10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The species was in the news because some scientists had finally managed (or bothered – it’s much the same thing) to locate the population high in the mountains of the Solomon Islands, and catch and photograph one. Unsurprisingly the ones that most stick in the mind were the lost species. Box after box of egg.

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Collecting Solomon Islands New Zealand Fiji 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But, he continued, some – but not all – of the researchers drove him nuts. Their attitude was “the rules don’t apply to me, I’m a researcher.” The justification was ridiculously laughable: in order to further study the species. Can a dead bird educate the researcher on its song?

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Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2014

There are simply no middle gears for this species. I’ve been told its one of the hardest species to photograph here, so I am quite proud! While Australian birds migrate to New Guinea, New Zealand birds migrate to the Bismark Archipelago and the Solomon Islands (there are also resident populations in New Caledonia and Vanuatu).

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New Zealand Solomon Islands Vanuatu Sanctuary 174