Nelson Feathers

Native birds and wildlife in Nelson, New Zealand

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Sunday, 29 March 2026

Kākāriki karaka - Update on the eggs sent to Isaac

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On Thursday 2026--3-12 we sent five kākāriki karaka eggs gathered from a nesting pair in the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary (see post below from...
Friday, 20 March 2026

Pīwakawaka - black morph

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Pīwakawaka (fantails) seen in New Zealand are commonly the pied morph. In the South Island we see the black morph pīwakawaka reasonably ofte...
Thursday, 19 March 2026

Ngirungiru - tomtit

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A friendly ngirungiru (tomtit, Petroica macrocephala ) is a common encounter in the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary. They're curious and come ...
Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Tūī

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It seems to have been a month since my last post, and I have far too many bird photos in store. Perhaps a rainy weekend is needed so I can c...
Thursday, 19 February 2026

Kākāriki karaka - egg gathering

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For much of this summer a few of us in the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary kākāriki karaka monitoring team have been searching for parakeet nests ...
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Saturday, 31 January 2026

Kiwi pukupuku

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Forty one kiwi pukupuku (little spotted kiwi) were taken from a large population on Kapiti Island and reintroduced to the Brook Waimārama S...
Sunday, 25 January 2026

Kākāriki karaka - more portraits

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I never turn down an opportunity to photograph my favourite birds in the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, so here are a few portraits from last vi...
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