St Clair moa bone, 21 November 2015

Photographing the recovery of the tibia of a subadult male South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus). Graeme Loh, Nic Rawlence, Steph Bennington, Danilo Hegg.

Graeme sets up the abseil at the edge of the predator proof enclosure
Clair moa bone 007 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair abseil abseiling coast coastline enclosure predator proof fence prion fence
Graeme sets up the abseil at the edge of the predator proof enclosure
Clair moa bone 010 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair abseil abseiling coast coastline enclosure predator proof fence prion fence
Steph gets ready to abseil
Clair moa bone 012 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair abseil abseiling coast coastline enclosure predator proof fence prion fence
Steph gets ready to abseil
Clair moa bone 017 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair abseil abseiling coast coastline enclosure predator proof fence prion fence
The cliffs on the coastline south of Dunedin
Clair moa bone 026 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliffs coast coastline
View of the predator proof fence from below
Clair moa bone 032 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline enclosure predator proof fence prion fence
Abseiling off the cliffs below the predator proof enclosure
Clair moa bone 039 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair abseil abseiling cliffs coast coastline predator proof fence prion fence
The cliffs on the coastline south of Dunedin
Clair moa bone 045 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliffs coast coastline
Abseiling off the cliffs below the predator proof enclosure
Clair moa bone 048 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair abseil abseiling cliffs coast coastline predator proof fence prion fence
Abseiling off the cliffs below the predator proof enclosure
Clair moa bone 051 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair abseil abseiling cliffs coast coastline predator proof fence prion fence
Walking through the shore hebe (Hebe elliptica)
Clair moa bone 053 Dunedin Hebe elliptica New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline shore hebe
Walking through the shore hebe (Hebe elliptica)
Clair moa bone 055 Dunedin Hebe elliptica New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline shore hebe
Clair moa bone 057 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 061 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 068 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline
Clair moa bone 069 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 070 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Not the easiest site to work at...
Clair moa bone 073 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Not the easiest site to work at...
Clair moa bone 075 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Well that's an exciting find! And yes, it must have been a very tall bird...
Clair moa bone Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline moa bone tibia South Island giant moa giant moa Dinornis robustus
Showing off the find - the tibia of a subadult male South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus).
Clair moa bone Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline moa bone tibia South Island giant moa giant moa Dinornis robustus
Tibia of a subadult male South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus)
Clair moa bone Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline moa bone tibia South Island giant moa giant moa Dinornis robustus
Tibia of a subadult male South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus), at its original location
Clair moa bone Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline moa bone tibia South Island giant moa giant moa Dinornis robustus
Tibia of a subadult male South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus)
Clair moa bone Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline moa bone tibia South Island giant moa giant moa Dinornis robustus
Excited about the find!
Clair moa bone Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline moa bone tibia South Island giant moa giant moa Dinornis robustus
Excited about the find!
Clair moa bone Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline moa bone tibia South Island giant moa giant moa Dinornis robustus
Clair moa bone 092 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline
Clair moa bone 097 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline
Digging for more
Clair moa bone 099 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Digging for more
Clair moa bone 101 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Digging for more
Clair moa bone 105 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 118 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline
Strong colour contrast in the rocks on the coastline south of Dunedin
Clair moa bone 126 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 130 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 133 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 135 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 140 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 151 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Black-backed gull / karoro (Larus dominicanus) nest with chicks. St Clair, Dunedin.
Clair moa bone 156 Bird Dunedin Fauna Larus dominicanus New Zealand Otago St Clair black backed gull chick chicks coast coastline egg karoro nest seagull
Black-backed gull / karoro (Larus dominicanus) nest with chicks. St Clair, Dunedin.
Clair moa bone 157 Bird Dunedin Fauna Larus dominicanus New Zealand Otago St Clair black backed gull chick chicks coast coastline egg karoro nest seagull
Black-backed gull / karoro (Larus dominicanus) nest with chicks. St Clair, Dunedin.
Clair moa bone 158 Bird Dunedin Fauna Larus dominicanus New Zealand Otago St Clair black backed gull chick chicks coast coastline egg karoro nest seagull
Dead cow wedged between rocks at the base of the cliffs
Clair moa bone 160 Bos taurus Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline cow
Clair moa bone 171 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline
Ready to put the "rat hotel" in place
Clair moa bone 173 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 174 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Clair moa bone 178 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair coast coastline
Jumaring back up the cliffs below the predator proof enclosure
Clair moa bone 206 Climbing Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline jumar jumaring
Clair moa bone 208 Dunedin New Zealand Otago St Clair cliff cliffs coast coastline