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Wednesday, August 25. 2010

Picture of a New Zealand White-capped Mollymawk flying. Stewart Island, New Zealand.

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New Zealand White-capped Mollymawk photo.

So I'm well and truly overdue for a new update. As I mentioned a couple of weekends ago we went bird stalking in Tongarero National Park. In particular looking for Whio or Blue Duck. Photographically speaking it was a bit of a bust with terrible weather the whole time. You get that with alpine conditions in winter. However Whio was seen in the wild, a first. I also managed to see rifleman another first for me. Additionally we managed to photograph Kotuko or White Heron along the Miranda Coast on the way home. I'll have to get a picture of the bird up soon. Today's photograph is of a Shy Mollymawk from the "to review" stack from last years Stewart Island trip. This being the New Zealand White-capped Mollymawk subspecies. Actually the White-capped Mollymawk may be a full species now, my references aren't 100% up to date. Mollymawk along with Albatross, Gannet and Boobies are the most incredible looking seabirds. They almost look fake. Like their faces and bills have been carved out of wood then hand painted. Just amazing. Unfortunately you miss that a little bit in this photograph. But I wanted to give some sense of the wingspan of these awesome birds. The White-capped Mollymawk bread on the NZ subantarctic Auckland Islands. So while easily within its range this bird is still a long way from home. I think this bird is an "almost adult". It doesn't seam to have its complete adult colouring. Related NZ seabird photographs : Australasian Gannet flying, Gannet colony, Red-billed Gull. This is digital photography post #28 for 2010. Like my photography? Follow me on twitter @glen_co_nz. Shy Mollymawk Information. Abundance : Common. New Zealand Status : Protected Native. Found (in NZ): Over waters of most NZ Islands. Subspecies photographed : Diomedea cauta steadi. New Zealand White-capped Mollymawk.

New Zealand White-capped Mollymawk Photograph.
Image Description:	Picture of a Shy Mollymawk flying. Taken at Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	23rd October 2009.
Focal Length:	500mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	750mm	Aperture:	f/6.3
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/6400th second.
Light Source:	Fine Weather	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	500		Lens Used:	Sigma 150-500mm OS APO.
Accessories Utilised:	Manfrotto 055x Pro-b tripod and 486RC2 head. Nikon MB-D10 battery grip, Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash, Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Crop. Removed a couple of small blemishes caused by dirt on lens from sky. Small levels. Selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		I so like Mollymawk.
Model Credit:	NZ White-capped Mollymawk.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

Yes there will be another NZ wildlife photograph posted soon.

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Tuesday, July 27. 2010

Photograph of a coffee drinking Weka. Ulva Island, New Zealand.

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Weka photograph.

So its been a while since I last updated GCN. Mainly due to having a nasty case of the flu. So here is another older pic. Its from Ulva Island last year. Ulva is a wildlife sanctuary of the coast of Stewart Island in New Zealand's south. I mentioned Ulva briefly in my Kakapo post. Ulva is a great place and well worth a visit if you're in that part of the world. This photo was taken when we had stopped for a coffee on one of the Island's beaches. A NZ robin had flitted down in to some near by tree branches. So we turned our attention to it, and tried to grab a decent shot. Meanwhile one of the Weka on the beach decided to take the chance to investigate our stuff. As you can see this included sampling the coffee. As I had to scare the bird off to reclaim our coffee I guess it liked the taste. Weka are such opportunistic birds this behaviour doesn't surprise me. I'm not sure if this really falls under "modified behaviour". It was a great chance to get a different Weka photograph for once. Related photographs : Takahe, Red-billed Gull, Sirocco. This is photographic post #19 for 2010. Like my photography? Follow me on twitter @glen_co_nz. Weka Information. Other name(s) : Woodhen. Abundance : Considered locally common, although this is a little misleading. New Zealand Status : Protected threatened endemic (Only found in NZ). Found : Small parts of North Island NZ, some parts of the South Island, and several offshore Islands. Also Chatham Islands. Subspecies photographed : Probably Gallirallus australis scotti. Stewart Island Weka.

Weka Photograph.
Image Description:	Weka drinking coffee. Photographed on Ulva Island, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	25th October 2009.
Focal Length:	50mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	75mm	Aperture:	f/1.8
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/250th second.
Light Source:	Cloudy	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	200		Lens Used:	Nikkor 50mm AF.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip. Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Small crop, levels and selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		My 1st Weka photo posted.
Model Credit:	Weka.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

And yes now I'm back at it there will be some more NZ photographs posted tomorrow.

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