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Quero-Quero/Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
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Tuturuatu! Southeast island or Rangatira is the stronghold of this tiny endemic - the shore plover. As soon as we landed, we were surrounded by little peeping, scurrying birds on the rock platforms. It was truly special to see these little birds again and watch them from the land instead of the sea! They’re extremely good at hopping along on one leg…
#birdventurenz #shorebird #boing #nzbirds #chathamsislands #rangatira #your_best_birds #birdsofinstagram #birds_adored #birds_captures #bird_brilliance #thebrillianceofbirds #cute #bounce #nikon @nikonnz @docgovtnz #nz_birds #nuts_about_birds #bird_lovers_daily #bird_lovers https://www.instagram.com/p/B8zM2E-pFDg/?igshid=12ggs3la5080u
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Who doesn’t love a little bumblebee bird! This tiny tuturuatu shore plover chick was difficult to keep track of amongst the rock pools and lichen stippled rocks of Rangatira island, but I did manage to sneak a few photos. ⠀ ⠀ #birdventurenz #thebrillianceofbirds #nzbirds #your_best_birds #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #birds_adored @docgovtnz @forestandbird @nz_birds @nikonnz #nikond500 #nikon #birdphotography #feathered_perfection #aotearoa #chathamislands #rarebird #extinctionisforever #endangeredspecies #bird_lovers_daily #bird_lovers #nature_brilliance #eathcaptures #wilderness #explore #adventure #fieldbiology #fieldbiologist https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Knq5Gp85G/?igshid=1h4ksvdilo6zv
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A lone cat is thought to be responsible for another disastrous breeding season at an embattled native shorebird colony.
A solitary fledgling was tagged this season at the Eastbourne banded dotterel colony, the lone survivor from 14 nests established along the roughly 300-metre long stretch of beach on the eastern shores of Wellington Harbour in Lower Hutt.
Parker Jones, co-ordinator from the Mainland Island Restoration Organisation (MIRO), said it appeared a domestic tabby cat, which had repeatedly been caught on camera terrorising the colony, all but wiped out the eggs and chicks. It is believed the same cat had been responsible for predating the colony last year, when not a single bird born at the site survived.
The cat had evaded a live catch trap at the beach. A trapping programme that targets most other mammalian predators protects the colony.
The ground nesting birds, which the Department of Conservation classifies as nationally vulnerable, typically lay three eggs per nest.
Many of the dotterel pairs had renested two or three times and Jones said it had been hard for volunteers monitoring the site to keep finding the chicks disappearing overnight.
The dotterels had left the colony early this year which Jones said was evidence the adults, which did not appear to have been predated, had given up for the season.
A lone cat is thought to be responsible for another disastrous breeding season at an embattled native shorebird colony.
A solitary fledgling was tagged this season at the Eastbourne banded dotterel colony, the lone survivor from 14 nests established along the roughly 300-metre long stretch of beach on the eastern shores of Wellington Harbour in Lower Hutt.
Parker Jones, co-ordinator from the Mainland Island Restoration Organisation (MIRO), said it appeared a domestic tabby cat, which had repeatedly been caught on camera terrorising the colony, all but wiped out the eggs and chicks. It is believed the same cat had been responsible for predating the colony last year, when not a single bird born at the site survived.
The cat had evaded a live catch trap at the beach. A trapping programme that targets most other mammalian predators protects the colony.
The ground nesting birds, which the Department of Conservation classifies as nationally vulnerable, typically lay three eggs per nest.
Many of the dotterel pairs had renested two or three times and Jones said it had been hard for volunteers monitoring the site to keep finding the chicks disappearing overnight.
The dotterels had left the colony early this year which Jones said was evidence the adults, which did not appear to have been predated, had given up for the season.
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Чибис, northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. Эта самочка прогуливалась по песчаному берегу пруда, где в зарослях камыша бегали её птенцы.
#birds #birding #birdwatcher #birdsofinstagram #nuts_about_birds #birdfreaks #birdshots #birdwatching #birdphoto #naturephotography #nature #nature_lovers #wildlife #natgeorussia #canon #canonrussia #птицы #природа #ryazan #фотоптиц #рязань #рязанскийклубптицы #птицыроссии #природароссии #орнитология #primabirds #travel #natureaddict #photooftheday #naturelovers https://www.instagram.com/p/B7irLh6gGh9/?igshid=13tqn3isz8y28
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I love watching birds and picking up on little behaviours. These tūturiwhatu at Tāwharanui were having baths in a stream coming down on to the beach, and once they were done they would scoot off a little way and then do a quick jump/flutter to shake the rest of the water off. After watching a few do the same thing, I could anticipate what this one would do, and capture the moment!
Northern New Zealand Dotterel, Tāwharanui | 2019
#nzbirds #birdventurenz #aotearoa #your_best_birds #shorebird #cutebird #birdstagram #birds_brilliance #birds_adored #thebrillianceofbirds #wildnz @nz_birds @forestandbird @nikonnz #newzealand #travelnz #conservation #conservationphotographer #conservationphotography #threatenedspecies #feathered_friends #wilderness #adventure #birds_of_instagram #wanderwonder #earlybird #nuts_about_birds #bird_lovers_daily #adventurenz #nzbirds #nikonnz #nikond500 https://www.instagram.com/p/B5nrT3wJESU/?igshid=txzqtw5rnnty
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I love watching wrybills forage along the shore with their sideways bent beaks! Such unique little birds.
#nzbirds #birdventurenz #aotearoa #your_best_birds #beachbabe #cutebird #birdstagram #birds_brilliance #birds_adored #thebrillianceofbirds #wildnz @nz_birds @forestandbird @nikonnz #newzealand #travelnz #conservation #conservationphotographer #conservationphotography #threatenedspecies #feathered_friends #wilderness #adventure #birds_of_instagram #braidedrivers #wanderwonder #earlybird #nuts_about_birds #bird_lovers_daily #adventurenz #nzbirds https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tI-zPp5He/?igshid=1xpbagfr5g4x0
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It’s a #SHOREbirdSaturday this week…& there’s still time to see some shorebirds for the annual @wader.quest Wader Conservation World Watch, happening now! Join other birders around the globe in getting out there this weekend, & send a list of what you saw & where to waderquest@gmail.com…there’s even a prize draw up for grabs! (Photo: Overwintering Common Ringed Plover, Anath Peninsular, Keurbooms River estuary, Plettenberg Bay; Western Cape, South Africa) #waders #shorebirds #conservation #birding #birdwatching #WCWW #avesplayeras #ShareTheShores #todossomosavesplayeras #weareallshorebirds (at Plett Goose Valley) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4YJq2cgtAk/?igshid=1o489o9i2c6bj
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It’s #birdoftheyear time again, and I always have trouble choosing my favourite! I have a seabird soul, but Aotearoa is home to so many different birds, each wonderful in their own way! During the bird venture I fell in love with them all…
Tūruriwhatu / Banded dotterel | near Twizel, 2018 #birdventurenz #thebrillianceofbirds #your_best_birds #birds_adored #birds_brilliance #conservationphotography #nzbirds #birdventure #conservationphotographer #raw_birds #flight #cutebird #docgovtnz @docgovtnz @forestandbird #cute @nikonnz #nikonnz #nikond500 #wildnz #birdstagram #birdsofinstagram #eye_spy_birds #nuts_about_birds #aotearoa #explorenz #nzmustsee #kings_birds #birb #newzealand #discoverearth #wanderwonder https://www.instagram.com/p/B3z_YZIJTLb/?igshid=179814yhk9816
