#fieldbiologist

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

New Zealand storm petrels are such enigmatic birds. Thought extinct for over 100 years. Their colonies (as far as we know) confines to one island. We see them dancing around the Hauraki Gulf through most of the year, but really we have no idea what they’re doing, where they’re going. So much of their life is still a mystery, which is exciting. We have our work cut out for us in studying them, but I love a challenge! #birdventurenz #thebrillianceofbirds #your_best_birds #seabirds #wanderwonder #seabirdbiology #ornithology #fieldworkphotos #petrelhead #aotearoa #wildnz #newzealand #haurakigulf #nikonnz #nuts_about_birds #bird_lovers_daily #eye_spy_birds #fieldbiologist #conservationphotography #birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds https://www.instagram.com/p/CALvUMaJ_L7/?igshid=1e3f5m99dyodu

I’m always on the lookout for the tiny details of the landscapes I’m in, and I absolutely love finding our native orchids! I think this is tutukiwi (Pterostylis banksii), one of our many greenhood orchid species. #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist #orchid #orchidsofinstagram #greenhood #nzflora #botany #smallthings #aotearoa #wildnz #macrophotography #macro_brilliance #macro_captures_ #newzealand #islandlife #olympustg5 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Xr3dlpWup/?igshid=17hztwmv0hmbn

With the 6th World Seabird Twitter Conference on, I couldn't not post a seabird today! I'm really proud to be part of an international community of seabirders: researchers and conservationists who communicate their work in such an accessible way! Check out my story for my own presentation on the importance of storytelling in our field, and enjoy this young Southern Royal Albatross from wild Campbell Island.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #seabirdscience #albatross #subantarctic #scicomm #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer #wildernessculture #seabirds #birdventure #subantarcticnz #aotearoa #womeninSTEM #fieldbiologist #fieldbiology #biologistlife #wanderwonder #nzbirds #birdsofaotearoa #nikonnz #your_best_birds #birds_adored #thebrillianceofbirds #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #wildnz #travelnz #nuts_about_birds #bird_lovers_daily #expeditionguides https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ySel9JkFb/?igshid=vbrje1b3xubw

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

It’s not just birds that inhabit our predator free islands, there’s also an abundance of native reptiles like this Duvaucel’s gecko! They’re the largest gecko species in Aotearoa, but they’re still extremely vulnerable to being eaten by invasive mammals... #herpetology #herping #gecko #geckosofinstagram #lizardsofinstagram #reptilesofinstagram #reptilelover #nocturnal #duvaucelsgecko #poorknightsislands #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist #seabirdscience #birdventurenz #naturephotography #naturelovers #intheforest #reptilephotography #nz #aotearoa #nznative #wanderwonder #wildlifeonearth #nzwildlife (at Poor Knights Islands) https://www.instagram.com/p/B56PVHpJ4od/?igshid=tsxj5nxthl3b

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