1Nov 26, 2009
Department of Conservation ranger, Matt Sidaway, has mastered the art of speaking like a bird. And not just one bird, he’s fluent in bellbird, fantail, robin (the north island dialect) and parakeet. In this video, he shows you how to whistle your way into a feathered friendship. Untitled from Mandy Herrick on Vimeo.
2Nov 19, 2009
Guest Blogger: Forest & Bird Field Officer, Debs Martin Hey, do you remember the first time you plunged into a cold mountain stream and resurfaced, your breath shocked from you, your body quivering with the cold and the excitement of the water. If you’re like most New Zealanders, you’ll have a favourite river hidden not […]
3Nov 16, 2009
Guest Blogger: Forest & Bird Marine Advocate, Kirstie Knowles. Line fishing, for many of us, is an imaginative exercise. And if you’re anything like me, before you drop your line into the water, you’ll press your nose almost against the water’s glassy surface, and peer into its inky depths in an attempt to see what bounteous […]
4Oct 12, 2009
Guest Bloggers: Campaign Manager for the Welcome Swallow, Phoebe Borwick & Haddon Smith The Welcome Swallow is a newcomer on the New Zealand native bird scene. Winging it from Australia in the ’20s, it has made a big impression in its short time on these shores. A welcome addition, it is thought to have come to […]
5Oct 10, 2009
Guest Blogger: Campaign Manager for the Saddleback, Emma Gilkison Attention! Before you rush off to the polls to vote for the most charming bird in the world – the saddleback – I’d like to thank a few people who helped me put this campaign video together. Can we have a round of applause please for […]
6Oct 8, 2009
Guest Blogger: Campaign Manager for the Hihi, Emma Gilkinson
7Oct 5, 2009
Guest Blogger: Campaign Manager for the Kokako, Mandy Herrick
8Sep 28, 2009
Guest Blogger: Co-campaign Manager for the Karearea, Alan Macdougall No animal should to be anthropomorphised – but this is politics and I’m going to do it anyway: the falcon is a proud, fearless creature; as contemptuous of humans as it is casually brilliant at predation. The Karearea, or New Zealand Falcon, absolutely deserves to be […]
9Sep 28, 2009
Guest Blogger: Campaign Manager for the Grey Warbler & Broadaster, Graeme Hill The only reason that the Grey Warbler is not bird of the year, every year, is that this soldier of our conscience is not often seen… yet it is common. How can this be? It is tiny and it gets mistaken for dust, […]