New Year 2021
Making a start to 2021 with local bird photography, Lake Okareka and Mount Maunganui.
A Familiar Walk
Another trip up the road for a familiar walk to photograph birds at Lake Okareka
Backyard Bird Hide – Bird Photography in the time of COVID-19
Tips for back yard bird photography during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Bird Photography Tips – Low Shooting Angle
Guinea Fowl scratching for food. A low angle gives eye contact and an intimate view of the activity with good separation of the subject from the background. Bird photography has…
California Quail
California Quail male California Quail (Callipepla californica) are an attractive little introduced gamebird. They are widespread in New Zealand and I often see them when photographing birds at Lake Okareka.…
Nikon D850 or D500 for Bird Photography
Unedited, uncropped files of a White-faced Heron with Nikon D500. For almost 2 years the Nikon D500 has been my go to camera body for bird photography. It somewhat surprised…
Another Feast of Fantails
Normal colour morph Fantail hawking a tiny insect. It has been a good season for Fantails and the high numbers have meant plenty of opportunities to practice on these tiny…
A Feast of Fantails
Fantail hawking tiny insects Having recently returned from a few weeks in the oppressive heat of a European summer it has been a delight to wander the margins of Lake…