Birds Of New Zealand

Birds Of New Zealand

Birds Of New Zealand

A beautiful selection of images of New Zealands unique bird life printed on canvas or aluminium and available as stock photos in jpeg format. These bird images are really stunning when printed on aluminium with a matt finish using the high definition Chromaluxe process. The prints look great when put together in sets providing a feature in any room.

I frequently head out to do more nature photography and also have a backlog of wildlife photos that I'm still sorting out so will be making regular updates to these bird collections. If you can't find what you're looking for then check back in a few months time or contact me with any specific requests.

All image by photographer Alec Messenger

  • Goldfinch In The Puha

    Goldfinch In The Puha-6

    $100.00
    A gold finch poised on some puha (milk thistle) just before taking off.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due...
    $100.00
  • Goldfinch In The Puha

    Goldfinch In The Puha-5

    $100.00
    A goldfinch perched on a milk thistle (or puha) in our garden. The milk thistle seeds are one of the favourite food sources for goldfinch during spring.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on...
    $100.00
  • Goldfinch In The Puha

    Goldfinch In The Puha-4

    $100.00
    A goldfinch in the puha (milk thistle) in our garden. We let these weeds grow and go to seed in our garden as they really draw the goldfinch in to feed during spring.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas...
    $100.00
  • Malard Duck Ducklings

    Mallard With Ducklings

    $220.00
    A mallard with a pair of ducklings at the bowl of brooklands in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...
    $220.00
  • Canada Goose Gosling

    Gosling On The Run

    $100.00
    This little fellow had been dosing in the sun when the rest of his family wandered off leaving him to have to sprint to catch up.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe...
    $100.00
  • Canada Goose Portrait

    Canada Goose Portrait

    $82.00
    Close up portrait of a Canada Goose. I had been trying to sneak up and get a good view of some goslings when this fellow decided I had got to close, wandered up and stared me in the eye.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on...
    $82.00
  • Yellowhammer

    Yellowhammer-4

    $82.00
    A yellowhammer warming itself up in the morning sun on a cold winter morning.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...
    $82.00
  • Tomtit

    North Island Tomtit-6

    $100.00
    An inquisitive little north island tomtit/miromiro at Rotokare nature reserve.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...
    $100.00
  • Starling

    Starling-3

    $100.00
    A starling on a cherry tree just after dawnFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their high definition,...
    $100.00
  • Sacup At Lake Rotakare

    Scaup At Lake Rotakare-3

    $100.00
    A New Zealand scaup, black teal or papango, on the water at lake Rotokare.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...
    $100.00
  • Sacup At Lake Rotakare

    Scaup At Lake Rotakare-1

    $135.00
    A pair of scaup (papango or black teal) at lake Rotokare in South Taranaki.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...
    $135.00
  • Scaup

    Scaup/Black Teal 8

    $135.00
    A papango (scaup or black teal) at lake Rotomanu in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to...
    $135.00
  • Little Shag On A Rock

    Little Shag On A Rock

    $100.00
    A little shag, or kawau paka, sunning itself on a rock at the Waiwhakaio river mouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...
    $100.00
  • Kereru In The Kowhai

    Kereru In Close Up

    $82.00
    A lovely portrait image of a kereru/NZ wood pigeon in one of the kowhai trees in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...
    $82.00
  • Kereru In The Kowhai

    Kereru Feeding On The Kowhai

    $100.00
    A kereru (NZ wood pigeon) feeding on the new spring growth of a kowhai. The kowhai is one of the kererus favourite food sources. They feed on the leaves, flowers and new growth shoots.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either...
    $100.00
  • Kereru In The Kowhai

    Kereru Eating A Kowhai Flower

    $100.00
    A kereru (NZ wood pigeon) in one of our kowhai trees eating the flowers. The kereru spend a lot of time in the kowhais during spring eating both the flowers and the new growth, often dropping as many flowers as they eat.Framing & Mounting: This image...
    $100.00
  • Greenfinch At  Dawn

    Greenfinch At Dawn-1

    $82.00
    A young greenfinch sunning itself on a cold morning at the Waiwhakaio river mouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...
    $82.00
  • Goldfinch In The Puha

