Word from the Bird

Five Ways to Help Our Feathered Mates (And Why It Matters)

If you’ve ever paused mid-walk because a bird sang something too beautiful to ignore, or stood frozen as a pudgy pigeon crash-landed into a tree like it just learned to...

Backyard Installations That Stop Traffic

Let’s get one thing straight: A Metalbird in the garden isn’t just décor. It’s not the same as popping down to Mitre 10 for a wind spinner or nailing up...

What Is Corten Steel, Anyway?

People ask me all the time: "What’s this made of?" They hold one of our birds in their hands, feel the weight of it, run a thumb along the edge....

When the Nest Empties

You spend years teaching them to fly. First it’s learning to walk. Then it’s how to cross the road without getting flattened. Later it’s bigger stuff... how to fix a...

Made Local. Made Sustainable. Made for Birds.

You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you do something right, like helping your neighbour with their flat tyre or picking up rubbish on your morning walk? That’s...

Unboxing With Mum

We all know the feeling of a package arriving. Doorbell goes. There’s a box on the step. You think, What did I order at 1am that I forgot about? Turns...

Not Just a Bird. It’s a Reminder.

I used to think I was making art. Cutting birds out of steel, shaping them by hand, climbing a ladder and hammering them onto lampposts around Auckland. It started as...

Still Flying, Patina and All

I got an email last week from someone in Grey Lynn. The kind of email you don’t expect but secretly hope for. No complaints. No customer service drama. Just a...