Golden Bay 2024
52 photos, 1 video
Lake Killarney, Pakawau Beach, Wharariki Beach
Birds on Motueka Sandspit 2024
14 photos
FUNGI 2024
24 photos
Boulder Bank 2024
52 photos
2024 Waimarama Brook Sanctuary Nelson
35 photos, 1 video
2024 South Island Trip to see NZ Flora and Fauna
235 photos
Arthur's Pass, Westland, Lake Hayes, Te Anau, Wanaka, Tekapo, Kaikoura & back to Nelson
Alpine Flora on Blackbirch Range Marlborough...
27 photos
27-12-23
Lake Matiri Kahurangi National Park
8 photos
Birding in New South Wales Australia
152 photos, 1 video
October 2023
2023 Waimarama Brook Sanctuary Nelson
116 photos, 1 video
Fungi 2023
405 photos
Fungi & More in the Lake Rotoiti Region
84 photos
Nelson Lakes National Park
Motueka Sand Spit and Golden Bay
89 photos, 1 video
2023
Lyall Buller Gorge to Karamea Westcoast of NZ
76 photos
Oparara Basin and the Heaphy Track are in Kahurangi National Park
Birds on or Flying near the Boulder Bank in...
61 photos, 1 video
Blackbirch Range with Driftwood Eco-tours
65 photos, 1 video
Day Trip up to the Alpine Zone at 1330mts in Marlborough December 2022 and 2020
Brook Sanctuary Nelson
387 photos, 3 videos
Waimarama Brook Sanctuary
Fungi 2022
476 photos, 1 video
Nature Books that I have recently had published
4 photos
Auckland City
23 photos
This is the largest city in NZ
Earth Emotions Climate Change
15 photos
Exhibition in Nelson New Zealand
Mt Owen Alpine Flora
67 photos, 1 video
Highest mountain in Kahurangi National Park 1875mts
Christchurch Botanical Gardens & City
58 photos
Cruises and Walk Marlborough Sounds
67 photos
Rutherford Probus Club cruise from Picton to Motuara Island, Ship Cove and Punga Cove.
Walk from Tennyson Inlet to Wilsons Bay as well as viewing the Gannet Colony at Waimaru Bay
Pelorus Bridge Reserve, Marlborough
94 photos, 1 video
A Bird a Day over Lockdown, A Flower a Day from...
18 photos, 1 video
All taken in my garden
Fungi 2021
397 photos
This has been the best season for fungi in years
FUNGI 2020
56 photos
In the Nelson/Marlborough Region
Westport / Buller Region
125 photos, 1 video
Fungi seen on both ends of the Old Ghost Trail and in Westport. Shags seen in Westport. Tomtit and Weka and Fungi at Denniston.
Lake Brunner May 2021
86 photos
Fungi, Ferns and Mosses in the Rainforest
Hamilton / Waikato, North Island
31 photos
South Island Trip 2021
175 photos
Drove from Nelson to Hokitika on the West Coast to Fox Glacier down to Lake Wanaka, up to Mt Cook National Park, over to Christchurch on the East Coast, up to Kaikoura and back to Nelson
ZEALANDIA Wildlife Sanctuary
44 photos
A 225hectare Ecosanctuary in Karori, Wellington
Tuatara & Lizards of NZ
9 photos
Nga Manu Reserve
12 photos
Dun Saddle to the Maitai Dam
27 photos
Rutherford Probus club members flew from the Maitai Dam to the Dun Saddle and we walked the 10kms back to the dam
NZ Alpine Flora Tour 5 Days with Driftwood...
136 photos
From Blenheim through the Rainbow to Hanmer, Mt Dobson [Fairlie] Ohau Ski-field Lake Ohau, Mt Hutt [Methven] to Christchurch.
Rainbow Skifield Nelson Lakes National Park
68 photos
Alpine Flora Tour with Driftwood Eco-tours and Nelson Botanical Society field trip.
Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park
110 photos
Driftwood Alpine Flora Tours Blackbirch Range...
