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A busy pīwakawaka having a bit of a break

#fantail #piwakawaka #whangaparaoa #auckland #newzealand #photography #fujifilm #fujifilmxt5 #fujifeed #fujifilmxseries

Pīwakawaka sitting on a fence having a rest.

Pīwakawaka/fantail

In my forest ‘backyard’ 🫶
#pīwakawaka #fantail #newzealand #newzealandbirds #forest #aotearoa #savetheforests #saveallforests #birdwatching #ornithology

Hi there good looking.

This tīrairaka (South Island fantail) looked down, looked left, looked right, then looked straight at me.

Meep! Meep!

I found it hanging out with a friend in Purau Reserve. That's a forested suburban reserve in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ. Small suburban reserves with native trees are where I most often see our native forest birds in the city.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/310345688

#birds #nz #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #fantail

A photo of a NZ fantail perched on a fence, looking down. Fantails are small birds with pointy little insect catching beaks and a big fan tail that they use for abruptly changing direction when they're flying chasing insects.

A photo of a NZ fantail perched on a fence, looking left, away from the camera. Fantails are small birds with pointy little insect catching beaks and a big fan tail.

A photo of a NZ fantail perched on a fence, looking right. Fantails are small birds with pointy little insect catching beaks and a big fan tail.

A photo of a NZ fantail perched on a fence, looking straight at the camera. Fantails are small birds with pointy little insect catching beaks and a big fan tail.

Highlights from my day...

#2: A black fantail in the Christchurch Port Hills. They're always a treat to see and this time I got photos!

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791772

#birds #iNaturalist #nz #fantail

A photo of a black tīrairaka (South Island fantail) perched on a branch. it's a small black bird with a long fan tail. Usually they're black and white and brown, but some birds like this one are all black.

My full-res photo is at https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791772

Wagtail
#williewagtail #fantail #birdsofpixelfed #photography

A wagtail sitting on a wooden post with yellow flowers in the background

A piwakawaka (fantail) watching out for bugs by our compost bin today. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #piwakawaka #fantail #bird

Yesterday I posted pictures of a pīwakawaka or fantail that was following me as I worked in the orchard, disturbing insects that he was happily eating and gaining weight for the winter. Here is a ‘metalbird art’ fantail also at Beau Vista orchard guarding the lawns. I rather like the use of metal in the art as bird's call is an almost metallic ‘cheek’, either as a single sound or (more often) repeated as a chattering. #fantail #pīwakawaka #ornithology #sculpture #Cider #orchard

Metalbird art installation of a fantail bird

Birds of Beau Vista cider orchard. The fantail or pīwakawaka. A small insectivorous bird that incessantly moves around especially when you are working in the orchard and disturb its lunch! Similar to an English robin in behaviour. #pīwakawaka #fantail #orchard #apples #Aotearoa

#birdsofnewzealand #piwakawaka #fantail #newzealand #nativebird

This pīwakawaka visitation thing is getting out of hand. I had my doors and windows open this morning and two of them flew through the house and into my lounge. They danced little circles around my head as I opened the sliding door.

As one left via the front door, the other one shot through the house and out the back door.

I feel like they're playing with me.

#pīwakawaka #fantail

Here's my favourite moment from today. I was out for my weekly wildcounts run and had stopped to hunch down on the grass to photograph a mushroom, when this inquisitive little fantail landed right in front of my camera.

😄

Bird photography is easy!

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/271399434

#nz #birds #fantail

A photo of a black colour morph of a NZ South Island fantail, or tīrairaka. It's a small black bird with a big black tail, and a small pointy beak (for catching insects). It's sitting on a brown leaf that's lying on a lawn.

The full-resolution photo is on my Flickr account at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/54461919705/

Shrooms 🍄🍄🍄 in the park
And a cheeky wee fantail just to the top left of the mushroom on the branch in the first photo.

Edit ✍️ I did not pick the mushrooms, they were like that when I got there, I am an observer not a destroyer!!!

#mushroom #fungi #fantail

A couple of weeks ago, I set out before dawn to capture binaural audio recordings of the elusive Kōkako at Otanewainuku Reserve in New Zealand. While they remained too high in the canopy for me to photograph, I wasn’t disappointed. I managed to record some incredible audio of their calls. In this picture, however, is a little pīwakawaka & Kererū instead. 🫶🦅🌳

Of course! Here’s a mix of hashtags focused on both audio recording and photography:

#FieldRecording #BinauralAudio #NatureSounds #NZBirds #Kōkako #Pīwakawaka #Fantail #Otanewainuku #WildlifeRecording #Soundscape #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #ForestPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NatureLover #Birdwatching #NewZealandNature #Conservation #AudioArt #MindfulMoments #PhotographyLover

The fantail!

#fantail #fantails #fantailnz #newzealandfantail #newzealand #birds #bird #birdphotography #birding #fantailbird

Went for a walk looking for birds and came across this little Willie Wagtail

#BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #Fantail #Wagtail #NatureLovers #BirdsOfAustralia #BackyardBirds #BirdLover #NaturePhotography #AustralianBirds #Birdstagram #FeatheredFriends #BirdLife #AvianBeauty #WildlifeLovers #NaturePerfection #BirdsOfInstagram #AustralianWildlife #NatureGram #WingedWonder #BirdNerd #BirdFreaks #InstaBirds #BirdPortrait #WildlifePlanet #BirdBehaviour #GroundForager #FanTailBeauty #australianwildlife

Here’s a caption for your first PixelFed post:

Kia ora, PixelFed! I’m excited to share my first post—this curious little pīwakawaka (fantail) in perfect side profile. I’m a wildlife photographer based in New Zealand, focusing on birds, marine life, and conservation storytelling. My work captures the vibrant (and sometimes moody) moments of nature, with a mix of fun facts, photography tips, and conservation awareness.

Looking forward to connecting with fellow nature lovers and photographers! Let me know your favorite bird in the comments.

#WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Fantail #Pīwakawaka #NZBirds #NatureLovers #birdwatching #PixelFed #NewZealandWildlife #CanonNature #WildlifeConservation

Our gorgeous wee black fantail is back having a drink and bath, its over 3 weeks since it last visited our garden in Rakaia. #fantail #NZbirds

May you experience the unparalleled joy of meeting a bird in your travels, and sharing a quiet moment together, a sign of good things to come.

#birds #fantail #watercolour #art #forest

Watercolour painting of a man encountering a fantail bird in the forest.

A pīwakawaka (fantail) graced me with its presence when I went out to the compost bin today. It flitted around the bin, possibly hunting little bugs stirred up on the compost. This is the only picture I managed to get of it. I also got several pictures of where the pīwakawaka had been a fraction of a second ago. 😂

#pīwakawaka #AotearoaBirds #Fantail