The Chasm of Doom

Crossing the Chasm of Doom: must reach the storm petrel colony before nightfall (when thousands of White-faced Storm Petrels will whirl in, fluttering and squeaking, for a night of courtship on the cliffs)

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On Burgess Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.

Cliff nesting

Best birthday, hands down

Photo taken by Edin from the Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse, just above the field station on the top of this very hilly island.

Out to the Mokes

Landing on Burgess Island

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First expedition in New Zealand, out to the beautiful Mokohinau Islands.

First sketch of NZ

Testing out new sketching gear, at the mudflats in the Tamaki River

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I rigged up a Rite-in-the-Rain sketchbook for this trip. I think it will come in handy.