Photographs | Ark in the Park

Predator Wars

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:26:45 +1300

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It's a battleground out there. But we're winning!

Second Kokako Release

Mon, 31 May 2010 17:37:47 +1200

On Saturday 29th May, two kokako from Tiritiri Matangi Island were released at Ark in the Park, near the Waitakere dam. Around 75 Ark volunteers and supporters joined Waitakere Branch Forest and Bird representatives, ARC staff, and iwi representatives to welcome these birds to their new home.

Click on any of the photos to view them. The navigation arrows at the top of each page can be used to access the next photo in the series or to return to this index.

Celebrity Bird

First meal

Welcome party

Welcome ceremony

Welcome gifts

Transported!

First meal

Introduction to the locals

Val Lyon's Farewell

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:32:59 +1300

Since the earliest days of the Ark, a highlight of the volunteer sessions has been to come back to a warm sausage and even warmer welcome from Val Lyon. Everyone's safe return was looked for and noted by a 'ticking off' in the Red Book, and she has presided over many hours of chat and laughter (and some complaints). Val has been the mother hen to a lot of very scruffy chicks!

Now has come the time to rest from these labours, so on Saturday 28th November some of Val's most regular clients gathered to show our appreciation for her support and friendship.

Some of the Throng

Throng Again

One more sausage, surely?

Explaining the finer points of sausage cooking

Val listens to Chairman John (finally!)

Val and her gifts

Farewell!

Ark Clothing

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:59:02 +1300

Ark in the Park has a range of attractive and good quality items for sale. Buying these helps us directly as a means of fund-raising, and also promotes awareness of the Ark. The material used in the shirts is highly suitable for active summertime wear, with an emphasis on durability and breathability.

The items are illustrated below, showing clothing types and colours. Click on an image to see an enlarged view. You can use the navigation arrows at the top of the enlarged view to see the other items.

An order form can be downloaded via the link on the right hand side of this window, and gives details of available sizes and colours for each type of item.

Woman's polo shirt, and shopping bag

T shirt (unisex) and men's grey polo shirt

Men's navy polo shirt

Men's azure and black polo shirts, white T shirt, sun hat

Ark Signs Go Up

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:03:08 +1200

On Sunday 26th July 2009 Ark signs went up at several entry points to the protected area.

Up it goes

On the level

Tamping the hole

Finishing off

First Polish

Final Polish

Team One

Team Three

The Sign!

Recovering Populations: Birds

Sun, 10 May 2009 13:10:38 +1200

As the environmental restoration of the Ark in the Park takes effect, key bird species are returning, either actively as the result of translocations from remnant populations elsewhere, or by natural recovery of residual small local populations.

Because of these new or expanding populations, Waitakere visitors and residents may encounter birds not seen before.

To assist in the identification of unfamiliar birds, the pages shown below give some details of the appearance and song of birds that have previously been either absent or inconspicuous.

Reporting a sighting:

Certain species are of particular interest to the Ark project. If you think you have seen one of the birds in the following list we would be interested in the details (use the form on the RHS of this page): hihi/stitchbird, toutouwai/robin, kaka, korimako/bellbird, miromiro/tomtit.

Key information is: physical characteristics, place seen, date, and any leg bands.

Click on any of the images below to open that page. From there you can navigate through the collection by using the arrows above the image. You can return to this page at any time by clicking on the icon between the arrows.

Bus Shelter planting

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:21:35 +1300

With baiting completed, and the wasp season at its peak, it was time for a change on Saturday 21st March, and the volunteer session was devoted to planting around the the bus shelter at the Falls Road corner.

Hihi chicks 2008

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:31:12 +1300

The frustrations of the 2007 breeding season, the first in the Waitakeres for more than 100 years, were that all the discovered sites were completely inaccessible in the tops of kauri trees. From a distance fledging was confirmed at two nests, and unbanded birds seen subsequently, but observations were very scanty. In 2008 a bit of good luck, added to the acquired skills and hours of hard work of Andy Warneford and his team, has brought much more reward.

Two chicks await their next meal

Feeding fledgling

Single chick

Single Chick II

Second Generation West Auckland hihi?

Does the world look better upside down?

Hihi nest

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:39:23 +1200

This collection of photographs taken by Eric Wilson shows the first of the 2008 nests. Just as happened the previous year, the site chosen is a hollow high in a kauri tree.

General view of the nest

The enemy within

The male confronts an invader

The hihi return

If the twig don't fit...

The quick route down for another twig

Flaps down for a landing

The natural life of the Ark

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:07:29 +1200

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Volunteer activities

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:06:51 +1200