Tītī wainui – Fairy Prion
Celebration of Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori/Māori Language Week 2021 -Tītī wainui – Fairy Prion
Fairy Tern Fishing Success
Photo series of a Fairy Tern in flight with captured fish
Fairy Tern Splashdown
Fairy Tern Splashdown – photo sequence showing a NZ Fairy Tern surfacing from a fishing plunge
Another Fairy Tern Courtship Feeding sequence
Another Fairy Tern courtship feeding sequence from Waipu
Fairy Tern Courtship feeding
Photo sequence showing courtship feeding of the critically endangered New Zealand Fairy Tern
Fairy Tern Dive
Photographing a diving sequence of the critically endangered New Zealand Fairy Tern / Tara iti
Fairy Tern / Tara iti
The main hope for our trip to Waipu Cove was to see the Fairy Tern / Tara iti. This is New Zealand’s smallest tern and most endangered bird with only approximately…
Fairy Prion
This week’s featured Hauraki Gulf seabird is the Fairy Prion. These beautiful blue/grey and white birds are abundant and reminiscent of pigeons of the sea with large flocks congregating at…