Birds Of New Zealand
A beautiful selection of images of New Zealands unique bird life printed on canvas or aluminium and available as stock photos in jpeg format. These bird images are really stunning when printed on aluminium with a matt finish using the high definition Chromaluxe process. The prints look great when put together in sets providing a feature in any room.
I frequently head out to do more nature photography and also have a backlog of wildlife photos that I'm still sorting out so will be making regular updates to these bird collections. If you can't find what you're looking for then check back in a few months time or contact me with any specific requests.
All image by photographer Alec Messenger
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Swamp Harrier/Kahu-6
$100.00A swamp harrier/kahu circling low around my position at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$100.00 -
Swamp Harrier/Kahu-2
$100.00Kahu, the swamp harrier, circling overhead searching for prey. I love watching how these birds glide so gracefully through the air. This shot was taken at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased...$100.00 -
Grey Warbler/Riririro-4
$135.00A pretty little riroriro or grey warbler searching for insects in the acacia trees in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$135.00 -
Grey Warbler/Riririro-3
$100.00A riroriro or grey wabler busy hunting for insects in the acacia trees in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...$100.00 -
Grey Warbler/Riririro-2
$100.00Grey warbler/riroriro busy on the move in its hunt for insects.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their...$100.00 -
Goldfinch In A Kowhai
$82.00A goldfinch perched n a kowhai enjoying the winter sun.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their high...$82.00 -
Goldfinch On The Lawn-4
$100.00A goldfinch on our lawn searching for food in the damp grass at dawnFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to...$100.00 -
Goldfinch On The Lawn-3
$100.00A goldfinch searching for seeds and new shoots in the damp grass at dawn.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...$100.00 -
Goldfinch On The Lawn-2
$100.00A goldfinch fossicking for food in the wet morning grass on our lawn.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to...$100.00 -
Goldfinch On The Lawn-1
$100.00A pair of goldfinch fossicking on the lawn for seeds and new shoots.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to...$100.00 -
Fantail On An Electric Fence-2
$100.00A fantail/piwakawaka, sitting on a hot wire as it takes a brief pause from hunting insects over the grass.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process...$100.00 -
Fantail On An Electric Fence-1
$100.00A beautiful little fantail/piwakawaka perched on an electric fence wire as it briefly rests from hunting for insects over the grass.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$100.00 -
Fantail In Flight-1
$135.00This is a sequence of shots of a fantail/piwakawaka in flight hunting insects around the top of a tree.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$135.00 -
Australian Coot-2
$135.00An Australian coot at lake MangamahoeFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their high definition, vibrant...$135.00 -
Black Bird At Dawn
$82.00A blackbird warmming itself up in the sun on a cold winter morning at the Waiwhakaio river mouthFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$82.00 -
Silvereye In The Karo
$82.00A silverye/tauhou hanging upside down to feed on some karo seeds.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to...$82.00 -
Scaup/Black Teal 6
$100.00A scaup/black teal (or papango in Maori) swimming in one of the ponds at the Waiwhakaio rive mouth in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$100.00 -
Variable Oyster Catcher-3
$100.00A pair of variable oystercatchers (torea pango) exploring in the surf at the beach by the Waiwhakaio river mouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$100.00 -
Kereru In The Kowhai-5
$100.00A kereru (or NZ wood pigeon) lands in the top of a kowhai in our garden to browse on the leaves. Kowhai seem to be one of the favourite food sources for kereru over winter.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched...$100.00 -
Tui In The Cherry-11
$82.00A tui peeping out from the cherry blossom in one of the cherry trees in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...$82.00 -
Tui In The Cherry-10
$100.00A handsome tui posing in a cherry tree in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their high...$100.00 -
Tui In The Cherry-9
$100.00A tui come to feed on the nectar from a cherry tree at dawnFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints due to their...$100.00 -
Silvereye In The Acacia
$82.00A silvereye/tauhou foraging for food in an acacia in our garden in nEw Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...$82.00 -
Paradise Shelduck Landing On The River
$100.00A female paradise shelduck (putangitangi) touches down on the Waiwhakaio river at New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$100.00 -
Little Shag-4
$100.00A little shag (kawau paka) fishing in the Waiwhakaiio river at New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...$100.00 -
Kingfisher On A Rock-5
$100.00A New Zealand sacred kingfisher/kotare on a rock amongst the coastal rock pools at West End beach, New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$100.00 -
Kingfisher Swallowing A Crab
$220.00A sequence of four photos showing a NZ sacred kingfisher/kotare swallowing a small crab at the rock pools at West End Beach in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$220.00 -
Kingfisher On A Rock-2
$100.00A NZ sacred kingfisher (kotare) with a fresh catch of fish. Taken att he rock pools at West End Beach New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$100.00 -
Kingfisher On Flax
$82.00A NZ sacred kingfisher fluffs itself up to keep warm at dawn on a cold winter morning at the Waiwhakaio river mouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$82.00 -
Kingfisher On A Log
$100.00A NZ sacred kingfisher/kotare perched on the end of a handy log at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New Plymouth. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$100.00 -
Kingfisher On A Stump
$82.00A NZ sacred kingfisher (kotare) surveying the estuary at the Waiwhakaio river mouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...$82.00 -
Swamp Harrier-6
$100.00A kahu or swamp harrier flying low over the Waiwhakaio river hunting for prey.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...$100.00 -
Swamp Harrier-5
$100.00A swamp harrier/kahu soaring on outstretched wings over the edge of our garden in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$100.00 -
Grey Warbler In The Acacia
$82.00A grey warbler/riroriro searching for insects in the acacia during spring.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...$82.00 -
Canada Geese In Flight-2
$220.00A small group of canada geese flying above the Waiwhakaio river at sunset.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...$220.00 -
Canada Geese With Goslings
$100.00A large clutch of canada goose goslings being shepherded by the adults on Lake Okareka at Rotorua.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$100.00 -
Fantail On The Patio
$82.00A beautiful little fantail or piwakawaka poses on our patio for a few seconds before dashing off.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$82.00 -
Fantail In The Grass
$100.00A fantail/piwakawaka splays its tail out as it searches for insects in the grass.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...$100.00 -
Fantail On A Camelia
$100.00A fantail or piwakawaka perches briefly on a camelia flower in its search for insects.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...$100.00 -
Grey Duck With Ducklings
$135.00A grey duck looking after her ducklings on the Waikato river. Grey duck are becoming increasingly rare due to interbreeding with mallards. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$135.00