95 photos
This was a 8 hour day trip driving from Blenheim to the top of Blackbirch Range in the Awatere Valley looking at alpine flora up and down the mountain
December 2018 was an excellent year of alpine...
Mt Arthur Kahurangi National Park
78 photos
Walk up to Mt Arthur Hut through the enchanted forest, then
views just above the bushline in the alpine zone at 1,300mts on 'marble mountain' The top of Mt Arthur is 1,795 mts high.
Walk from carpark...
Takaka Hill Walkway
18 photos
This loop walkway is up to 8kms around. It is near the top of Takaka Hill which is in between Tasman Bay and Golden Bay, top of the South Island.
Lichens in NZ
62 photos
Lichens are a fungi that have discovered agriculture.
There are over 2000 lichens in NZ
Here are lichens growing in the forest, on the coast, in alpine and sub-alpine and in urban and pastoral...
Marlborough Sounds
86 photos, 1 video
These sounds are at the top of the South Island NZ
Blackbirch Range Awatere Valley Marlborough
38 photos
This was an excellent alpine plant day tour with Driftwood Eco-tours who are based in Blenheim. Blackbirch is 1600mts / 5,500ft high
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Alpine Flora Tour with Driftwood Eco-Tours
98 photos
This was a 4 day tour from Christchurch to Mt Hutt, Mt Dobson and Lake Ohau Skifields to see alpine flora on these mountains.
We visited a garden in Windwhistle
Alpine Tour with Driftwood Eco-Tours
67 photos
This was a 4 day tour from Blenheim through the Rainbow - Hanmer - Porters Pass - Flock Hill Lodge - Mt Cheeseman- Arthurs Pass - Back to Blenheim via the Molesworth
I can thoroughly recommend this...
Cape Foulwind, near Westport
22 photos
West Coast of the South Island
Lake Wanaka and Grebes
27 photos
Oamaru and Moeraki Region
53 photos
East Coast of the South Island
Westcoast NZ
57 photos
A 3 day round trip.
Nelson-Punakaikai-Greymouth-Lake Brunner-Reefton-Lake Rotoiti-Nelson
Fungi varieties in NZ
283 photos
These fungi varieties were nearly all photographed in Nelson/Marlborough and Westcoast regions New Zealand
Cortinarius, Gliophorus, Humidicutis, Hygrocybe,...
194 photos
These were seen mostly in the Nelson/Marlborough region New Zealand
Coral, Icicle, Club, Earth Tongues & Pouch Fungi
72 photos
These were seen in the Nelson/Marlborough Region New Zealand in the autumn months.
Earthstars,Earthballs, Birdsnest, Stinkhorn,...
57 photos
These fungi are found on the ground or on twigs or wood.in New Zealand
Fungi in Queensland, Australia
13 photos
Insects and More
76 photos
In New Zealand
Abel Tasman National Park
88 photos
This park is in the Nelson region and is a 'Great Walk' It is a coastal walk of 51kms with DOC [dept of conservation] huts along the way as well as campsites.
Kahurangi National Park
112 photos
This is the 2nd Largest park in NZ. It is in NW Nelson.
This is a Day's Coastal Walk to Kahurangi Lighthouse and Hut Wading through 1-3 Rivers Along the Way.
Mt Owen is the highest moutain in this...
Cobb Dam, Sylvester Lakes Region
40 photos
Kahurangi National Park..Rutherford Probus club flew by helicopter from the Cobb Ridge Shelter to Iron Lake then walked down the ridge around Lake Sylvester passing Sylvester hut into the Beech...
Lake Rotoiti, Tophouse Nelson Lakes National Park
78 photos
These orchids grow beside the tracks and flower early summer. Most of them have very small flowers.
Nelson Lakes National Park - Lake Rotoiti
38 photos
Beeby's Knob is in Richmond Forest Park, it looks over to Nelson Lakes National Park
Mt Richmond Forest Park
33 photos
Pelorus Bridge and track to the Emerald Pools and Mt Richmond
Golden Bay Scenes, Flowers
21 photos
Farewell Spit Golden Bay
44 photos
This Spit is 27kms long and has an Australasian Gannet Colony at Sea Level of 10,000 Nesting Birds.
