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Oil on board, white frame850 x 880mmSea Lion and Kererū at Bell Topper FallsNorth Arm, Port Pegasus, RakiuraThe sudden snort of breath near the kayak announces the presence of a sleek body swimming gracefully alongside. We’ve been slipping quietly through crystal clear water up the channel, glidi...

Oil on board, white frame850 x 850 mmPipits, Bald Cone, Port Pegasus, RakiuraSmall and unassuming, the Pipits arrive in a shelteredpocket of vegetation, a cranny of growth that survivesout of the bluster of wind. A microclimate of warmthfrom the sun-warmed stone that allows plants to thrivein a hars...

Oil on board, white frame1050 x 1050mm Salvins Albatross above Bald ConePort Pegasus, RakiuraCarved by wind and water, a slow grindingof forms in granite, these huge stone monolithstower skyward, dwarfing human figures passingthrough this Bald Cone landscape.Ice trails blow across the sky accompanied bythe flight of a Salvins Albatross picking upthe wind draft as it sweeps overhead.

Oil on board, white frame1050 x 1050mmTūī at Port Adventure, RakiuraThe hillside is ablaze with vibrant patches of redsin amongst the olive turpentine trees and multitudeof greens in the bush. A sudden flurry of wing beatsas tūī chase the day out across the turquoise water,their sound breaking the quiet of a little visited bay.

Oil on board, white frame1070 x 865 mmSouthern Dotterels, Gog Peak, Port Pegasus, RakiuraStatus: Critically Endangered pop 103Just over a hundred remain of these precious birds, they are teetering on the brink of of extinction. They feed on the waterline but breed high up in the harsh environment of...

Oil on board, white frame1050 x 885mm Kākā near Bald Cone, Port Pegasus, RakiuraStatus: Nationally VulnerablePort Pegasus is glistening below us, as we ascendthe slopes of Bald Cone. The densely forested hillsrise from the azure waters and the golden pocketsof sandy coves and rocky outcrops that o...

Oil on board, white frame950 x 950Kākāriki at Small Cove, Port William, RakiuraNuzzling the coastline, we dip in and out of small coves and crannies, where white sand glistens in sparkling water and lush dense forests, underpinned with crown ferns, rise straight from the shore. The clattering call of a kākāriki and a flash of colour announces its arrival in a southern ‘sub-tropical’ scene.

Oil on board, white frame950 x 950mmMohua, Yellowheads, on Ulva Island with RataStatus: At risk, decliningWe hear them first, a chatter overhead, then to ouramazement the mohua family are right above us,two parents busy with three young offspring. They arefeeding their young, a rare sighting of a sm...

Oil on board, white frame830 x 635mmTūī, Mast-year Rātā Bloom, RakiuraA brief but bold flowering, the rātā is magnificent this season. A moment of colour that defies logic and in few weeks will have muted into greens once again. The tūī has been feasting on an abundance of nectar.

Oil on board, white frame660 x 640mmSouth Island Kākā, RakiuraStatus: Nationally VulnerableHaving experienced a week of solid rain on my previous visit to Rakiura, I rejoiced in seeing the landscape this time on some clear, fine days. The kākā is flying jubilantly into a clear blue sky over the low landscape of Rakiura.

Oil on board, white frame850 x 850mm Kākāpō in the Tin Range, RakiuraStatus: Critically Endangered pop 237As a defence mechanism, kākāpō developed the‘freeze on the spot and blend in’ method when disturbedby predators. While this may have worked when the landwas only inhabited by other bir...

Oil on board, white frame1050 x 1050mmKi ngfishers, Port William, RakiuraWe explore the coastline of Port William,with gently lapping water and hills coveredin bright flowering trees. There is a great sense of calm.A clay bank has a multitude of holes dug out,a stack of kingfisher waterfront apartmentsoverlooking the bay.

Oil on board, white frame635 x 470mm Bellbird, RakiuraWith one of the most distinctive songs,the korimako on Rakiura fill the bush withbeautiful sounds that accompany the experienceof being in a special place and surrounded byuninhabited Forest. it gives a sense of a being in a primeval world.

Oil on board, white frame840 x 640mmSouth Island Saddleback, Ulva IslandStatus: Endangered and RareIn a small pool of rainwater, dammed by an old fallen log, the tīeke/saddleback enjoys a bathunder the radiance of flowering rātā.

Oil on board, white frame630 x 460mm Rakiura Brown Kiwi, RakiuraStatus: Nationally VulnerableTokoeka, a genetically distinct Rakiura brown kiwi, is unusual as it forages in daytime. Early morning, we Zodiac onto several beaches to find very fresh tracks of tokoeka on the high-tide line, with the dis...

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