@Lilysea @adub Bicycles less common, but also that. I also had a kea investigating my shoe on another trip. #BirdsNZ
From Lake Wānaka and also around the Aspiring Hut (which had heaps of kea). #BirdsNZ #Birds

I had a little bit of time for pictures in February. Not much, but more than in January, and about one-third of December's output. #Birds #BirdsNZ #Alps

https://patricklam.ca/post/20260301-february-photos/

Black Petrel, taken whilst out on a pelargic seabird-spotting trip from Tutukaka. #BirdsNZ
A wild takahē appears! #BirdsNZ #Birds
Waiting in Wānaka for a shuttle to Raspberry Creek and checking in on the puteketeke/grebes and other birds. #BirdsNZ #Birds
Finally, some ducklings from last month. /fin #BirdsNZ
Not done wrapping up! Here are some birds endemic to NZ: a ngirungiru/tomtit, a weka, pūtangitangi/paradise shelduck, and a tūī (which I've posted before). #BirdsNZ
Here's some birds and other flying creatures (pepe pōuri / black mountain ringlet). #Birds #BirdsNZ #butterfly
@idzie gull ID is exceptionally easy in Aotearoa New Zealand. There are just three kinds: black-backed, black-billed, and red-billed (aka silver). #BirdsNZ