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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Tui In The Cherry-8
$100.00A tui hanging uside down high up in the cherry tree deciding which flowers to feed on next.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 -
Tui In The Cherry-6
$100.00A tui poking out from behind a bunch of cherry blossom. 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 -
Thrush On A Branch-2
$100.00A lovely shot of a thrush in one of the trees in our garden. This branch is one of the favourite spots for thrushes to survey the lawn searching for worms.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on...$100.00 -
Royal Spoonbill-2
$100.00A royal spoonbill in flight above the Waiwhakaio river in New Plymouth. Spoonbill are a fairly rare sight in New Plymouth.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$100.00 -
Silvereye On Cherry-7
$100.00A silvereye/tauhou perched in a cherry tree in our garden to drink nectar form the blossom.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-2
$100.00A silvereye, or tauhou, lit up beautifully by the warm light of the morning sun on an early spring morning in our garden.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$100.00 -
Silvereye On Cherry-5
$82.00A slivereye, or tauhou, pokes its head out of the cherry blossom before flying off. This photo was take in our garden during spring.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the...$82.00 -
Kereru Taking Off-1
$82.00A kereru (NZ wood pigeon) takes off from the top of a tawa on our property on Frankley Rd New PlymouthFraming & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$82.00 -
NZ Sacred Kingfisher-10
$100.00A NZ sacred kingfisher (kotare) returning to land on the fence after catching a beetle in the grass. This shot was taken from our driveway. I had a lucky morning where I saw four seperate kingfisher hunting along the fences. Framing & Mounting: This...$100.00 -
NZ Sacred Kingfisher-9
$82.00A NZ sacred kingfisher/kotare perched on the fence beside our drive. We frequently see kingfisher hunting for insects and worms along the fence lines during spring and summer. The morning I took this shot I saw four of them along the fence line beside...$82.00 -
NZ Sacred Kingfisher-8
$100.00A New Zealand sacred kingfisher (kotare) perched on a log at the beach by the Waiwhakaio river mouth. During winter the kingfisher tend to migrate down to the coast line and I often see large numbers of them along the foreshore hunting amongst the rock...$100.00 -
NZ Sacred Kingfisher-7
$82.00A NZ sacred kingfisher (kotare) perched on a fence post searching for prey on our neighbours property on Frankley Rd. We frequently see kingfisher hunting along the fence lines catching small lizards, insects and earthworms. Framing & Mounting: This...$82.00 -
Kereru In Kowhai-1
$100.00A kereru/NZ wood pigeon in the top of a kowhai in our garden during spring eating the flowers. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We...$100.00 -
Kereru - NZ Wood Pigeon-8
$100.00A kereru or NZ wood pigeon, perched in a small tree outside our cottage in Glenfern sanctuary on Great Barrier Island. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$100.00 -
Kakariki-2
$100.00A kakariki or New Zealand red crowned parakeet foraging on the lawn outside the guest lodge on Kapiti Island. There is a large population of these rare parakeets on Kapiti and we saw several small flocks of them flying over the forest.Framing &...$100.00 -
White Faced Heron-4
$100.00A white faced heron (matuku moana) having a morning scratch as the sun rises over 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...$100.00 -
White Faced Heron-3
$100.00A white faced heron (matuku moana) standing in perfect silhouette on an old log down at the Waiwhakaio river mouth. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye...$100.00 -
White Faced Heron Pair-1
$135.00A pair of white faced herons standing on a log, having a natter down 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...$135.00 -
Swamp Harrier-4
$100.00A swamp harrier (kahu) climbing into the sky above the Waiwhakaio river 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 -
Red Billed Gull-3
$100.00A red billed gull landing on the sand at Blind Bay beach, Great Barrier Island. 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 -
Red Billed Gull-1
$135.00A red billed gull sweeps in to land on the beach at Blind Bay on Great Barrier Island. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation process. We recommend...$135.00 -
Grey Warbler In Silver Birch-2
$100.00A grey warbler in the top of a silverbirch in our garden. Years ago when we first planted out the garden the silver birch used to get plagued by large aphids. Now, with a helathy population of grey warbler and fantail in our garden, these pests never get...$100.00 -
Goldfinch Feeding On Puha-2
$82.00A goldfinch in our garden feeding on puha seeds. Puha is a Maori name for the sonchus family of pasture weeds. This one is a milk thistle or sonchus oleraceas. Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on...$82.00 -
Blackbird Standing on rock
$100.00I had been watching this juvenile blackbird for a couple of weeks as it gained confidence exploring the garden and fending for itself once its parents stopped feeding it. I got lucky when it hopped on this rock in the early morning letting me capture...$100.00 -
Kingfisher In The Rock Pools-20
$100.00A New Zealand sacred kingfisher on the rocks at dawn at New Plymouths West End beach.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 -
Chaffinch-3
$100.00A chaffinch perched in some bare branches at Lake Mangamahoe.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 -
Kingfisher On The Rocks-4
$100.00A kingfisher/kotare eating a small crab at the west end beach rock pools 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 -
Starling At The Foreshore
$100.00A starling in bold silhouette on the rocks at the New Plymouth foreshore.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 -
Sparrow In The Flax
$100.00A female sparrow in the flax at dawn lit by the first light of the morning 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...$100.00 -
Black Shag On Beach
$82.00A black shag (kawau) resting and drying off on the beach at the Manawatu estuary.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 -
Scaup On The Water-1
$100.00A male scaup (also known as black teal or papango) swimming quietly in one of the pools 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...$100.00 -
White Fronted Tern-3
$100.00An adult white fronted tern/tara on the sand at the Manawatu estuary.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 -
Banded Dotterel-2
$100.00A banded dotterel/pohowera in the sand at the Manawatu estuary.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 -
Starling In The Flax-1
$100.00A starling in the flax flowers with its head covered in pollen.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 -
Hihi At Zealandia-1
$100.00A male hihi/stitchbird poised outside a feeding station 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...$100.00 -
Skylark On A Wire-2
$100.00A skylark on a fence wire 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 aluminium prints due to their high...$100.00 -
Kingfisher In The Garden
$100.00A kotare or NZ sacred kingfisher, perched on an old dead branch 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 -
Black Shag Drying Its Wings-2
$135.00A black shag, or kawau, on a rock at the Waiwhakaio river mouth with its wings spread out to dry in the sun.Framing & Mounting: This image can be purchased printed on either stretched canvas or on aluminium using the Chromaluxe dye sublimation...$135.00 -
Tui In The Cherry Tree-2
$100.00A tui in one of the cherry trees in our garden at dawn, lit up by the warm tomes of the morning sun.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 Singing
$82.00A tui singing joyfully at the beginning of spring 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...$82.00