Tui De Roy / Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) parent guarding chick, North Cape, Campbell Island, sub-Antarctica New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sciateri) close-up portrait, restricted to Proclamation Island, Bounty Islands, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) returning to crowded nesting colony at sunset, Proclamation Island, Bounty Islands, New Zealand

Mark Moffett / Giant Weta (Deinacrida heteracantha) female being fed a carrot by researcher Mike Meades, Little Barrier Island, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) jumping, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail at sunset, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) jumping, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) trio surfacing, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) group at water surface, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias calamaria) group on coastal rocks at low tide, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias calamaria) group on coastal rocks at low tide, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias calamaria) group at low tide, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Fjord Horse (Equus caballus) mare nursing foal, Timaru, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Kea (Nestor notabilis), Ball Pass, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock in alpine meadow with small pond, Rakaia Valley, Reishek Mountains, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli) foraging, South Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli), South Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli), South Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) at night, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) at night, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) eating from supplementary food feeder which is activated to open by the bird's tracking device, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) at night, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) feeding on tussock grass, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), Codfish Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) at night, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), Wellington, New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Velvet Worm (Peripatoides novaezealandiae), Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) male presenting a fish as part of courtship display, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / South Island Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) group flying, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Sacred Kingfisher (Todirhamphus sanctus), Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Red-breasted Plover (Charadrius obscurus), Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Red-breasted Plover (Charadrius obscurus) walking amongst shells, Omaha Beach, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) walking, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) male, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) pair mating, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) pair mating, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / California Quail (Callipepla californica) male, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) presenting a fish as part of courtship display, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) striking at prey, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) pair displaying and chasing away rival pair, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) displaying, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor), Opoutere Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus) on nest, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / South Island Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi), Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) on cherry blossom in spring, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pacific Reef-Egret (Egretta sacra) wading, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) males eagerly pursuing female, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) pair courting, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) foraging, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) calling, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) in breeding plumage, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) group landing, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) on ground nest, Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with chick on its back, Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in breeding plumage, Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on nest, Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on nest, Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) grooming chick on its back, Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) wading, Porirua, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) displaying, Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) poking out tongue, Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) sitting on fence post, East Clive, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) drying wings, Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata) female swimming, Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata) male, Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Common New Zealand Skink (Oligosoma nigriplantare), Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock grazing in headland near Otanarito Bay, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) on Otanerito Beach, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) with twin lambs, Stony Bay, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) and twin lambs, Flea Bay, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) newborn spring lamb suckling, Takaka, Golden Bay, New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis), New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Velvet Worm (Peripatoides novaezealandiae), New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) with color bands for research, New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is threatened by invasive species and the habitat loss, New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is threatened by invasive species and the habitat loss, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) near Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) males, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) male, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) male, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) in green pasture in fall, Westland, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) in green pasture in fall, Westland, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) in green pasture in fall, Westland, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) flock, Lake Rotorua, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), Lake Rotorua, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) pair, Lake Rotorua, New Zealand