10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. Seeing a wild kiwi is potentially the highlight of a star-strewn birding visit to New Zealand, but please respect the tenuous situation the five species are in and any measures in place for their protection.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. Winter Finch Wonderland May Migration in Queens About the Author Duncan Duncan Wright is a Wellington-based ornithologist working on the evolution of New Zealands birds.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Greg the Naughty Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri ) Tags: Destinations , new zealand • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to. Get yours today! The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 148