Motueka Sand Spit Nelson
114 photos
Before and After Cyclone Gita
Bar-tailed Godwits, Red Knots, Ruddy Turnstones, Oystercatchers, Terns, Stilts, Gulls, Herons
Nelson City and Region NZ
123 photos, 1 video
Sunsets from the Huge Forest Fires
12 photos
Over 2300ha of forest have been burnt in the tinder dry conditions fanned by strong winds.
Views from our Home
120 photos
We overlook the sea towards the mountains in Nelson, New Zealand
My Garden
199 photos
In All Seasons
Kite Festival in Nelson 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
43 photos, 2 videos
[Not Quite Nature Photography]
Autumn Trees and Forests
24 photos
Seen in New Zealand
NZ Landscapes
141 photos
Quirky Letterboxes & Icons
26 photos
Plants of Borneo
19 photos
COSTA RICA BIRDS [1] 2020
139 photos, 2 videos
I went with 'Mirrabac' tour company and spent 18 days staying in 8 different lodges mostly in national parks in this amazing country full of stunning wildlife.
COSTA RICA Birds [2]
68 photos
COSTA RICA Birds [3]
46 photos, 1 video
Hummingbirds
COSTA RICA, Frogs, Snakes, Lizards, Iguanas
42 photos
Frogs Seen in 'Frog Heaven' in Sarapiqui
COSTA RICA Animals
31 photos
COSTA RICA Scenes, Flowers, Butterflies
71 photos
COSTA RICA Tarcoles, and River Cruise
46 photos
Tarcoles is on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
COSTA RICA Tortuguero River and Village
57 photos
There is no road to Tortuguero, hence the river cruise to get there.
Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica
128 photos
A fantastic 3 week cruise with Zegrahm Co. based in Seattle
[USA] January 2016
King Penguins South Georgia
67 photos, 1 video
I was in South Georgia January 2016.
Here are King Penguins & their chicks
2019 Crater Lakes Rainforest Queensland Australia
80 photos, 4 videos
Birds and Wildlife in the Crater Lakes National Park, Queensland, Australia
Victoria's Riflebird 'Bird of Paradise'
17 photos, 2 videos
These photographs were all taken at Crater Lakes Rainforest Cottage Lake Eacham, Atherton Tablelands Queensland Cairns Australia
This bird is endemic to this region.
Birds and Wildlife Crater Lakes National Park
74 photos
Most of these photographs were taken in Crater Lakes Rainforest Atherton Tablelands Queensland Australia
Atherton Tablelands-Lake Eacham Birds & Wildlife
69 photos
All of these photos were taken in Queensland Australia
2019 Atherton Tablelands
34 photos, 1 video
Queensland Australia
2019 Port Douglas-Daintree National Park...
80 photos
2019 Trinity Beach-Cairns
49 photos
Queensland Australia
Cairns Esplanade, Trinity Beach, Port Douglas
73 photos, 1 video
Queensland Australia
Wildlife on Mission Beach, Cairns Estuary, Port...
44 photos
Queensland Australia 2012 & 2015
Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia...
50 photos
This wildlife was seen in Townsville and on Magnetic Island 2015. The Galahs and Lorikeets were photographed on the Sunshine Coast.
Cradle Mountain National Park Tasmania Australia
18 photos
March 2002
Galapagos Islands August 2016
212 photos
A 2 week trip with' Zegrahm' [USA] expedition company that I couldn't fault
Pantanal Brazil
116 photos
4 Days in the Pantanal plus Iguaza and Rio de Janeiero
Patagonia Highlights
31 photos
We were there in March 2003
California Birding with 'VENT' Tours
138 photos, 1 video
2 week tour started from San Francisco to Bodega Bay, Sacramento Valley, South Lake Tahoe, Bishop, Lee Vining, Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes, Yosemite National Park, Monterey and back to San Francisco....
