Ruby and the kākāpō
The kākāpō breeding season is always one of nervous anticipation for New Zealand’s conservationists and bird lovers. Topflite’s Ruby was on the ground this year and, over her two and a half week stay, she helped keep this important programme on track
Heart soaring
Every now and then we get feedback on a product. We’re happy to say it’s nearly always positive. Very occasionally it’s negative and we’ll need to work to make it right with our customer. And sometimes… sometimes it’s just absolutely heartwarming...
Ka-wing!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Wait… oh yes, it’s a bird. Here are our five favourite high-flying heroes. Who did we miss?
A Hunter’s Paradise: New Zealand Birds of Prey
Look to the skies by day or night, and you may spot one of New Zealand’s three native birds of prey searching for a meal.
Five tips for photographing birds
It's not just a case of yelling ‘watch the birdie’ and hitting the button. That’s why we thought we’d share these top bird photography tips for capturing our beautiful native birds.
Grasshoppers, crickets and mealworms – oh my!
These crunchy critters are certainly a craze. There were so many requests for them that we expanded our range of dried insects to include grasshoppers and larger bags of mealworms and crickets. So what kind of pets are gobbling up these delicacies?
A closer look at our garden bird life
The Garden Bird Survey results from last year are out and we take a look at what's happening to bird numbers in Otago.
Identifying New Zealand birds
With the annual New Zealand Garden Bird Survey now under way, we thought it was time to put together our box of bird identification tricks. Here are our favourite tools, online and on paper, to help you recognise and record those birds.