Mark Carwardine / Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) chick, Tiritiri Matangi Island, North Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) chick on nest, Taiaroa Head, Otago, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) chick being weighed by researchers, Taiaroa Head, Otago, New Zealand

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

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) chick fed by researcher, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) chick held by researcher about to be weighed, Codfish Island, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) chick hatching, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) newly hatched chick sits on nest with remaining eggs, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jonathan Harrod / Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) newly hatched chick, Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand

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

Colin Monteath / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) calves during spring rainshower with rainbow overhead, Takaka, Golden Bay, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) chick, East Clive, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand