#Whio

Rajh Photography

@rajhphotography.bsky.social

3 months ago

Rare, river-loving, and blue! The #whio or blue #duck, native to #NewZealand, survives only in pristine streams. Every sighting is a celebration of conservation! 🦆

#birds #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #birding #birdphotography #nature

Louise Thomas

@loutheartybirder.bsky.social

7 months ago

Blue duck, New Zealand

Is this blue duck / whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) at Whakapapanui Stream giving me the stink eye? Yes, yes it is.

#blueduck #whio #whioforever #mtruapehu #mtruapehunz #nzbirds #NewZealand

Peter Thomas

@hakeafan.bsky.social

8 months ago

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
(Whio/Blue Duck)
Punanga Manu o Te Anau/Te Anau Bird Sanctuary
Te Anau, South Island,
Aotearoa/New Zealand,
May 2025
#HymenolaimusMalacorhynchos #Whio #BlueDuck ##birds #NZbirds #NewZealandBirds #wildNZ #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #birding #NZWildlife #Nature #Aves

Louise Thomas

@loutheartybirder.bsky.social

9 months ago

This blue duck / whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) parent and three ducklings is from earlier in the year on the Tongariro River - right before she attacked a grey duck that had strayed too close to the brood.

#nzbirds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #blueduck #whio #whioforever #birding #NewZealand

Narnia

@narnias-gone.bsky.social

11 months ago

Whio in the Avon, Christchurch Aotearoa

#christchurch #newzealand #aotearoa #duck #whioduck #nativeduck #photography #avonriver #whio #naturephotography

Voodou

@voodou-wanders.bsky.social

1 year ago

This little one giving me some serious side eye. One of the last clutches of the season for our extremely endangered Whio or NZ Blue Duck. We release two to three clutches of these a year at work. ❤️ #poopmachines #bird #nznatives #whioforever #whio #endangeredbirds #blueduck

Ginny Battson

@seasonalight.com

13 years ago

#Whio freed into the wild www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news... #species #newzealand