© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura
Photographs from a summer spent on Stewart Island, New Zealand's third largest and southernmost island.
Stewart Island's Māori name is Rakiura, which means "glowing skies" - located between 46 and 47 degrees south, it is one of the best spots in New Zealand to see the Aurora Australis.
It is also home to a variety of endemic and often elusive birds, including the largest of the 5 species of kiwi, the Southern Brown or Tokoeka.
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Tokoeka | Southern Brown Kiwi
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Tokoeka | Southern Brown Kiwi
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Tokoeka | Southern Brown Kiwi
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | White-capped Albatross | Toroa
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | White-capped Albatross | Toroa
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | White-capped Albatross | Toroa
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | White-capped Albatross | Toroa
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Mohua | Yellowhead
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Toutouwai | Stewart Island Robin
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Ulva Island
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | White-capped Albatross | Toroa
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | White-capped Albatross | Toroa
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | White-capped Albatross | Toroa
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Rimu
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Crown Fern
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Titipounamu | Rifleman
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Golden Bay
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Mohua | Yellowhead
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Tawaki | Fiordland crested penguins
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Aurora Australis
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Aurora Australis
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Aurora Australis
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Aurora Australis
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Aurora Australis
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Moody Sydney Cove
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Early morning Paterson Inlet
© Darren Creighton Photography | Rakiura | Pakake | NZ Sea Lion
