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⁠Skuas are one of my favourite birds. They’re fierce. They’ll dive bomb anything threatening their chicks, even when their chick is an adult-sized awkward teenager and can probably look after itself just fine.... ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #thebrillianceofbirds #nzbirds #your_best_birds #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #birds_adored @docgovtnz @forestandbird @nz_birds @nikonnz #nikond500 #nikon #birdphotography #feathered_perfection #chathamislands #bird_lovers_daily #bird_lovers #nature_brilliance #eathcaptures #wilderness #explore #adventure #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist https://www.instagram.com/p/B9AMtpdnq91/?igshid=u3bfmih2bc15

I want to diversify my feed a bit, and show some of the other photos I take. It's not all birds! Okay, it's mostly birds. But the places they inhabit are pretty stunning as well.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer @nikonnz #nikond500 #nikon #aotearoa #subantarctic #nature_brilliance #eathcaptures #wilderness #explore #adventure #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist #campbellisland #albatross #islandlife #thebrillianceofbirds #fieldlife https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Fm0d7pZrm/?igshid=51sbaa60or51

Dent island, the sharp toothed island refuge of Campbell island teal while rats ravaged the main island. Now the flightless teal are thriving thanks to the rat eradication, and aren’t confined to this rugged offshore rock. It’s amazing to think they clung to existence there, just too far away for rats to swim out to them. #birdventurenz #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer @nikonnz #nikond500 #nikon #aotearoa #subantarctic #nature_brilliance #eathcaptures #wilderness #explore #adventure #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist #islandlife #moody #travelgram #aotearoa #wildnz #islandvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/B9w5PCPJMYj/?igshid=1mskdw0sg4j3e

That golden eye...⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Campbell albatross, 2020⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer @nikonnz #nikond500 #nikon #aotearoa #subantarctic #nature_brilliance #eathcaptures #wilderness #explore #adventure #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist #albatross #seabird #seabirdstory #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdstagram #bb_of_ig #bird_lovers_daily #eye_spy_birds #nz_birds #ocean https://www.instagram.com/p/B-IL4nIp1-W/?igshid=1ewe794kaf1zm

Nightlife on predator free islands can be extremely reptile-y! Our native skinks and geckos don’t do well with mammals around, but the Poor Knights islands are a safe home for them - like this chunky Duvaucel’s gecko. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer @nikonnz #nikond500 #nikon #aotearoa #nature_brilliance #eathcaptures #wilderness #explore #adventure #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist #herping #gecko #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #geckogram #nznative #wildnz #nocturnal #nighshift #whatwedointheshadows #wildislands #islandlife #biologistlife https://www.instagram.com/p/B9pPqrWpPcC/?igshid=1gk5qndmniv0o