DoC tracks Muriwai gannets to map potential bird flu spread
In October, 15 gannets from the colony in West Auckland had a small tag carefully taped to their…
Dinosaur-like shoebill bird stalks, devours snake in Uganda swamp
Last month we featured footage of an enormous, dinosaur-like shoebill that had landed on a tour boat in Uganda…
Video shows moment seagull leaves Māori TV journalist Jessica Tyson bleeding
Several other notable Kiwis shared their disbelief at the clip in the comments. The Hits Breakfast co-host Ben…
‘Naughty Boy’ pelican draws in visitors and locals in coastal tourist town of Kalbarri
A pelican named Naughty Boy has become notorious for his silly antics, which are drawing visitors to a…
Photographer Recreates Kingfisher Shot That Took Six Years in Just Six Minutes
It took six years for Alan McFadyen to capture the kingfisher diving photo on a DSLR camera in…
Warning for concertgoers as Napier street festival canned
All ticketholders have been promised a refund, and a post says inner city live music haunt Paisley Stage…
Watch: Hawke’s Bay dotterel nests crushed as beachgoers ignore warning signs
They also build small driftwood fences around the nest’s border. The group decided to place a trail camera…
Giant shoebill that greeted tourists in Africa has razor-sharp beak
Earlier this week we shared footage of an enormous, prehistoric-looking bird that had landed on a tour boat…
Tiny NZ tern puts Contact Energy’s $300m Glorit solar farm in doubt
The Department of Conservation had raised concerns about tara iti and other birds colliding with solar panels. The…
No shore thing: Steve Braunias on the perfectly deformed wrybill snubbed again for Bird of the Year
Everything was going so well at the Ashley River until I turned up. I happened to be in…
‘Bird of the Year’ kārearea turns on Wellington walkers
It has given her even more of an appreciation for the majestic “Bird of the Year”. “It was…
Tiny Fossil Reveals Previously Unknown Songbird Lineage from New Zealand
Paleontologists have found the 2.9-cm-long fossilized foot bone of a possible bowerbird species at the Miocene locality of…