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wildlife-blair.bsky.social
Check out this green stink (eastern Otago). This beauty was showing how aptly named this species is.
#ecology #nzwildlife #wildlife #natgeo #lizards #ecology #biology #herpetology #skink #nz #newzealand
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
becfalconer.bsky.social
Not the best camera, but it’s still nice to share penguin joy! 🥰 #wildlife #NZwildlife #hoiho
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
josephguhlin.bsky.social
🐧We researched one of the world’s rarest #penguins. The yellow‑eyed penguin (aka hoiho/takaraka) isn’t one homogeneous species after all!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#hoiho #conservation #genomics #birds #nzwildlife #endangered #wildlife #nature
Hoiho - the world’s rarest penguin, fewer than 150 mainland pairs left
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
fluffysharknz.bsky.social
Takahe #takahe #nativenz #nzwildlife #nzbirds #birdart #art #drawing
September 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
fluffysharknz.bsky.social
Piwakawaka, the New Zealand fantail. #piwakawaka #fantail #bird #birdart #nzwildlife #cute #newzealand
September 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
fluffysharknz.bsky.social
Just playing around with colour blocking. I’ve always liked the look of it. #kakariki #parakeet #art #colourblocking #wildlife #nzwildlife #nzbirds #birdart
September 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
gruffharding.bsky.social
Birds #photography #nzwildlife #backyardphotography #PhotographyLovers
August 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
mike-chan.bsky.social
Kererū looking sleek and well insulated 🇳🇿

#nzwildlife
July 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Tadorna variegata
Pūtakitaki / Pūtangitangi / Paradise duck
Cromwell, South Island,
Aotearoa/New Zealand
#TadornaVariegata #Pūtakitaki #Pūtangitangi #ParadiseDuck #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Aves
July 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Tadorna variegata
Pūtakitaki / Pūtangitangi / Paradise duck
Cromwell, South Island,
Aotearoa/New Zealand
#TadornaVariegata #Pūtakitaki #Pūtangitangi #ParadiseDuck #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Aves
July 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Tadorna variegata
Pūtakitaki / Pūtangitangi / Paradise duck
Monkey Island Road, Orepuki,
South Island, New Zealand
#TadornaVariegata #Pūtakitaki #Pūtangitangi #ParadiseDuck #Aotearoa #NewZealand #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Aves
July 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
(Whio/Blue Duck)
Punanga Manu o Te Anau/Te Anau Bird Sanctuary
Te Anau, South Island,
Aotearoa/New Zealand,
May 2025
#HymenolaimusMalacorhynchos #Whio #BlueDuck ##birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
July 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Porphyrio hochstetteri #3
South Island Takahē
Punanga Manu o Te Anau/Te Anau Bird Sanctuary
Te Anau, South Island,
New Zealand
May 2025
#PorphyrioHochstetteri #SouthIslandTakahē #Takahē #birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
July 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Rhipidura fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa
Pīwakawaka / South Island Fantail
Lake Moeraki, South Island,
New Zealand,
June 2025
#RhipiduraFuliginosa #Pīwakawaka #SouthIslandFantail
#birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
July 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Arctocephalus forsteri
New Zealand fur seal/Kekeno
Katiki Point, Moeraki,
South Island, New Zealand
May 2025
#ArctocephalusForsteri #Kekeno #NewZealandFurSeal #Seals #NZseals #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #NZWildlife #Nature #KatikiPoint #Moeraki #NewZealand
July 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Gallirallus australis
Western Weka
Punakaki, South Island,
New Zealand
June 2025
#GallirallusAustralis #WesternWeka #Weka #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Aves
July 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Haematopus unicolor
(Tōrea pango / Variable oystercatcher)
Timaru Beach
South Island
New Zealand
31st May 2025
#HaematopusUnicolor #TōreaPango #VariableOystercatcher #birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
July 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Fulica atra australis
The Australian coot
Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown,
South Island, New Zealand,
June 2025
#FulicaAtraAustralis #Kāmana #Pūteketeke #AustralianCoot #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Aves
June 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Podiceps cristatus
Kāmana / Pūteketeke / Australasian crested grebe
Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown,
South Island, New Zealand,
June 2025
#PodicepsCristatus #Kāmana #Pūteketeke #AustralasianCrestedGrebe #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Aves
June 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Petroica macrocephala
Ngirungiru / South Island Tomtit
Lake Moeraki, South Island,
New Zealand,
June 2025
#PetroicaMacrocephala #Ngirungiru #SouthIslandTomtit
#NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
June 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Aythya novaeseelandiae
Papango / Matapouri / Titiporangi /Rraipo / New Zealand scaup / Black teal
Christchurch, South Island,
New Zealand
#AythyaNovaeseelandiae #Matapouri #NewZealandScaup #birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
June 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Rhipidura fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa
Pīwakawaka / New Zealand fantail
Duvauchelle, Banks Peninsula,
Canterbury Region, New Zealand,
June 2025
#RhipiduraFuliginosa #Pīwakawaka #NewZealandFantail #birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
June 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Anthornis melanura
Korimako / Makomako / Kōmako / New Zealand bellbird
Akaroa, New Zealand
June 2025
#AnthornisMelanura #Korimako #NewZealandBellbird #birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
June 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
hakeafan.bsky.social
Haematopus unicolor
(Tōrea pango / Variable oystercatcher)
Barry's Bay, Banks Peninsula,
Canterbury Region, New Zealand,
June 2025
#HaematopusUnicolor #TōreaPango #VariableOystercatcher #birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves
June 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM