Robert James

Photos of NZ wildlife

[Robert James @robjames42]

Hihi @zealandia #postfungijuly  #postfungiposts #itstimeforthebirds #zealandia #hihi #stitchbird

[Robert James @robjames42]

Caption Competition: Maybe “Wellingtonian surprised by unusual bright light in the sky”

Ruru @ Zealandia

[Robert James @robjames42]

While at @Zealandia this week I was chatting to takahē Orbell for some time (as you do) and wondering where takahē Nio was ... on arrival she did look suspiciously like she'd just woken up and hadn't had time to sort her feathers before joining us.

#takahē #zealandia

[Robert James @robjames42]

@george_hobsonNZ Great work George! What's puzzling is why it took so long.

[Robert James @robjames42]

Not all ducks are created equal. Keep an eye out for pāteke (brown teal) ducklings - this and another were in the wetland at Zealandia @ZEALANDIA this week. Although primarily nocturnal, foraging in waterways and the bush, pāteke are sometimes seen out and about during the day

[Robert James @robjames42]

Ruru @visit_zealandia https://t.co/sRVu02xwvz

[Robert James @robjames42]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/nXsRtLqr83

[Bird Michael From Twitt℮r @wtb_Michael]

can't stop watching this

[ISS Above @ISSAboveYou]

Kia ora Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿: Snowy views over Te Waipounamu / South Island leading to a super clear view of Te Ika-a-Māui / North Island over @Wellington_NZ and beyond.
How was breakfast?
Aug 1, 2022 8:30am NZST @MetService
@RocketLab (LC1) @nzspacegovt @Space_Station

[Imogen Bassett @ImogenBassett]

Biodiversity recovery following first rodent eradication on permanently inhabited island gives us an inkling of what we could achieve on Ao/NZ inhabited islands #PredatorFree2050

https://t.co/9Js7FB1ScQ

[Phoenix Group @Phoenix_Massey]

Fully funded #PhD scholarship on the ecology of a ground wētā in vineyards! Available in our lab @MasseyUni in New Zealand, in cooperation with @plantandfood! Please retweet! 🦗

https://t.co/Ze50y9NqXt

#ecology #evolution #conservation #entomology #fieldwork #genetics #RStats

[Phoenix Group @Phoenix_Massey]

Six new species of NZ cave wētā described! https://t.co/VKxoaBwiYp

One newly recognised species is the 'Mount Cook flea', which is almost black and leaps out of the snow when climbers go past! The species in the genus Pharmacus all live in the Southern Alps at high elevation.

[Jane Hutchings @Browncowkiwi]

It seems my kiwis are scrapping over real estate again . I have 2 pairs wanting to live in the same area.

[Edin Whitehead @edinatw]

I've been swamped for a while, but here's a quick update. https://t.co/jHYnTmfzvs

[Robert James @robjames42]

Week 8: My Season

This kahukōwhai or yellow admiral is showing off its surprisingly long tongue.

#artofbirding #PhotographyChallenge #PhotographyForGood

#kahukōwhai #yellowadmiral #zealandia #zealandiaecosanctuary #nzinsects #nzinvertebrates #native

[Robert James @robjames42]

Week 8: My Season

One reason titipounamu are all over the place at @Zealandia at the moment is that the parents have been busy this summer.

#titipounamu #rifleman #zealandia #visit_zealandia #zealandiaecosanctuary #nzbirds #endemic

Full text at https://t.co/agy32SdwoF

[Edin Whitehead @edinatw]

Need an escape today? How about a trip to Tini Heke - the subantarctic Snares islands? Hang out with the penguins for a while 🐧🐧
#birdphotography #TwitteNatureCommunity
@HeritageExp
https://t.co/mHAKzOluUl

[Robert James @robjames42]

Week 7: Urban Jungle

Titipounamu are New Zealand's smallest bird, at just 6 grams and virtually tailless.

#titipounamu #rifleman #zealandia #visit_zealandia #zealandiaecosanctuary #nzbirds #endemic

Full text at https://t.co/agy32RVVx7

[Robert James @robjames42]

Kea Flies away with GoPro
https://t.co/bSpzCI91Uk

[Dr Andrew Digby @takapodigs]

One of the dangers we look out for in #kakapo nests is holes into which eggs can roll and not be incubated. Yasmine has lost several eggs in this way in the past; but last week she demonstrated her determination to retrieve them. #kakapo2022 #conservation