
Near the end of a recent pelagic birdwatching trip on the Hauraki Gulf we came across one of the most magnificent things I’ve seen; a huge mixed pod of common bottlenose dolphins and false killer whales.

Near the end of a recent pelagic birdwatching trip on the Hauraki Gulf we came across one of the most magnificent things I’ve seen; a huge mixed pod of common bottlenose dolphins and false killer whales.

New photos of sea birds have been added to my library, including New Zealand storm-petrels, Cook’s petrels, and Buller’s and flesh-footed shearwaters.

A couple of days ago I saw my first sanderling (Calidris alba) and I’ve now added a new album of sanderling photos to my gallery.

I’ve added a selection of my favourite photos of the giant Te Paki sand dunes to my landscape gallery. Check them out in the new photos section.

On a recent trip to the far North I found and photographed a North Cape green gecko, also known as yellow-lipped gecko. This species is only found wild in scrub vegetation near the northern tip of North Island, in the Far North District of Northland. Visit the lizards section of my gallery to see photos of this beautiful endemic treasure.