Friday 27 September 2013

A few photos from fieldwork in New Zealand

I was lucky enough in 2010 and 2012 to travel to New Zealand's North Island with Cody Dey to conduct research on a cooperatively breeding bird, the pukeko. I'm posting just a few photo highlights of the beautiful field site at Tawharanui Regional Park. For more details on the study system, Cody's research, and the fieldwork, check out Cody's research website and blog!


New Zealand locals!



A pukeko and his reflection.



On the same theme, a pied stilt and his reflection. 



Tawharanui sunset. 



Watching pukeko social interactions took up a good piece of our time!



We also conducted a side project on supplemental feeding in endangered pateke. 



The beach at Tawharanui is one of the main attractions of the park. 



It's easy to see why!



It rains a lot, which means that there are also a lot of rainbows.



The tui, an iconic New Zealand bird, and one of my favourites. 



Tawharanui is an Open Sanctuary, and saddlebacks were recently re-introduced! For more information, check out this article.



A pukeko adult and juvenile. 



A noble-looking pukeko!




A pohutukawa tree (a.k.a., New Zealand Christmas tree) in bloom.



Beautiful sunrise over Christian Bay.

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