Shore Birds of Florida & San Francisco
68 photos
These photos were taken in Nov-Dec 2014
Florida-USA Owls, Birds of Prey
25 photos
These photos were taken in Nov-Dec in Florida 2014
Florida Wetland Birds
111 photos
These magnificent birds and animals were in the wetlands Florida USA Nov-Dec 2014
Florida Perching Birds
38 photos
These birds and animals were all seen in Florida Nov-Dec 2014
Flowers of Alaska 2013
78 photos
Most of these were seen in Homer and on the Chugach Mountains in Anchorage.
Homer Spit Alaska 2013
64 photos
We stayed on this spit for 6 wonderful days in June 2013
Nesting Birds on the Boulder Bank NZ
97 photos, 1 video
At the lighthouse end near the cut were Red-billed Gulls and White-fronted Terns. Walking towards the lighthouse were Black-backed Gulls, Variable Oystercatchers and Banded Dotterels
Nesting Birds on the Boulder Bank
70 photos, 1 video
'Albatross Encounter' Pelagic tour in Kaikoura NZ
49 photos, 1 video
The Kaikoura canyon is a meeting place for converging warm and cold currents, causing upwellings of nutrient rich water that trigger a vibrant food chain. This food abundance sustains the thriving...
NZ Albatrosses & Mollymawks
65 photos
These were taken on the 'Albatross Encounter' from the boat in Kaikoura NZ.
The last photographs were taken on Campbell Island
DOTTERELS Banded & NZ
46 photos
Blue Ducks, Ducks, Teal, Shovelers in NZ
117 photos, 2 videos
Blue Ducks Mostly seen in fast-flowing mountain streams.
Wood Ducks are seen near ponds and dams a rare vagrant to NZ
Grey teal are common near water.
NZ Scaup are found throughout NZ
Australasian...
Grebes Australasian Crested & Dabchick [NZ Grebe]
49 photos
Live on lakes in the South Island
GANNETS Australasian
43 photos
Nesting at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay
Australasian Gannet Colony
25 photos, 1 video
1,200 pairs nest here.
GODWITS Bar-tailed & Red KNOTS
118 photos
These were seen on the boulder bank Nelson and on Motueka sandspit. The Godwits are in NZ from Sept-March flying from Alaska to NZ without stopping 11,000kms following breeding. It is the longest...
Swamp Harrier or Australasian Harrier
5 photos
NZ HERONS White & White-faced
68 photos, 1 video
KINGFISHER Sacred
49 photos
These were all seen on the boulder bank in Nelson NZ
OYSTERCATCHERS, Pied & Variable
72 photos
PETRELS Giant, Cape, White-chinned
18 photos
Spur-winged Plover, Masked Lapwing
8 photos
RUDDY TURNSTONE
16 photos
These are migrant birds and are here feeding between Sept-March
SHAGS [Cormorants] Little Pied, Pied, Spotted
73 photos
SHEARWATERS - Fluttering, Huttons
8 photos
SPOONBILLS Royal NZ
32 photos
STILTS Pied NZ
60 photos, 3 videos
These pied stilts nested near the boulder bank in Nelson
Swan Black
33 photos
Abundant naturalised introduction to NZ
TERNS Black-fronted, Caspian & White-fronted
150 photos, 2 videos
All seen in the Nelson region, the Caspians are the largest tern
WRYBILL 'Ngutuparore'
13 photos
Bellbird NZ 'Korimako'
32 photos
Falcon New-Zealand
7 photos
These photos were taken at the New-Zealand national bird of prey centre in Rotorua
Fantail, NZ 'Piwakawaka'
39 photos
Fernbird
6 photos
Uncommon
Geese
9 photos
Canadian and Greylag
Green Finch, Yellow Hammer, Redpoll, Chaffinch,...
43 photos
Kaka NZ Parrot
12 photos
KEA NZ Alpine Parrot
17 photos
These large parrots are very comical and seen on alpine passes in NZ
Morepork 'Ruru'
3 photos
New-Zealand's Owl. It is unusual to have seen it in this tree during the day.
