http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new Neil Fitzgerald Photography news and site updates Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:09:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/marlborough-mini-gecko/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/marlborough-mini-gecko/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:05:43 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=440 Marlborough mini gecko—another new species of lizard added to the gallery.]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/marlborough-mini-gecko/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/plumed-whistling-ducks/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/plumed-whistling-ducks/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:15:42 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=437 Photos of plumed whistling ducks have just been uploaded. This is a rare vagrant to New Zealand from Australia.]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/plumed-whistling-ducks/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/little-egret/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/little-egret/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:01:31 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=435 A new new album for a new species; the little egret.]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/little-egret/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/where-do-nz-fur-seals-sleep/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/where-do-nz-fur-seals-sleep/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:21:03 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=433 Q. Where do New Zealand fur seals sleep? A. Wherever they like!]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/where-do-nz-fur-seals-sleep/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/shore-plover-photos/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/shore-plover-photos/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:34:25 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=432 When a significant proportion of the world population of shore plovers made a rare appearance on a mainland beach, I went to see them. I took a few photos too.]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/shore-plover-photos/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/royal-spoonbill/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/royal-spoonbill/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:59:10 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=430 On an evening visit to Miranda I was rewarded by a flock of royal spoonbills that landed near where I was watching shorebirds. I was able to make many photos of the spoonbills feeding on crabs and gleaning invertebrates from mangrove leaves in warm evening light.]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/royal-spoonbill/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/tui-portrait/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/tui-portrait/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:27:37 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=427 Tui are a relatively common and often photographed native bird. So why did I pick this intimate portrait as a feature photo?]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/tui-portrait/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/chaffinch/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/chaffinch/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:40:50 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=425 Photographing common birds like the chaffinch can be a great way to hone skills, as well as get images that are often overlooked by photographers intent on finding only the rare and unusual.]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/chaffinch/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/new-bigger-uploads/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/new-bigger-uploads/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:23:00 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=423 New uploads include tiny harvestmen and huge albatrosses, and they are all 44% bigger!]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/new-bigger-uploads/feed/ 0 http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/emperor-penguin-peka-peka/ http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/emperor-penguin-peka-peka/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:15:44 +0000 Neil http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/?p=422 Like hundreds of other people, I was lucky enough to see an emperor penguin that was discovered on a kapiti Coast beach two weeks ago. I've now uploaded some of my photos.]]> http://www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz/new/2011/emperor-penguin-peka-peka/feed/ 0