsland #NZ

Stewart Island solar farm to fight high power prices gets funding The government is providing $15 million for a solar farm on Stewart Island with the hope of reducing steep power prices.

Great stuff. #StewartIsland solar farm to fight high power prices gets funding
#agsky #Energysky #solar #renewables
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...

Another day in paradise. #stewartisland #newzealand #sunset #ocean #colour #light #photography #photooftheday

Mother Nature paints. #sunrise #stewartisland #photography #colour #light #photooftheday

I love getting lost. #nature #hiking #stewartisland #photography #ocean #tranquil #forest #photooftheday #newzealand

Sunrise, Stewart Island. #sunrise #stewartisland #newzealand #tranquility #peaceful #chill #photography #light #colour #ocean #photooftheday

Gone fishing. #fishing #charter #bluff #stewartisland #bluecod #sunrise #photography #colour #sky #ocean #photooftheday

“Now look here Jim, I’ve told you once, I like my apple peeled. Get on it, get it right.” kākā #nature #wildlife #photography #newzealand #stewartisland #photooftheday

View of Māori Beach, Stewart Island. #maoribeach #stewartisland #newzealand #hiking #nature #photography #photooftheday

Sometimes looking in the opposite direction of a sunset can surprise. #sunset #colour #light #stewartisland #photography #tranquility #peaceful #newzealand #photooftheday

Getting lost. #stewartisland #colour #light #nature #tranquility #photography #peaceful #newzealand #photooftheday

Regeneration. #maoribeach #stewartisland #newzealand #photography #forest #nature #regeneration #photooftheday #forest

Missing Stewart Island already. Sunrise while waiting for the ferry. If you haven’t already, put Stewart Island on your bucket list. #bucketlist #stewartisland #newzealand #nature #photography #colour #light #sky #ocean #sunrise #photooftheday

Not a breath of wind this evening. #still #sunset #warm #light #painterly #colour #stewartisland #bays #newzealand #photooftheday

Out of the wind. #wind #patersonsinlet #stewartisland #newzealand #ocean #boats #sea #forest #nature #photography #photooftheday

Sunday morning hike. View of rain showers from Ryan’s Creek Track across Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island. #stewartisland #newzealand #travelphotography #landscape #seascape #photography #hiking #colour #light #photooftheday

Paradise. #stewartisland #boats #newzealand #ocean #forest #nature #photography #photooftheday

Rain showers this morning in Stewart Island. #stewartisland #sunrise #photography #newzealand #ocean #sky #colour #light #roadtrip #photooftheday

We’ve just had a special guest for dinner. We prepared a special Sassy apple,which went down a treat. #kākā #colour #endangered #stewartisland #photography #wildlife #newzealand #photooftheday

Golden Bay, Stewart Island. #stewartisland #boatshed #colours #light #bays #ocean #newzealand #sun #perfectday #photooftheday

Happy Birthday to @rhysiedarby.bsky.social
#FlightoftheConchords 📓 #MurrayHewitt #OurFlagMeansDeath 🏴‍☠️ #StedeBonnet
#Wrecked ♟️ #StewartIsland
(The entire white border is based on #RhysDarby 's R Lightning D logo. The single character part ,line art
and inspiration are in the comments section)

A superstar of the trip, the adorable Tomtit. Friendly, curious, and charming, the wife spotted the first one and I ID'd it very enthusiastically, leading us to call ourselves "Team Tit" for the rest of our Stewart/Ulva Island Birding adventure.
#birding #photography #newzealand #stewartisland

A very dark grey bird with a distinctive brown saddle pattern on its back stands on a diagonal branch in the New Zealand bush

A South Island Saddleback in the wild off Stewart Island New Zealand Dec 2022. This bird would be a descendent from a total population of 36 birds. Now it is estimated there are 2,000, after an intense conservation effort.
#photography #bird #saddleback #newzealand #stewartisland #conservation

A Variable Oystercatcher walking through the surf on a beach

Took a nerdy bird tour on Stewart Island in New Zealand where I spotted Variable Oystercatchers searching for snacks in the surf on the beach.

#birds 🪶 #birdnerd #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #photography #newzealand #stewartisland #sonya68