Brent Stephenson / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) on New Zealand flax (Phormium) flowerhead, with yellow pollen on head, Te Awanga Lagoon, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.

Brent Stephenson / New Zealand peripatus / Velvet worm (Peripatoides novaezealandiae) spitting out a sticky trap at its prey, Kahuranaki, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Richard Robinson / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from below, off the coast of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, February.

Richard Robinson / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) worked from below with rays of sun, off the coast of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, February.

Brent Stephenson / Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) breaking the surface and leaping from the water. Off Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) flying low with wing tip cutting the surface of a calm sea. Off Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Male Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) flying with seaweed for use as nesting material. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) ewe and two lambs, probably Romney x Perendale. Unshorn. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) looking upwards or 'skypointing'. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Australasian gannet (Morus serrator) in flight with nesting material in its bill, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.

Brent Stephenson / Male Common copper (Lycaena salustius) resting with wings open, showing the upperside patterning, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.

Brent Stephenson / Australasian gannets (Morus serrator) pair displaying courtship behaviour at their nest site, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.