PIGEON NZ
31 photos
Kereru
Pipit NZ
5 photos
Pukeko Swamphen
21 photos, 1 video
These Pukekos are very common and live in wetland areas often feed on farmland.
Quail California, & Skylarks
20 photos
Rifleman NZ Wren
9 photos
The smallest bird in NZ. Very difficult to photograph as they never stand still
Robin [South & North Island] & Tomtits
35 photos
Silvereyes & Welcome Swallows
64 photos
Silvereyes eat small insects and drink sugar water in our gardens
Skylark Eurasian, Common Starling
10 photos
'Hihi' Stitchbird & Saddleback 'Tieke'
13 photos
Thrushes, Blackbirds, Sparrows
38 photos
Tomtit & Grey Warbler
5 photos
Tuis NZ
88 photos, 1 video
These birds are honeyeaters native of New Zealand. Their song is beautiful
Weka, Woodhen
22 photos
Flightless Endemic NZ Bird
NZ Sub-Antarctica Islands
89 photos
Campbell Island, Enderby Island part of Auckland Islands.
I went down to these islands with Heritage Expeditions for one week leaving from Dunedin on the ship 'Spirit of Enderby' It took 3 days to...
NZ Mistletoes
18 photos
Flowering Dec-Jan
Native Trees/Flowers of NZ
121 photos
Ferns & Mosses NZ
80 photos
and Fern Allies
NZ Orchids
194 photos
All of our orchids are small in size & many have green flowers.
NZ Alpine Flowers
115 photos
The next 26 Albums are all New-Zealand's Alpine Flora
NZ Flora. Aciphylla Speargrasses, Spaniards
64 photos
These species are nearly all found in the alpine zone, some are very spiky.
Anisotome NZ
25 photos
These plants grow mainly in the alpine zone and in the Sub-Antarctica Islands of NZ
Astelia
7 photos
Bulbinella NZ
8 photos
These grow in damp meadows and flower in December
Carmichaelia NZ Broom
8 photos
Many of NZ brooms are leafless
Celmisia NZ Daisies
78 photos
NZ has about 70 different Celmisias
Veronica (Chionohebe) NZ
7 photos
These are mat-type alpine plants
NZ Clematis
20 photos
Crassula multicaulis
3 photos
Nationally Endangered
I discovered this species growing on gravel on the Rainbow skifield Nelson Lakes National Park
NZ Dolichoglottis Snow marguerites
14 photos
These grow near waterfalls or beside streams
NZ Epilobium Willowherbs
26 photos
These grow mainly in the alpine zone, NZ
NZ Euphrasia Eyebrights
17 photos
These plants are very showy when in flower
NZ Gentians Gentianella
26 photos
These gentians grow amongst tussock grass,and on our Sub-Antarctica Islands
NZ Haastia Vegetable sheep
27 photos
These are endemic alpine plants of NZ, growing on scree or rock.
Kelliera
12 photos
Thymelaeaceae
The Daphne Family
NZ Raoulia Vegetable sheep
37 photos
Another type of vegetable sheep
Leucogenes NZ Edelweiss
8 photos
We have 5 species of Edelweiss in NZ
Leptinella NZ
39 photos
These plants have small flowers, many grow in the alpine zone
Lignocarpa NZ
5 photos
These are alpine plants growing on scree slopes
Lobelia NZ
20 photos
Some of these flowers are very sweet scented
NZ Montia
15 photos
Most of these grow in damp places in the alpine zone
NZ Myosotis Forget-me-nots
40 photos
NZ Forget-me-nots are nearly all white/yellow flowers
NZ Notothlaspi Penwipers
13 photos
These 2 species grow in the alpine zone
Poranthera alpina
4 photos
Found only in Kahurangi National Park growing on marble
NZ Ranunculus Buttercups
38 photos
Most of these Ranunculus are alpine plants
Stellaria NZ Chickweed
4 photos
These grow in scree or amongst tussock grasses
Wahlenbergia NZ Harebells
15 photos
These have small blue, white or cream flowers
Pandas in Wolong China
6 photos
I was there in 2002