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The smallest of the small - tiny titipounamu are Aoatearoa’s smallest bird! They’re such little characters. Have you seen them? ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #cutebirb #birdventure #birdsofaotearoa #nz_birds #wanderer #wildernessculture #conservationphotography #nikonnz #nikond500 #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdsofinstagram #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #bird_lovers_daily #bird_captures #bird_lovers #birds_adored #discover_earth https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3PWbAJSzy/?igshid=1tasj3khb1jp3

New Zealand Pipits / pīhoihoi are such underrated birds. They’re really quite gorgeous (and they know it!). I spent a long time watching this one strut around the beach at Tāwharanui, picking up morsels from the sand. #birdventurenz #cutebirb #birdventure #birdsofaotearoa #nz_birds #wanderer #wildernessculture #conservationphotography #nikonnz #nikond500 #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdsofinstagram #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #bird_lovers_daily #bird_captures #bird_lovers #birds_adored #discover_earth https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3q1Y7J-fq/?igshid=1fe3yvvjhdeub

Because two smol round endangered birds are better than one! Had such a blast hanging out with these wee Black robins back in February. #birdventurenz #birdventure #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer #aotearoa #birdsofaotearoa #raw_birds #bird_brilliance #birds_adored #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #thebrillianceofbirds #newzealand #wildnz #nzfinds #endangeredspecies #nikonnz #nikond500 #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_watchers_daily #bird_lovers #birb #round #chathamislands https://www.instagram.com/p/B_N42tIJujX/?igshid=19ubi5oxmmq9i

Kea are always ready for their close ups! Even though the light was fading, the golden sun against the higher slopes made a nice background for this young bird. #birdventurenz #your_best_birds #birds_adored #birdsofinstagram #birds_captures #bird_brilliance #nuts_about_birds #eye_spy_birds #bird_watchers_daily #bird_lovers #nikonnz #nikonphotography #nikond500 #portraitperfection #gold #mountains #birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #planet_birds #parrotsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_lI1faprqD/?igshid=1l5n72iahqqg7

I can't resist that stare ~⁠⠀ We often see albatross around Northern Aotearoa! As well as our small resident population of Northern Buller's albatross on Manawatāwhi (The Three Kings islands), we get many visitors from the subantarctic. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ White-capped albatross | Hauraki Gulf, 2018⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #seabird #albatross #birdventure #birdsofaotearoa #nz_birds #wanderer #wildernessculture #ocean #conservationphotography #nikonnz #nikond500 #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdsofinstagram #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #bird_lovers_daily #bird_captures #bird_lovers #birds_adored #discover_earth #haurakigulf #seachange #seabirdscience #fieldbiologist https://www.instagram.com/p/CAOih-2JLq2/?igshid=c91hxae92taj

A Buller's albatross doing some wing-origami. It looks complicated folding all that flight-gear into place!⁠ When albatross are soaring, they have a special tendon that locks their wings in place so they don't have to 'hold' them open - it saves them energy on those endless flights over the ocean.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #seabird #albatross #birdventure #birdsofaotearoa #nz_birds #wanderer #wildernessculture #ocean #conservationphotography #nikonnz #nikond500 #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdsofinstagram #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #bird_lovers_daily #bird_captures #bird_lovers #birds_adored #discover_earth https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nmo1_JZ_Z/?igshid=136hojwvsvz7m

Balanced on a wingtip! Stunning Salvin's albatross from a pelagic with @albatrossencounterkaikoura a while back.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #seabird #albatross #birdventure #birdsofaotearoa #nz_birds #wanderer #wildernessculture #ocean #conservationphotography #nikonnz #nikond500 #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdsofinstagram #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #bird_lovers_daily #bird_captures #bird_lovers #birds_adored #discover_earth #haurakigulf #seachange #seabirdscience #fieldbiologist⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ https://www.instagram.com/p/CAbyUDWJlNy/?igshid=s6tocmt7m3ib

How’s everyone doing? I’m looking forward to digging into some solid PhD work this week! It’s always nice to get a little boost of motivation, so I’m going to make the most of it. Parekareka - Spotted shag, Riverton 2018⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #seabird #shagadelic #shag #birdventure #birdsofaotearoa #nz_birds #wanderer #wildernessculture #ocean #conservationphotography #nikonnz #nikond500 #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #raw_birds #birdsofinstagram #bird_brilliance #nzfinds #newzealand #aotearoa #bird_lovers_daily #bird_captures #bird_lovers #birds_adored #discover_earth #highkey https://www.instagram.com/p/CABpKQlpMxd/?igshid=1j9ioli3zu2o2