Ghostbusting the “Extinct” New Zealand Storm Petrel

It was a dark and stormy night on Little Barrier Island, New Zealand, when I fulfilled my childhood dream of becoming a ghostbuster.

Finding the world's most endangered gull

The star of my latest Nat Geo story is the world's most endangered gull! Join me on my recent search for this New Zealand specialty and find out why there's no such thing as a seagull. 

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Chatham Island

Find the sketch biologist! Hiding in the jungle of the Tuku River Valley on Chatham Island, New Zealand. Photo by @ottowhitehead.

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Cliffhanger! Risking Life and Limb for Fluffy Seabirds

Another music video/science documentary mashup, this time involving falling off a cliff...

In which I plummet down a 70-meter seacliff to find nesting birds—fairy prions!—and their impossibly fluffy chicks. My latest Nat Geo story (link in bio) features a music video + science documentary with music from "Birds Say" by @darlingside.

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Year of the Bird!

2018 is #YearoftheBird at National Geographic. On my little corner of the Nat Geo site, it's #YearoftheSeabird! Link in bio (and lots more stories and sketches to come).

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