Tui De Roy / Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) flying, Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) flying over open ocean, Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) group courting, Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) with chick in nest, Chatham Islands, New Zealand

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

Mark Hughes / White-headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) calling while flying, East Clive, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae), Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Grey Gerygone (Gerygone igata), Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae), Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / California Quail (Callipepla californica) female and chick, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Aukland Island Flightless Duck (Anas aucklandica) stretching wings, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

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

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

Mark Hughes / Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) male, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis), Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) calling in Kowhai (Sophora tetraptera) tree, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) pair preening, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus), Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / North Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) hanging from branch, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) in Kowhai (Sophora tetraptera) tree, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis), Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) feeding on flowering shrub, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) feeding on Kowhai (Sophora tetraptera) blossoms, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) portrait, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli) foraging, Kapiti Island Nature Reserve, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) landing, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), New Zealand

Mark Hughes / New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) feeding, Somes Island, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / North Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis), New Zealand

Mark Hughes / North Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) pair preening, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / North Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis), New Zealand

Mark Hughes / North Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) feeding, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) trio, Petone Beach, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark Hughes / New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) male, Wellington, New Zealand

Fraser Gunn / Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) group on ice, Lake Alexandrina, Canterbury, New Zealand

Fraser Gunn / Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) pair fighting, New Zealand

Fraser Gunn / Coot (Fulica atra) parent at nest with eggs, New Zealand

Fraser Gunn / Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) landing beside dead rabbit, New Zealand

Fraser Gunn / Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) pair fighting, New Zealand

Fraser Gunn / Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) calling during threat display, New Zealand

Fraser Gunn / Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) pair fighting, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) in tussock grass, Tumbledown Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus), Rotorua, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) wading through pond, Rotorua, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) hanging on branch to feed on nectar from flowers with pollen on beak, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) in tree in spring, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) in tree in spring, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) hanging on branch to feed on nectar from flowers in spring, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) in tree in spring, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) in tree in spring, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) calling, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) preening on snow, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis), New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) profile, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) on snow, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) taking flight showing brilliant coloration under wing, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) on snow, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) taking flight showing brilliant coloration under wing, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) on snow, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) damaging ski gear, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) group on snow-covered vehicle biting rubber trim, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and chick in nest in undergrowth, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) pair at nest, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) coming ashore on secluded beach to access nesting colony in thick forest, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) coming ashore on secluded beach to access nesting colony in thick forest, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) walking through dense undergrowth to forest nest site, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) male, an introduced species, Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock with Mount Sefton behind, Lake Pukaki, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock near Lake Pukaki with Ben Ohau Range behind, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) wading, Tasman River, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) trio wading and foraging, Tasman River, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis), Inland Pack Track, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) herd grazing, Hurunui, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Weka (Gallirallus australis) foraging at shoreline, Fox River, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) standing in shallow stream, Hollyford River, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Highland Cattle (Bos taurus) mother and calf, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) colony, Shag Point, North Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock grazing, Castle Hill Basin, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock grazing under Rock and Pillar Range, Central Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) flock grazing with early winter snow on hills, Fairlie, South Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) surrounded by sea foam, Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) rookery, Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) rookery, Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), Canterbury, New Zealand

Kevin Schafer / Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) interacting with albino, Enderby Island, New Zealand

Kevin Schafer / Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) in nest burrow, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Kevin Schafer / Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) pair preening each other, Enderby Island, New Zealand

Kevin Schafer / Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus), Enderby Island, New Zealand

Kevin Schafer / Australian Gannet (Morus serrator) pair courting, New Zealand

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Auckland Tree Weta (Hemideina thoracica), Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Archey's Frog (Leiopelma archeyi), Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) portrait, the only surviving species of an order that flourished 200 million years ago, New Zealand