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
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Hihi At Zealandia-3
$100.00One of our most beautiful but also most rare native birds a hihi or stitchbird. Photo taken at the Zealandia ecosanctuary in Wellington.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$100.00 -
Mallard Duckling
$100.00How cute is this, a mallard duckling snuggling up under its mothers wing at Zealandia ecosanctuary in Wellington.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$100.00 -
Kereru In The Kowhai-8
$100.00A kereru/wood pigeon lit up by the warm tones of the late afternoon sun 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...$100.00 -
Silvereye In The Cherry-1
$82.00A slivereye ot tauhou busy drinking nectar from 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...$82.00 -
Kereru In Kowhai-6
$100.00A close up portrait of a kereru or NZ wood pigeon hiding in a kowhai 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...$100.00 -
Swamp Harrier/Kahu-7
$135.00A swamp harrier/kahu soaring past the distant summit of 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 due to...$135.00 -
Swamp Harrier/Kahu-3
$100.00A swamp harrier/kahu gliding quietly overhead as it circles searching for prey 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...$100.00 -
Little Shag On Rock-3
$135.00A little shag/kawau paka stretching its wings before taking off from the rocks at West End beach in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$135.00 -
Little Shag On Rock-1
$100.00A little shag/kawau paka perched on the foreshore rocks at New Plymouths West End beach.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 -
Kingfisher In The Rockpools-8
$135.00A beautiful kotare/NZ sacred kingfisher perched on the rocks at the foreshore as it hunts for prey in the rock pools.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$135.00 -
Kingfisher In The Rockpools-2
$100.00A New Zealand sacred kingfisher/kotare searching for prey in the rock pools at New Plymouths West Ned beach on a cold winter morning.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$100.00 -
Kingfisher In The Rockpools-1
$100.00A stunning image of a kotare/NZ kingfisher on the foreshore rocks at New Plymouths West End beach during winter.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$100.00 -
Thrush Singing At Dawn-3
$82.00A beautiful thrush pausing briefly from its morning song as it catches 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...$82.00 -
Thrush Singing At Dawn-2
$82.00The art of being happy. A thrush signing at dawn.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...$82.00 -
Kingfisher On A Rock-4
$100.00A majestic Kotare/NZ sacred kingfisher surveying the rock pools from its favourite rock at West End Beach.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process...$100.00 -
Kingfisher On A Rock-3
$100.00A NZ sacred kingfisher/kotare looking regal as it surveys its kingdom from its favourite rock at West End Beach New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$100.00 -
Kingfisher On Driftwood
$100.00A kotare or New Zealand sacred kingfisher watching the lagoon from a handy perch on some driftwood. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$100.00 -
Fantail In Flight-2
$100.00A fantail/piwakawaka hunting for insects around the top of an acacia.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 -
Female Paradise Shelduck-3
$100.00A female paradise shelduck (putangitangi) standing in the rocks at the edge of the Waiwhakaio river in New Plyoouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$100.00 -
Silvereye In The Hebe-7
$100.00A beautiful photo of a silvereye/tauhou on a hebe flower 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 -
Silvereye In The Hebe-1
$100.00A beautiful little silvereye (tauhou) perched in the hebe ready to feed on the nectar from the flowers. The silvereye are frequent visitors to these hebes, not just to drink nectar, but also picking it clean of insect pests and caterpillars.Framing &...$100.00 -
Variable Oystercatcher-9
$100.00A variable oystercatcher (torea pango) foraging along the edge of the surf at dawn 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...$100.00 -
Fantail Over The Water-4
$100.00A beautiful little piwakawaka or fantail perched on a flax stem for a brief rest while hunting for insects over the water at Lake Mangamahoe.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$100.00 -
Black Swan-5
$100.00A black swan swimming on lake Rotorua at Ngongotaha. 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 -
Silvereye In Kowhai
$82.00A silvereye/tahou posing in a kowhai in our garden during early 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 due...$82.00 -
Goldfinch 2
$82.00A goldfinch lit up beautifully by the morning sun during late winter. 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...$82.00 -
Goldfinch 1
$82.00A beautiful shot of a goldfinch perched in one of the borders of 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...$82.00 -
NZ Sacred Kingfisher-16
$100.00A New Zealand sacred kingfisger/kotare hunches itself up on a piece of driftwood as it prearpes to launch off afer some prey. This shot was taken at the Waiwhakai river mouth in New Plymouth in late Autumn. Framing & Mounting: This image can be...$100.00 -
NZ Sacred Kingfisher-15
$100.00A kotare or NZ sacred kingfisher flying low over the water at the Waiwhakaio river mouth. The NZ sacred kingfisher has adapted to a wide range of habitats from open farmland and gardens to streams and wetlands and coastal rock pools. They tend to move to...$100.00 -
NZ Sacred Kingfisher-14
$100.00A female kingfisher (kotare) sitting on some driftwood at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New Plymouth. This is a popular spot for kingfisher during Autumn and Winter when they tend to move to the coast in increasing numbers. Framing & Mounting: This...$100.00 -
White Faced Heron Pair-4
$100.00A pair of white faced heron (matuku moana) doiing some fishing 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 -
White Faced Heron-9
$100.00A white faced heron (matuku moana) standing on a log surveying the estuary 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...$100.00 -
White Faced Heron-8
$100.00A white faced heron (matuku moana) standing alertly on an old log 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...$100.00 -
Little Black Shag On Rock
$100.00A little black shag (kawau tui) standing on a rock in the Waiwhakaio river at dawn. 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 -
Eastern Rosella-16
$100.00A beautiful photo of an eastern rosella perched in the top of a golden elm during Autumn. Though these rosella are nearly always in our garden now it's not ofen that we see them so clearly. I took this shot leaning out of our bedroom window. Framing...$100.00 -
Eastern Rosella-14
$100.00Stunning image of an eastern rosella perched in the top of a tree in our garden. These extremely colourful birds seem to have become permanently estalished in our garden now as we see or hear them most days. They feed on buds and can do quite a bit of...$100.00 -
Fantail In The Roses
$100.00A young fantial / piwakawaka flitting about in the roses during Autumn. This was one of three young fantails chasing each other around the garden. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium...$100.00 -
Fantail-2
$100.00A young fantail/piwakawaka in our garden. We've had lots of young fantails in the garden this Autumn chasing each other around excitedly. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$100.00 -
Silvereye/Tauhou
$100.00A silvereye, or tauhou, catches a small spider while foraging in the acacia on the back boundary of our garden. Silvereye tend to gather in small flocks during Autumn and winter. This silvereye was one of a flock of approx twenty birds foraging in our...$100.00 -
NZ Sacred Kingfisher-11
$100.00A NZ sacred kingfisher, or kotare, is fluffed up by the wind as it perches on a fence post on our driveway. The NZ kingfisher has adapted to a diverse range of habitats being able to feed on insects, lizards and even mice in the farmlands as well diving...$100.00