{"id":8198,"date":"2017-09-03T09:25:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T21:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=8198"},"modified":"2017-09-03T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T21:26:16","slug":"auckland-botanical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/8198","title":{"rendered":"Auckland Botanical Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8226\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tui_DSC2788-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tui_DSC2788-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tui_DSC2788-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tui_DSC2788-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tui_DSC2788-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tui feeding on Spring blossom nectar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Auckland Botanical Gardens are always worth visiting but Spring is especially beautiful as the flowering Magnolias and Cherries are stunning and attract a lot of birds. It is a great opportunity to get some Tui photos and there were a few long lenses in attendance during a recent visit despite the Cherries not being in full bloom.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8203\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tui_DSC2753-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tui_DSC2753-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tui_DSC2753-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tui_DSC2753-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tui_DSC2753-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tui amongst lichen greens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apart from the Tuis there are plenty of other native and introduced species and they seem far more trusting than in their usual urban environment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8200\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blackbird_DSC2761-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blackbird_DSC2761-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blackbird_DSC2761-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blackbird_DSC2761-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Blackbird_DSC2761-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blackbird male<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8202\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SongThrush_DSC2839-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SongThrush_DSC2839-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SongThrush_DSC2839-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SongThrush_DSC2839-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/SongThrush_DSC2839-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Song Thrush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pond is always worth exploring for ducks and dabchicks. The dabchicks often stay near the centre of the pond &nbsp;but on this visit I was lucky to find one near the edge and it happily tolerated my presence for some lovely close shots with a great painterly background from the reflected trees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8201\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dabchick_DSC3013-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dabchick_DSC3013-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dabchick_DSC3013-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dabchick_DSC3013-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dabchick_DSC3013-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Zealand Dabchick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All photos with Nikon D500 and Nikon 300mm f4 PF lens with 1.4x teleconverter.<\/p>\n<p>Entry to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aucklandbotanicgardens.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Auckland Botanical Gardens<\/a> is free and is a great stop even if you don&#8217;t want to photograph birds. I&#8217;m sure a flower photographer would have just as much fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auckland Botanical Gardens are always worth visiting but Spring is especially beautiful as the flowering Magnolias and Cherries are stunning and attract a lot of birds. 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Being more sheltered from the wind the vegetation became taller with tussock rising from calf to waist and chest height, dracophyllum and Macquarie Island Cabbage becoming common\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"birds","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/birds"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRata_D819422-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRata_D819422-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRata_D819422-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SouthernRata_D819422-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6038,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/6038","url_meta":{"origin":8198,"position":4},"title":"Enderby Island Falcons","author":"tony","date":"April 9, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"As we headed back across the grassed area behind the beach of Sandy Bay we met a small contingent led by Tui De Roy who were heading in search of a pair of New Zealand Falcons. We had heard stories of someone on a previous trip who had lost their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"birds","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/birds"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NZFalcon_D810001-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NZFalcon_D810001-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NZFalcon_D810001-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NZFalcon_D810001-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5910,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/5910","url_meta":{"origin":8198,"position":5},"title":"Enderby Island hike &#8211;  North shore","author":"tony","date":"March 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"After leaving the boardwalk we continued our Enderby Island hike heading east along the clifftops on the northern shore. 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