Shags, Herons & Spoonbills

I love the drama of this image with the black shag standing motionless drying out its wings seemingly oblivious of the waves crashing in before it.  This shot was taken on the coast just north of Bell Block beach. The black shag is also known as the...

A rare sighting of a royal spoonbill taking flight 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...

A pair of white faced herons on their favourite log down at the Whaiwhakaio river mouth at dawn. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...

A black shag or kawau, taking off from the waer 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...

A little shage (kawau paka) drying its wings in the sun 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...

A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) preening itself and drying off after fishing in the shallow water at the Manawatu Estuary at Foxton Beach.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using...

A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) in one of the water channels at the Manawatu Estuary.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...

A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) showing off its head feathers at the Manawatu Estuary.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...

A white faced heron (matuku moana) on the beach at the Waiwhakaio river mouth 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...

A pied shag (also known as the pied cormorant) on its nest with a chick at Zealandia ecosantuary in Wellington.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...

A lone black shag poses in perfect silhouette on a rock in the Waiwhakaio river 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...

A little shag (kawau paka, also known as little cormorant) on lake Okareka at Rotorua. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...

A white faced heron (matuku moana) on the prowl at Miranda.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...

A black shag or kawau lifting off from the water 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A royal spoonbill in flight above the Waiwhakaio river in New Plymouth. Spoonbill are a fairly rare sight in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...

Does my but look big in this ? A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) preening at the Manawatu Estuary.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...

A pair of white faced herons standing on a log, having a natter down 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...

A 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...

A white faced heron (matuku moana) standing in perfect silhouette on an old log down at the Waiwhakaio river mouth. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...

A white faced heron (matuku moana) having a morning scratch as the sun rises over 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A black shag, or kawau, on a rock at the Waiwhakaio river mouth with its wings spread out to dry in the sun.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...

A black shag (kawau) resting and drying off on the beach at the Manawatu estuary.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...

A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) showing off its hair style at the Manawatu Estuary at Foxton Beach.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process...

A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) wading in the shallow water at the Manawatu Estuary.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...

A little black shag (kawau tui) 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 process. We recommend aluminium prints due...

A little shag/kawau paka having a rest on the rocks on the New Plymouth foreshore.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...

A white faced heron/matuku moana, pausong to have a scratch on the foreshore rocks.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...

A white faced heron (matuku moana) in flight 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...

A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) fishing in the shallow water at the Manawatu Estuary.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...

A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) at the Manawatu Estuary searching for food in the shallow water.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...

Taking A rest, a royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) taking a break at the Manawatu Estuary.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...

A royal spoonbill (kotuku ngutupapa) at the Manawatu Estuary at Foxton Beach.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...

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...

A black shag, or kawau, flying down the coast line at Bell Block Beach.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...

A black shag/kawau launches off from a rock in the Waiwhakaio river. I had just got in position to get a photo of this pair of shags who were posing nicely on the rock, when one of tehm took off just as I pressed the shutter.Framing & Mounting: This...