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That’s a kokako. Manually focussed, because I can (and because of cage). Oh, Pukaha is nothing like Zealandia. This particular kokako is highly human-imprinted (it wolf-whistles), and lives in a cage at Pukaha Mount Bruce. Focussing was a bitch because of the cage, but live view is great for manual focussing (though slow). The large aperture does a good job of nullifying the cage.

Canon EOS 70D, Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 lens @ 85mm, 1/100 second @ f/4, ISO 320.

Yeah, I’m going to be putting that little blurb under the photos. And that chat about them. I’m getting quite into this photography thing (more on that later). Pity about this thesis thing taking up all my time. Well, all my time after this one trip. Melissa is coming with me this time, and we’ve tacked a little holiday on the end.

We’re off to New Jersey for 2 weeks, then one night in New York (yes, we’re going to a Broadway show), followed by a trip to MoMath, and then it’s down to Washington DC to have a gander at some baby pandas and a blackbird. Then we skip Valentine’s Day and get back to NZ on the 15th.

Keep an eye on my Facebook account for photos (they should all go up public). And if anyone wants postcards, I need an address (and a desired locale for the postcard to came from, unless you want generic NJ ones).