New Zealand animals (49)

Cute kiwi chick

Young and cute New Zealand kiwi baby bird held in safe hands

Takahe closeup

Detailed view of the head of a rare Takahe

Handling a takahe

On Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland

Takahe closeup

Closeup of a takahe lying on the ground on Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland

Tui feeding station

Sugar water for tui birds on Tiritiri Matangi Island

Bellbird - New Zealand

On Tiritiri Matangi Island - see separate cropped 800 pixel version

Bellbird

Korimako sitting on a branch on Tiritiri Matangi Island - cropped closeup to 800 pixel

Kokako

Drinking water on Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland - original photo cropped to 800 pixel

Closeup of a New Zealand native leaf-veined slug

Athoracophoridae family, also Putoko ropiropi, on white background

Cute New Zealand Kiwi bird chick

Young and super cute Kiwi chick, held in caring hands during a conservation check

Kereru or New Zealand wood pigeon feathers

Closeup macro photo

Seabirds in Wellington harbour

Peaceful row of terns on a marina wall

Terns resting in Wellington harbour

Peaceful seabirds on a marina pier

Freshly caught New Zealand snapper

Hand holding a fish - recreational fishing

New Zealand wood pigeon looking down

Wonderful Kereru perching on a tree fern stump - lower resolution stock photo, ideal for web use

South Island robin

A curious little Stewart Island robin on the forest floor, Ulva Island - lower resolution stock photo

Black New Zealand cockroach or Kekerengu

Camouflaged New Zealand cicada

Completely hidden native insect on tree bark

New Zealand White heron

An elusive Kotuku in Fjordland - lower resolution 800 pixel web only stock photo

Cheeky Kaka

New Zealand Kaka parrot portrait - lower resolution 800 pixel web only stock photo

Large black New Zealand cockroach

Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae on a tree

New Zealand giant dragonfly

Uropetala carovei or Kapokapowai, the biggest dragonfly in New Zealand

New Zealand starfish on kelp

Comb star or Astropecten polyacanthus on bull kelp

New Zealand giraffe weevil flying off

Male Lasiorhynchus barbicornis, taking off with wings in quirky style - the longest New Zealand endemic beetle - lower resolution photo, ideal for web use

Two-spined weevil

Nyxetes bidens, also papapa ihu or thorny weevil - endemic bug from New Zealand on a lemonwood leaf

Headless Californian Quail

In a funny sleeping shape

Paua shell closeup

Kiwiana background photo - the inside of a New Zealand abalone shell

Large black New Zealand cockroaches - Kekerengu

Native and endemic Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae, or black stink cockroaches

Terns on Ripiro Beach near Pouto Point

Birds flying on the endless beach, Pouto Peninsula, Northland, NZ

New Zealand bush giant dragonfly

Uropetala carovei or Kapokapowai, the largest dragonfly in New Zealand

Two-spined weevil - Nyxetes bidens

Also papapa ihu or thorny weevil - endemic to New Zealand and with those _qt_dangerous_qt_ spikes one of the cutest bugs around!

Macro closeup of Kereru feathers

New Zealand wood pigeon feathers in detail

Slender burnished brass moth

In New Zealand a pest insect - Noctuidae, Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Chorus cicada - Amphipsalta zealandica or Kihikihi Wawaa

Macro photo of a New Zealand cicada, isolated on white background

New Zealand wood pigeon or Kereru feeding

Caught while eating cabbage tree seeds

Closeup of a Large black New Zealand cockroach - Kekerengu

NZ praying mantis

Artistic macro closeup of the endemic Orthodera novaezealandiae insect

Colourful Eastern rosella closeup - yellow and blue parrot feathers

Detailed macro photo, portrait orientation

New Zealand praying mantis

Macro closeup on palm leaf - Orthodera novaezealandiae

New Zealand praying mantis on a leaf

The endemic Orthodera novaezealandiae - web only photo

Camouflaged Californian quail

Female bird difficult to spot in the grass

Rare New Zealand dotterel on a beach

Lying on the sand at Taupo Bay, Northland

California quail feathers

Abstract macro close up

New Zealand praying mantis on a palm leaf

Macro closeup of the endemic Orthodera novaezealandiae

Closeup of a Huhu beetle’s back wings

Prionoplus reticularis or Tunga rere in Maori

Macro closeup of yellow red parrot feathers

Colourful Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) closeup, portrait orientation

Cute little New Zealand Kiwi chick

Baby bird held in safe hands during a conservation check up

Eastern Rosella feathers close up

Macro close up of gorgeous and colourful yellow, red and blue parrot feathers

Penguins crossing sign in New Zealand

Cute and funny street sign warning about the local wildlife - Mangonui, Northland