Photography

Through the lens

For 2023, high resolution electronic images are available on request for a small fee: NZ$40 + GST for individuals wanting to create a single art print of any size, NZ$50 + GST for all other uses such as accompanying articles and research reports. Images are free for a single use, with photographer's credit, for conservation trusts and university students (for university study, not funded research). If the image is to be used in multiple medias (e.g. website, brochure, information panel) then a fee of $40 + GST will apply to conservation trusts. Below is a small selection of available images, contact me for a selection of images of a particular species. Please seek permission before copying and using images from my website or social media.

Kererū/wood pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), Whanganui, July 2022. Photo: Louise Thomas.

Photography

New Zealand dotterel/Tūturiwhatu (Charadrius obscurus), Waikanae Beach, October 2021.

Southern black-backed gull/karoro (Larus dominicanus), Hutt Estuary, May 2022.

North Island robin/Toutouwai (Petroica longipes), Bushy Park, Whanganui, July 2022.

Banded dotterel/tūturiwhatu (Charadrius bicinctus), Waikanae Beach, October 2021.

Bar-tailed godwit/kuaka (Limosa lapponica), Foxton Estuary, February 2022.

Morepork/Ruru (Ninox novaeseelandiae), Lake Westmere, Whanganui, July 2022.

Nankeen night heron/umu kōtuku (Nycticorax caledonicus), Upokongaro, Whanganui, July 2021.

Kererū/wood pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), Lower Hutt, August 2022.

Bellbird/Korimako (Anthornis melanura), Kapiti Island, April 2022.

Bellbird/Korimako (Anthornis melanura), Dunedin Botanic Garden, January 2022.

North Island robin/Toutouwai (Petroica longipes), Bushy Park, Whanganui, July 2022.

Grey duck/Pārera (Anas superciliosa), Manor Park Golf Sanctuary, Lower Hutt, December 2020.

Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), Woburn, Lower Hutt, September 2021.

Banded dotterel/tūturiwhatu (Charadrius bicinctus), Waikanae Beach, January 2022.

Australasian crested grebe/Pūteketeke (Podiceps cristatus), Cromwell, January 2022.

Australasian gannet/tākapu (Morus serrator), Hutt River Mouth.

Welcome Swallow/warou (Hirundo neoxena) stopping briefly for a rest, Pauatahanui. April 2021.

Caspian Tern/taranui (Hydroprogne caspia), Hutt Estuary.

Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae).

New Zealand dabchick/weweia (Poliocephalus rufopectus).

Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae).

New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae), aka kārearea.

Sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus), aka kōtare.

Wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis), aka tauhou and silvereye, cuddling pair.

New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae), aka kārearea, with a fresh kill.

Kaka (Nestor meridionalis), aka brown parrot, Wellington, June 2020.

Bellbird (Anthornis melanura), aka korimako, in red-flowering mistletoe.

Fantail or pīwakawaka (Rhipidura fuliginosa).

White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae).

Kererū, aka wood pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae).

White-fronted tern (Sterna striata), Petone Beach.

White-fronted terns (Sterna striata), Petone Beach.

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), adult male.

Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), aka kuaka, Petone Beach.

White heron (Ardea modesta), aka kōtuku, taking flight, Hutt Estuary. Nationally critical.

Australian coot (Fulica atra), Lake Taupo.

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), adult male.

House sparrow (Passer domesticus).

Buff Orpington drake (Anas platyrhynchos).

Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor), mother and juvenile.

Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen).

White heron (Ardea modesta), aka kōtuku.

Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis).

Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) male.

Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus).

Kererū, aka wood pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae).

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Fantail or pīwakawaka (Rhipidura fuliginosa).

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae).

White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus).

Royal spoonbills (Platalea regia).

Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) preening on the Hutt River.

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) at the beach.

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).

Southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus).

Eurasian blackbird, male (Turdus merula).

Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena).

Wax-eye trio (Zosterops lateralis), aka silvereye and tauhou, parent and two offspring.

Sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus), aka kōtare, head shot.

Adult pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus).

Two juvenile pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus).

Chorus Cicada (Amphipsalta zelandica).

Immature Southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus) in flight.

Southern black-backed gulls/karoro (Larus dominicanus), Foxton, February 2022.

Pied shag (Phalacrocorax varius) at the Hutt Estuary, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) eating breakfast by the Hutt River.

Little black shags (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris).

Pounamu, greenstone, or nephrite jade, from New Zealand.

California quail (Callipepla californica).

Little shag (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) head shot.

Black-billed gulls (Larus bulleri), aka tarāpuka. Nationally Critical (the most threatened gull species in the world).

Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), in a kowhai tree.

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), murmuration close-up.

Southern black-backed gull/karoro (Larus dominicanus), Plimmerton, March 2022.

White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) at the Hutt Estuary.

Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae).

Southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus) with party balloon fragment - highlighting the dangers of plastics and party balloons as marine waste. Image published in Artists Down Under magazine - May 2019.