Story: Tītī − muttonbirding

All images and media

From page 1 - Muttonbirding in New Zealand

Tītī in flight

Tītī in flight

Tītī readying for take off

Tītī readying for take off

Rakiura (Stewart Island) and the Tītī Islands

Rakiura (Stewart Island) and the Tītī Islands

A tītī island

A tītī island

From page 2 - Harvesting

Tītī chick

Tītī chick

From page 3 - Processing

Plucking a chick

Plucking a chick

Waxing

Waxing

Pōhā (kelp)

Pōhā (kelp)

From page 4 - A personal account of muttonbirding

A muttonbirding family

A muttonbirding family

A rainy day

A rainy day

Eating muttonbird hearts

Eating muttonbird hearts

Picking up equipment and birds

Picking up equipment and birds

Ailsa plucks a tītī

Ailsa plucks a tītī

How to cite this page:

Philip Lyver, Jamie Newman and the Rakiura Tītī Islands Administering Body, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/titi-muttonbirding/media (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Philip Lyver, Jamie Newman and the Rakiura Tītī Islands Administering Body, published 12 Jun 2006