Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) in flight, Arthur's Pass National Park, Southern Alps, New Zealand, August.

Andy Trowbridge / Kea (Nestor notabilis) portrait. The yellow at the top of the beak indicates that this is a jurvnile bird. Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December.

Tom Marshall / Kea (Nestor notabilis) sub-adult on branch preening, Arthurs Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand, February

Tom Marshall / Kea (Nestor notabilis) portrait, in native alpine bush, Arthurs Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand, February

Tom Marshall / Kea (Nestor notabilis) in upland breeding habitat, Arthurs Pass National Park, New Zealand, Vulnerable species

Tom Marshall / Kea (Nestor notabilis) adult perched in beech tree, Arthurs Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand. February

Tom Marshall / Kea (Nestor notabilis) juvenile preening adult. Arthurs Pass NP, South Island, New Zealand. February

Jim Harding / Sundew (Drosera arcturi) with prey, Athurs Pass National Park, New Zealand

Tony Brunt / Kea (Nestor notabilis) picking at a tire, Arthurs Pass National Park, New Zealand

Nick Groves / Aster (Haastia sinclairii) growing amid rocks on a scree slope, Arthurs Pass National Park, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) displaying curiosity toward motorist, Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) showing brilliant coloration under wing, Arthur's Pass National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand

Tom Marshall / Kea (Nestor notabilis) adult perched in beech tree, Arthurs Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand. February

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) scavenging in open dump, Arthur's Pass Village, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand

Andy Trowbridge / Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris) female perched in Beech tree, Bealey Valley, Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

Andy Trowbridge / Kea (Nestor notabilis) juvenile, taking flight off rock, Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

Andy Trowbridge / Oitra River flowing through Otira Valley. Arthur's Pass National Park, Southern Alps, New Zealand. May 2019.

Andy Trowbridge / Yellow-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps) perched on branch. Arthur's Pass National Park, Southern Alps, New Zealand. September.

Andy Trowbridge / New Zealand rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris) pair perched on rock, female with caterpillar in beak presented to her by male in courtship. Arthur's Pass National Park, Southern Alps, New Zealand. O...

Andy Trowbridge / South Island tomtit (Petroica macrocephala macrocephala) male in snow. Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand. August.