Miraz Jordan

I haven’t looked through all ~150 photos I took of 3 Ngutuparore, Wrybill at the beach just now, but this shot clearly shows its bill curves to its right. 🐦

A relatively small pale plover with a long black bill curving to the right

I initially thought they were Tuturiwhatu, Banded dotterel.

RIP my Japanese Quail Glee, which leaves only one now, little Fliss, the striped one. Glee was full of zip, until she wasn't. 🐦

This Ring-Necked Dove was totally unfazed when Sasha and I walked past less than 2 metres away. They’re so friendly. 🐶 🐦

Now I understand why professionals have to stabilise their videos!

This mama pheasant was guarding a bevy of her babies. She stood her ground for a long time. 🐦

I always enjoy a visit from an Eastern Rosella. 🐦

This little green cutie is the Korimako | Bellbird 🐦 :

Bellbirds are green with a short, curved bill, slightly forked tail, and noisy whirring, fast and direct flight.

One of our more colourful birds, the Tīeke | North Island saddleback. 🐦

North Island saddlebacks have striking black plumage, a rufous chestnut saddle across their back, bright reddish-orange wattles … and a thin pale yellow band on the leading edge of the saddle.

Tuturiwhatu, Banded dotterels in the multiverse… 🐦

I’m pretty sure this is a female Kuruwhengi | Australasian shoveler with her 3 babies on our nearby lake. 🐦

A medium-sized dabbling duck with a large black spoon-shaped bill … females are mottled light brown with a dull brown bill and eyes, and brown-orange legs.

A pair of Eastern Rosellas has been taunting me for weeks now. Today I finally “caught” them. 🐦

A neighbour called and said she was watching the Matuku-hūrepo | Australasian bittern nearby so I rushed down to join her. My first time seeing this extremely rare and cryptic bird. 🐦

Status: Native, Nationally Critical

Bitterns are extremely cryptic and rarely seen.

This Matuku moana | White-faced heron saw me watching and kindly fished up something out of the lake for me. 🐦

I’m so ‘something’ that my neighbour has now seen the extremely cryptic and Nationally Critical Matuku-hūrepo, Australasian Bittern at our local lake 3 times, yet I haven’t seen it even once. She gave me permission to post her 2 iPhone photos from a couple of days ago. 🐦

I missed the focus on this but still wanted to post this adult and two baby Oystercatchers. 🐦

This rather ruffled looking baby bird stumbled across the deck and took refuge in the passionfruit. 🐦

Like mother like daughter — Oystercatcher adult and chick. 🐦

For the first time ever I tried recording video with my Fuji X-T2. This shifty looking character is either a South Island Pied Oystercatcher or a hybrid with the regular all-black Tōrea pango Variable Oystercatcher 🐦

Mōrena. Welcome to 2023. Pahirini Chaffinch 🐦.

Today I cleaned the used straw and shavings out of the quail run and gave the girls a fresh deep layer of bedding. 🐦

Oystercatcher: Ah yeah, gidday. Just sitting on my nest. You? 🐦

The Yellowhammers are singing a lot these days. This one was singing just by the house. Photo from January this year. 🐦

This is such a bird-filled time of year. All the birds come and sit on the flaxes by the house. This Kōurarini European goldfinch was just outside the window… 🐦

I heard a noise this morning I couldn’t quite make out. I thought maybe it was a hawk but it was too close and repeated too often without moving. Turned out it was this lovely Tikaokao California quail on the mulch pile by the front door. 🐦

Folks, you might like to see Take care for the Pied Stilt chicks about the baby birds currently trying to survive on our beach. Includes fantastic photos by Corne Ferreira, a visitor I was chatting to the other day. Location: Waikawa Beach, Horowhenua, Aotearoa New Zealand. 🐦

The other morning on the beach I spotted a group of Kuaka Godwit doing their thing then realised one bird looked quite different. I believe this is a Ruddy turnstone — I haven’t spotted them around here before. Second photo shows Kuaka for comparison. 🐦