Andrew Digby

@digs.bsky.social

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Conservation biologist and former astrophysicist. Scientist for threatened birds with the #kakapo and #takahe programmes at the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Avatar: @blackmudpuppy.bsky.social

A kākāpō chick receiving a health check on a person's lap. Credit: Petrus Hedman
A kākāpō chick on a person's lap receiving a health check. Credit: Petrus Hedman.
A photo showing a ramp built to the entrance of a kakapo nest in a tree. Credit: Petrus Hedman
A video showing an egg being offered to a kakapo in a nest. The egg is in a tea strainer taped to a walking pole. Credit: Andrew Digby
A video showing the outside and then inside of a kakapo nest inside a hollow tree trunk. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kākāpō chick on the ground during a health check. Credit: Daryl Eason
A male kākāpō In a roost. Credit: Andrew Digby
Sir David Attenborough with Deidre Vercoe and Andrew Digby of the Kākāpō and Takahē Recovery Programmes
A video outside a cliff-top kākāpō nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
An adult kākāpō with chick in a nest. Credit: Daryl Eason
A side view of a 39 day old kākāpō chick at a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A front view of a ~40 day old kākāpō chick at a nest, against a dark background. Credit: Andrew Digby
A male kākāpō near his display "bowl" in the day time, amongst grasses and moss. Credit: Andrew Digby.
Two kākāpō chicks at a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A video of a kākāpō approaching the camera, walking among moss during the day time. Credit: Andrew Digby
An adult female kākāpō feeding a chick in a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
Totals of the 2026 kākāpō breeding season on the fridge door on Whenua Hou. Credit: Andrew Digby
A two week old kākāpō chick in a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kākāpō chick at a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kākāpō chick in a bag during a health check. Credit: Sarah Manktelow.
A female kakapo on a nest facing the camera, with a young chick in front of her. Credit: Andrew Digby
Two week-old kākāpō chicks in a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A 3 day old kākāpō chick in a person's hand during a health check. Credit: Andrew Digby
A video of two two-week old kākāpō chicks at a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
Ripe rimu fruit on a tree. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kākāpō chick being weighed in a small bag. Credit: Andrew Digby
A 4 week old chick asleep on a person's lap during a health check. Credit: Andrew Digby
Two newly-hatched kākāpō chicks at a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A three-week old kakapo chick at a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A white board showing totals of kākāpō breeding. Credit: Andrew Digby
A week-old kākāpō chick being held in a person's hand. Credit: Andrew Digby
A video of a very young kākāpō chick in a nest in a hollow tree. Credit: Andrew Digby
Video of two Kākāpō chicks in a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A Kākāpō chick In a transfer box on the forest floor. Credit: Andrew Digby
A Kākāpō chick being weighed in a bag. Credit: Andrew Digby
A graph of the weight of two kākāpō chicks. Credit: Andrew Digby
A video of two kākāpō chicks, about 2 weeks old, standing/sitting in a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A female Kākāpō on a nest with a young chick. Credit: Andrew Digby
A recently-hatched kakapo chick receiving a health check in a person's hand. Credit: Andrew Digby
A video of a female kakapo in a nest brooding two chicks. Credit: Andrew Digby
Two newly hatched Kākāpō chicks at a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A female kākāpō looking out of a nest, with one small chick showing. Credit: Andrew Digby
A video of a kākāpō chick in a person's hand. Credit: Andrew Digby
A small kākāpō chick and a hatching egg in a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
Two young kākāpō chicks being held during a health check. Credit: Lydia Uddstrom.
A white board showing totals of the 2026 kākāpō breeding season. Credit: Lydia Uddstrom
A female kākāpō on a nest with one egg. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kākāpō feeding a newly-hatched chick in a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
Four Kākāpō eggs in a transport box. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kākāpō chick in a nest with an egg. Credit: Deidre Vercoe
Kākāpō eggs in an incubator. Credit; Andrew Digby
A table of Kākāpō breeding results for 2026. Credit: Andrew Digby
A female kākāpō in a nest near three eggs. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kākāpō egg being candled. Credit: Andrew Digby
A whiteboard summary of kakapo breeding from 2026. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kakapo egg being "candled", showing fertility. Credit: Andrew Digby
A video showing the location and inside a kākāpō nest in a hollow tree. Credit: Andrew Digby
A juvenile female kākāpō on a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
A view of Anchor Island from the summit. Credit: Andrew Digby
A kākāpō transmitter hanging in a bush. Credit: Andrew Digby