An editorial illustration to support a national asthma research project in New Zealand.⁠ The bird is a Kererū, a beautiful flappy wood pigeon, and the bug is a wee Weta. 

Today I was meant to jump on a ship and head north to do some research on the Kermadec islands. But all of my fieldwork for the rest of the season has been cancelled. Instead I’m watching birds outside the window of my bedroom, and processing photos that I haven’t got around to looking at for two years! Stay home, stay safe Aotearoa. We’re doing this for all of us, so that we can fight this virus off without too high a cost. Grey ternlet, Meyer islands 2018 #birdsofisolation #birdventurenz #nz_birds #birdsofnewzealand #aoteatoa #stayhomestaysafe #kermadecislands #seabirdscience #seabird #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist #nuts_about_birds #your_best_birds #birds_adored #birds_captures #bird_brilliance #birdstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ShXHXJ5DZ/?igshid=b62fygxosrhf

I love being at sea in the evening, watching the sun slip away behind a distant horizon, and being surrounded by skimming seabirds as the day fades. On the way to the Kermadec islands, Black-winged petrels were our constant companions, whistling calls to one another as they circled the ship. #birdventurenz #nuts_about_birds #seabird #fieldbiologist #fieldbiology #seabirdscience #kermadec #sunset #petrelhead #birdsofnewzealand #nz_birds #birds_adored #bird_brilliance #eye_spy_birds #birdsonearth #aotearoa #ocean #expedition #nikonnz https://www.instagram.com/p/B-VF6kaJzhM/?igshid=15f09ya22ejq5

We did not choose this act of violence, but our reaction becomes the world we will live in today. ‘Us versus them’ is artificial, damaging, and distracts everyone from the actual issues hurting everyone. Rather than mirroring destructive aggression, I hope we choose to respond with a wave of compassion, community, and embracing the cultural diversity that flavours this planet. Silence can be as damaging as violence, but that doesn’t just mean speaking up.. We need to champion the values we want to see in the world by living them, one kind act at a time. #kiakaha #kiwi #nz #newzealand #kiakahachristchurch #pukeko #aotearoa #birdsofnewzealand (at Christchurch, New Zealand) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDAenXByh4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a34qablue5ez

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Kakariki or red crowned parakeet photographed on Urupukapuka Island. In Moari, Kakariki means little green parrot. They come in yellow and oranges crowned varieties as well. #birdsofnewzealand #birds #bird #parakeet #parrot #kakariki #redcrownedparakeet #bayofislands #bayofislandsnz #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #travel #travelphotography #nature #naturephotography #maori #nz #newzealand #newzealandguide #newzealandnatural #northisland #birdnerd #northislandnz https://www.instagram.com/p/ContJF6Sd4_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We have just arrived back in New Zealand, home for 3 months visiting family, friends and 2 house sits booked in Blenheim and Wellington. It is great to see the beautiful Tui, a remarkable bird with a twin voice box that makes a unique sound. . . . . . #birdsofNewZealand #tuibird #newzealand #newzealandbirds #travelkiwis #birdsofIG #birdsofinstagram #travelkiwisNewZealand (at Tawa, Wellington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5gjkuwC2OJ/?igshid=oo0xwv5fw9fx

#pukeko #mumandkids . . #babybirds #henandchicks #birdsofnewzealand #nzbirds #nzbirdart #lovepainting #nzartist #artist #michelle_clair_art #painting #paintingoftheday #paintingbirds #art #instagood (at Christchurch, New Zealand) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0xhEmIB19z/?igshid=1r3samqckdzxq