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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Silvereye On Camelia-2
$100.00An unusual shot of a silvereye/tauhou taking off from a camelia 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...$100.00 -
Silvereye On Camelia-1
$100.00A silvereye/tauhou strikes a pose perched on a camelia 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...$100.00 -
Silvereye On Flax-2
$100.00A gorgeous little silvereye/tauhou on an old flax seed head 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...$100.00 -
Pair Of Paradise Shelduck-2
$220.00A pair of paradise shelduck/putangitangi swimming together on the Waiwhakaio river.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium...$220.00 -
Paradise Shelduck - Male
$100.00A male paradise shelduck (putangitangi) swimming in the Waiwhakaio river 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...$100.00 -
Paradise Shelduck - Female
$100.00The morning sun lighting up the rich colours of a female paradise shelduck (putangitangi) swimming on the Waiwhakaio river.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$100.00 -
White Faced Heron Taking Off
$220.00This is a sequence of photos of a white faced heron (matuku moana) taking off that I've merged together.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process...$220.00 -
A Flight Of Gulls
$135.00A flight of black backed gulls 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 recommend aluminium...$135.00 -
Grey Duck Hybrid-3
$100.00A grey/mallard duck hybrid on the Waiwhakaio river in New Plymouth. The hybrids tend to have coloured bills and feet and less well defined head stripes.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium...$100.00 -
Grey Duck Hybrid-2
$135.00A pair of grey/mallard hybrid ducks on the Waiwhakaio river in New PlymouthFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend aluminium prints...$135.00 -
New Zealand Dotterel-10
$100.00A New Zealand Dotterel (tuturiwhatu) digging for food amongst the foreshore rock pools at the Waiongana river mouth north of Bell Block beach.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$100.00 -
New Zealand Dotterel-9
$135.00A New Zealand dotterel (tuturiwhatu) busy foraging for food on the foreshore at the Waiongana river mouth. This was taken at the beginning of June with its orange breeding plummage just starting to appear.Framing & Mounting: This image can be...$135.00 -
New Zealand Dotterel-6
$82.00A New Zealand dotterel (tuturiwhatu) foraging in the rock pools at the Waiongana river mouth north of New Plymouth. Its orange breeding plummage is just starting to appear.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched...$82.00 -
New Zealand Dotterel-5
$100.00A New Zealand dotterel (tuturiwhatu) at the Waiongana river mouth north of New Plymouth. The orange colouring of its breeding plummage is just starting to come through.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas...$100.00 -
Silvereye In The Hebe-8
$82.00A silvereye (tauhuo) perched on a hebe flower as it feeds on nectar 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 -
Silvereye In The Hebe-6
$100.00A close up portrait of a silvereye or tauhou in a hebe just outside our kitchen window.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 -
Silvereye In The Hebe-5
$100.00A silvereye (tauhou) showing off its flexibility as it hangs upside down to feed on the nectar from these hebe flowers in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$100.00 -
Silvereye In The Hebe-4
$100.00A beautiful little silvereye (tauhou) demonstrating its dexterity by hanging upside down to feed on the nectar from the hebe flowers.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$100.00 -
Silvereye In The Hebe-3
$82.00A silvereye (tauhou) perched on a hebe about to start feeding on the nectar from the flowers.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 -
Silvereye In The Hebe-2
$82.00A silvereye (tauhou) drinking nectar from a hebe flower 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...$82.00 -
Starling
$100.00A starling perched on a fallen tree.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 definition, vibrant...$100.00 -
Pigeon At The Beach-2
$100.00A pigeon foraging in the sand at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New PlymouthFraming & 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 -
Pigeon At The Beach-1
$100.00A pigeon foraging at the beach at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in New PlymouthFraming & 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 -
Variable Oystercatcher-8
$100.00A variable oystercatcher (torea pango) foraging amongst the rocks at the coast by the Waiwhakaio river mouthFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$100.00 -
Pair Of Variable Oystercatcher-1
$100.00A pair of variable oysercatcher (torea pango) foraging along the forshore 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...$100.00 -
Black Backed Gull
$100.00An adult black backed gull (kararo) flying in a clear blue sky anove the Waiwhakaio river.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 -
Black Backed Gull - Juvenile-2
$100.00A juvenile black backed gull (kararo) soaring on the wind 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...$100.00 -
Black Backed Gull - Juvenile-1
$100.00A juvenile black backed gull/kararo in flight 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 recommend...$100.00 -
Fantail Flying Over The Water-2
$100.00A fantail/piwakawaka hunting for insects over the water 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...$100.00 -
Fantail Flying Over The Water-1
$100.00A fantail/piwakawaka flys low over the water at Lake Mangamahoe while hunting 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 -
Fantail Over The Water-5
$100.00A fantail/piwakawaka perching briefly on an old flax flower stem at the waters edge on Lake Mangamahoe. This was one of half a dozen fantail that were busy hunting insects over the water.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on...$100.00 -
Fantail Over The Water-3
$100.00A fantail or piwakawaka on a flax stem at the waters edge at lake Mangamahoe. There were half a dozen fantail hunting for insects over the water then resting briefly on this flax stem.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either...$100.00 -
Fantail Over The Water-2
$100.00A fantail/piwakawaka perches on an old flax flower stem over the water at the edge of lake Mangamahoe. There were half a dozen fantail hunting for insects over the water with this flax stem being a popular resting place.Framing & Mounting: This image...$100.00 -
Royal Spoonbill
$100.00Royal spoonbill feeding in Okiwa Bay in the Marlborough Sounds. 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 -
Eastern Rosella-18
$100.00An Eastern Rosella in the top of a golden elm during late Autumn. They're introduced birds so I should dislike them on principle but they're so beautiful with their bright colours that I get a thrill everytime I see them in the garden.Framing &...$100.00 -
Eastern Rosella-17
$100.00A pair of the ever so colourful eastern rosella in the bare branches of a golden elm in our garden at the end of Autumn. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$100.00 -
Variable Oyster Catcher-8
$100.00A variable oystercatcher (torea pango) balanced on a log at the beach at Moenui on Pelorous Sound.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$100.00 -
Tui-7
$82.00A tui taking a brief pause in the middle of its song at Zealandia Ecosanctuary in WellingtonFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...$82.00 -
Kakariki-10
$82.00A sleepy kakariki/red crowned parakeet at Zealandia in Wellington. He opened his eyes to check me out then quite unbothered went back to sleep for a while.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on...$82.00 -
Kakariki-9
$82.00A close up portrait of a kakariki (red crowned parakeet) taken at Zealandia Ecosanctuary in Wellington.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$82.00