Black-billed gull
Photo by Vandy Pollard
Black-billed Gull or Tarāpuka are Endemic to New Zealand and the most threatened gull on earth. I photographed this one through the perimeter fence before Christmas in the flooded foundations of a partially demolished building in Christchurch. The Tarāpuka are nesting there for a second breeding season after the owners of this site failed to put nets up in time to stop them. The gulls are protected under the Wildlife Act and cannot be disturbed. The birds usually breed on braided rivers of the South Island. 70-200mm cropped.
Vandy Pollard - Excio Gallery
I’m a photographer living on the South Coast of Wellington New Zealand. with a passion for New Zealand birds, many of them with a conservation status of at risk.
