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My favourite thing to do in a forest is lie down and look up! The southern rātā on Auckland island is moulded by the wind into a very even canopy. It’s beautiful in the evening light. #subantarctic #aotearoa #nikonnz #forest #subantarcticislands #heritageexpeditions #aucklandislands #canopy #trees #adventure #wilderness #wildsouth #goldenhour #subantarcticnz #subantarcticadventure @heritageexpeditions #wildnz #crownshyness #naturephotography #nature_perfection #discoverearth #ignature #capturethewild #keepitwild #wildernessculture https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ksOc-pM7I/?igshid=1488i9mufnf1m

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It’s easy to launch when there are winds racing up the cliffs! Just open your wings and go... Today I’m winging my way to the Chathams to help out with a seabird translocation project! I’m gone for around ten days, with no phone and no internet. Enjoy these beautiful light-mantled albatross while I’m gone. Enderby Island #birdventurenz #subantarctic #expeditionguide #newzealand #birdventure #aotearoa #newzealand #seabird #albatross #seabirdstory #seabirdbiologist #biologistlife #wildsouth #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #nzbirds #wildnz #subantarcticadventure #ocean #nikonnz #nikond500 #seabirdscience #wilderness #adventure #bird_lovers_daily #wanderwonder @nikonnz @heritageexpeditions #wildernessculture #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/B8R2ixFJOTF/?igshid=1jet742wr0v7g

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There’s a mixture of power and panic in the way penguins exit the water, launching themselves through the surface to land on kelp-cushioned rocks. Snares crested penguins, Northeast Island, Snares #birdventurenz #subantarctic #expeditionguide #newzealand #birdventure #aotearoa #newzealand #seabird #islandlife #seabirdstory #seabirdbiologist #biologistlife #wildsouth #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #nzbirds #wildnz #subantarcticadventure #ocean #nikonnz #nikond500 #seabirdscience #wilderness #adventure #bird_lovers_daily #wanderwonder #penguin #penguinsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B8MflVOpElh/?igshid=1vro8y9o80iyk

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I love the subtle iridescence that Auckland island shags have, which turns their black feathers blue and purple in some lights. ⠀ ⠀ Enderby Island⠀ ⠀ #birdventurenz #subantarctic #newzealand @heritage_expeditions #birdventure #aotearoa #newzealand #seabird #albatross #seabirdstory #seabirdbiologist #biologistlife #wildsouth #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #nzbirds #wildnz #subantarcticadventure #expeditionguide #wilderness #adventure #crackingshag #shagadelic #bird_lovers_daily #wanderwonder https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Ew33MJG4O/?igshid=13rrv0419tam0

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Southern royal albatrosses are like clouds that have decided to tuck themselves into the tussock, sheltered from the wind. ⠀ Campbell island ⠀ #birdventurenz #subantarctic #expeditionguide #newzealand #birdventure #aotearoa #newzealand #seabird #albatross #seabirdstory #seabirdbiologist #biologistlife #wildsouth #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #nzbirds #wildnz #subantarcticadventure #ocean #nikonnz #nikond500 #seabirdscience #wilderness #adventure #bird_lovers_daily #wanderwonder https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wshaXpeEH/?igshid=lijylto5m2nr

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Here's some lush subantarctic mega-herbage for your Friday! I love the flora down there just as much as the birds ⁠ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #subantarctic #subantarcticislands #heritageexpeditions #campbellisland #subantarcticadventure #wildsouth #wanderwonder #adventureisoutthere #wildernessculture #isolation #landscapephotography #lush #flora #wilderness #aotearoa #newzealand #nikonnz #nikond500 #naturelovers #gardens #botanical #roaringforties #discovernz #aotearoa #newzealand https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvxlQwpofr/?igshid=1pub8idub7h22

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I'm back from the domain of albatrosses and penguins, that wildest of oceans down south. There's no rest for me as I'm straight back into fieldwork, but I hope to share some stories soon! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ White-capped albatross⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #southernocean #subantarctic @heritage_expeditions #birdventure #aotearoa #newzealand #seabird #albatross #seabirdstory #waves #ocean #wildsouth #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #nzbirds #wildnz #subantarcticadventure #expeditionguide #wilderness #adventure https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MVWfIJ1y1/?igshid=yueowotojhpt

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It's not all albatrosses and penguins! New Zealand's subantarctic is also home to a few cracking shag species, each endemic to their island. These Campbell Island shags breed only there - and the Auckland and Bounty islands each have their own endemic shags. They build nest cups of mud, sticks, seaweed and guano (of course) to protect their chicks, tucking them along cliff edges - sometimes nicely sheltered by vegetation, other times exposed to the elements of the roaring forties. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #birdventurenz #subantarctic #newzealand @heritage_expeditions #birdventure #aotearoa #newzealand #seabird #albatross #seabirdstory #seabirdbiologist #biologistlife #wildsouth #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #kings_birds #nzbirds #wildnz #subantarcticadventure #expeditionguide #wilderness #adventure #crackingshag #shagadelic #bird_lovers_daily #wanderwonder https://www.instagram.com/p/B7eMGP5pdJW/?igshid=y9evvz7gupr2