Ellen Rykers

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science writer / bird nerd / nz / ellenrykers.com

a close-up of a southern elephant seal with its mouth open in a shocked expression
A kererū - a chonky pigeon with purple, green and white plumage, a red bill and red eye rings, looking face on to camera with a small orange fruit in its beak. It is sitting among green coniferous needles in a tree
A magazine double-page spread for an article called "The forgotten pandemic" with a photo of a forest canopy. I'm peeking over the top of the pages.
A smiling woman wearing a black t-shirt with her dark hair tied back in a bun peeks out from behind a leafy green bush dripping with bright red flowers that are shaped like chilli peppers.
black and white penguin with spiky yellow eyebrows, red eyes and pink beak sitting with flippers outstretched on a rock
Glass door decorated with signs that read "Pūngāwerewere Workroom: Restricted Access" and two large dangling spider toys.
A green and purple pigeon that looks like it's wearing a white singlet stands on a branch with a twig in its red beak
A green slug with a vein pattern on its body on a tree trunk
A brown bird with long legs and a long neck and beak stalks through dewy grass and tussock
Vote for your Bird of the Century poster featuring chubby cartoon kererū, kororā and huia with vegetation and a green check mark. www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
Birds flying low across grey-blue sea with the words 'Where the Seabirds Were'