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Silvereye feeding on a Topflite Wild Bird Energy Coconut Feeder

Powering New Zealand’s wild birds

December 06, 2024

The pandemic years allowed us (like many others) to look at our business differently – our Wild Bird Energy range in particular.

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Profile: Martin Barwood, bird photographer

Profile: Martin Barwood, bird photographer

August 02, 2024

Martin Barwood is never happier than when he has a bird in the viewfinder. We caught up with the photographer to learn about what it’s like to encounter rare and reclusive bird species up close.

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Great reads for nature lovers

Great reads for nature lovers

February 09, 2024

Stuck indoors? The next best thing to forest or sea bathing might be a well written article about the natural world. Here are a few gems for your reading pleasure.

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NZBirdAtlas

NZBirdAtlas

June 19, 2023

It turns out your little bird swooning habit can contribute to an important, global scientific and environmental movement.

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5+ a day?

5+ a day?

July 22, 2022

With high levels of energy, nutrients and water content, fruit is an excellent food to keep hungry birds flying, foraging and flocking. However, when helping your backyard visitors with fruity snacks, it is important to consider the types of fruit you are feeding and how you’re feeding them.

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Tree-free bird feeders for New Zealand gardens

Tree-free bird feeders for New Zealand gardens

July 20, 2022

We love seeing a kererū in a kōwhai or tūī in a tawa gobbling fruit and nectar. Even better if we can supplement the birds’ natural food sources by hanging a feeder to get them through times of food scarcity. But what if trees aren’t an option at your place?

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A tui pauses from drinking at a Topflite Nectar Feeder

Feeding wild birds - should we do it?

July 01, 2022

While some experts adhere to a school of thought that discourages feeding birds, seeing it as a disruption of nature’s course, others disagree, taking the view that our natives need a helping hand. So... who’s right?

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We’re all a-twitter over the findings from the 2021 NZ Garden Bird Survey!

We’re all a-twitter over the findings from the 2021 NZ Garden Bird Survey!

June 22, 2022

The results are in for the 2021 New Zealand Garden Bird Survey. At 5894 results nationwide, 2021 saw a near-identical number of submitted surveys as 2020. 

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Since 1975 we’ve increased our range of crops, grown our farm network, and refined our bird and animal feed products to ensure the best NZ-grown raw materials can nurture our beloved nature.

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