    Goldfinch In The Puha-2

    $135.00
    A goldfinch feeding on puha (milk thistle) seeds in our garden. These seeds are one of the goldfinches favourite foods.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...
    $135.00
  • Goldfinch In The Puha

    Goldfinch In The Puha-1

    $100.00
    A goldfinch feeding on one of its favourite foods - Puha or milk thistle seeds. I let these grow and go to seed in several places in our garden to attract the goldfinch.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched...
    $100.00
  • Dunnock

    Dunnock-1

    $100.00
    A dunnock, or hedge sparrow, in the scrub at the Waiwhakaio river mouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due...
    $100.00
  • Black Shag Drying Its Wings

    Black Shag Drying Its Wings-1

    $100.00
    A black shag/kawau drying out its wings on a rock at the Waiwhakaio river mouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...
    $100.00
  • Tui In The Kowhai

    Tui In The Kowhai-8

    $82.00
    A tui in the kowhai tree twisting around to get to the flowers.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their...
    $82.00
  • Tui In The Kowhai

    Tui In The Kowhai-6

    $135.00
    A tui in one of the kowhai trees in our garden during the middle of spring.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...
    $135.00
  • Tui On The Birdbath

    Tui On The Birdbath-1

    $100.00
    A tui on the edge of the bordbath drying itself off.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their high...
    $100.00
  • Tui In The Cherry

    Tui In The Cherry Blossom-6

    $82.00
    A tui pausing between songs in one of the cherry trees in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to...
    $82.00
  • Tui In The Cherry

    Tui Singing In The Cherry

    $100.00
    A tui in our garden singing joyfully amongst the cherry blossomFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their...
    $100.00
  • Tui In The Cherry

    Tui In The Cherry Bud

    $100.00
    A tui checking out the swelling flower bud in the cherry tree. The tui typically arrive about two weeks before the cherry starts flowering to check out the bud and often chasing other birds away.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased...
    $100.00
  • Black Swan

    Black Swan-6

    $100.00
    A black swan or kakianau, swimming in the waters of Lake Mangamahoe.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to...
    $100.00
  • Silvereye In The Cherry

    Silvereye In The Cherry-5

    $100.00
    A tauhou/silvereye watching a bee in the cherry blossom in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due...
    $100.00
  • Pied Shag

    Pied Shag On A Rock

    $100.00
    A pied shag (karuhiruhi) on a rock at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...
    $100.00
  • Pair Of Little Shag

    Pair Of Little Shag-3

    $100.00
    A pair of little shag takaing a break from fishing in the Waiwhakaio river.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...
    $100.00
  • Pair Of Little Shag

    Pair Of Little Shag-2

    $100.00
    A pair of kawau paka or lttle shag on a rock at the Waiwhakaio river mouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...
    $100.00
  • Pair Of Little Shag

    Pair Of Little Shag-1

    $100.00
    A pair of little shag, or kawau paka, resting on a rock at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...
    $100.00
  • Little Shag

    Little Shag On The Rocks

    $100.00
    A kawau paka/little shag with its wings spread out to dry on a rock at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...
    $100.00
  • Pied Shag

    Pied Shag-5

    $100.00
    A karuhiruhi or pied shag standing on the rocks to dry out is wings in the sun.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...
    $100.00
  • Pied Shag

    Pied Shag-4

    $135.00
    A pied shag or karuhiruhi, stands on the rocks at the Waiwhakai river mouth with its wings spread out wide in the sun to dry.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...
    $135.00
  • Pied Shag

    Pied Shag-3

    $100.00
    A pied shag or karuhiruhi standing on the rocks at the Waiwhakaio river mouth with its wings hung out to dry.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...
    $100.00
  • Pied Shag

    Pied Shag Flying

    $135.00
    A pied shag, or karuhiruhi, flying in a clear bly sky at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...
    $135.00
  • Little Shag

    Little Shag Drying Its Wings

    $100.00
    A little shage/kawau paka, drying its wings on the rocks at the Waiwhakai river mouth in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...
    $100.00
  • Pukeko On A Trough

    Pukeko On A Trough

    $135.00
    A pukeko at dawn perched on the edge of a farm trough in my neighbours paddock.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...
    $135.00