GIF IT UP: Nature and the environment

A DigitalNZ Story by DigitalNZ

A set of copyright-free images brought together for the GIF IT UP competition. These images are all perfect for the 'Nature and the environment' category. All the info about the competition is right here: http://digitalnz.org/blog/posts/gif-it-up

GIFs, open, GIF IT UP, remix, reuse, nature, tree, bird, flower, environment, landscape

Image: Studying nature in ideal surroundings

Studying nature in ideal surroundings

Auckland Libraries

Image: YELLOW STAR THISTLE.— rorlions of plant with leaves, lutmni alze, from Nature. (Otago Witness, 21 March 1895)

YELLOW STAR THISTLE.— rorlions of plant with leaves, lutmni alze, from Nature. (Otago Witness, 21 March 1895)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris)

Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Flowers

Flowers

Auckland Libraries

Image: Flax Flower

Flax Flower

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Auckland as an art centre: some of the pictures in the Public Art Gallery

Auckland as an art centre: some of the pictures in the Public Art Gallery

Auckland Libraries

Image: Pink Flowers

Pink Flowers

New Zealand Free Photos

Image: Flower garden

Flower garden

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Lily flower

Lily flower

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Victoria Square flowers

Victoria Square flowers

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Beautiful alpine flowers

Beautiful alpine flowers

Auckland Libraries

Image: Flowers at Botanic Gardens

Flowers at Botanic Gardens

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Flower in bloom, Samoa

Flower in bloom, Samoa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Picking winter flowers for market

Picking winter flowers for market

Auckland Libraries

Image: This is the fourth and final of the flower pictures in our competition. Sweet peas, with their frilly, sail-like petals, are dainty subjects for point brushes. Use pastel pinks, blues, and mauves, and shade each flowers (Evening Post, 24 September 1938)

This is the fourth and final of the flower pictures in our competition. Sweet peas, with their frilly, sail-like petals, are dainty subjects for po...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: CLETHRA DELAVAIJL—This Chinese species, the finest of the "Sweet Pepper Bushes," is one of the loveliest of all flowering shrubs. Its dense spikes of bowl-shaped, waxen-white flowers are yielded abundantly in midsummer. In a moist, free, non-limey soil the shrub will reach 10ft. (Evening Post, 30 July 1936)

CLETHRA DELAVAIJL—This Chinese species, the finest of the "Sweet Pepper Bushes," is one of the loveliest of all flowering shrubs. Its dense spikes ...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Mountain lake

Mountain lake

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mountain trees

Mountain trees

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: The mountain lily

The mountain lily

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mountain Stream, Otira Gorge

Mountain Stream, Otira Gorge

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mount Cook from the Hooker Valley

Mount Cook from the Hooker Valley

Auckland Libraries

Image: The Kaikoura Mountains, N.Z.

The Kaikoura Mountains, N.Z.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mountain mists, Lake Ada, Milford Sound

Mountain mists, Lake Ada, Milford Sound

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The Tasman Glacier

The Tasman Glacier

Auckland Libraries

Image: Celmisia incana (White mountain musk or Woolly mountain daisy); Celmisia coriacea (Silvery cotton daisy); Celmisia larcifolia (Needle-leaved mountain daisy).

Celmisia incana (White mountain musk or Woolly mountain daisy); Celmisia coriacea (Silvery cotton daisy); Celmisia larcifolia (Needle-leaved mounta...

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: NEW ZEALAND'S ALPINE SCENERY: THE HUNTER MOUNTAINS FROM MURRELL'S, SOUTHERN ALPS, CANTERBURY

NEW ZEALAND'S ALPINE SCENERY: THE HUNTER MOUNTAINS FROM MURRELL'S, SOUTHERN ALPS, CANTERBURY

Auckland Libraries

Image: Panoramic view north east from Mangere Mountain showing Manukau Harbour...1913

Panoramic view north east from Mangere Mountain showing Manukau Harbour...1913

Auckland Libraries

Image: Panoramic view looking north from Mangere Mountain showing Manukau Harbour...1913

Panoramic view looking north from Mangere Mountain showing Manukau Harbour...1913

Auckland Libraries

Image: NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL PARK: NGAURUHOE VOLCANO FROM THE BLUE LAKE CRATER, TONGARIRO MOUNTAIN, AUCKLAND

NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL PARK: NGAURUHOE VOLCANO FROM THE BLUE LAKE CRATER, TONGARIRO MOUNTAIN, AUCKLAND

Auckland Libraries

Image: THE NORTH EGMONT MOUNTAIN HOUSE AT THETIME OF THE PREMIER'S VISIT AS GUEST OF THE NEW PLYMOUTH EXHIBITION COMMITTEE

THE NORTH EGMONT MOUNTAIN HOUSE AT THETIME OF THE PREMIER'S VISIT AS GUEST OF THE NEW PLYMOUTH EXHIBITION COMMITTEE

Auckland Libraries

Image: The waterfall from the Whakapapanui Stream on the slopes of Ruapehu

The waterfall from the Whakapapanui Stream on the slopes of Ruapehu

Auckland Libraries

Image: Glacier Guiding 003

Glacier Guiding 003

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Glacier Guiding 006

Glacier Guiding 006

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: On Tasman Glacier

On Tasman Glacier

Kete Horowhenua

Image: On the Hochstetter Glacier

On the Hochstetter Glacier

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Francis Joseph Glacier

Francis Joseph Glacier

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: [Man in front of snow-covered glacier?]

[Man in front of snow-covered glacier?]

State Library of Victoria

Image: Hochstetter ice fall, Tasman Glacier

Hochstetter ice fall, Tasman Glacier

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mt Cook with Hooker Glacier

Mt Cook with Hooker Glacier

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ice Formations on Franz Josef Glacier, Westland

Ice Formations on Franz Josef Glacier, Westland

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: On the Hockstetter Glacier. From the album: Record Pictures of New Zealand

On the Hockstetter Glacier. From the album: Record Pictures of New Zealand

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Amid the wonders of New Zealand's famous fiords

Amid the wonders of New Zealand's famous fiords

Auckland Libraries

Image: Harvest field, Normandy

Harvest field, Normandy

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Palmerston North

Palmerston North

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Beech Trees, Wakatipu

Beech Trees, Wakatipu

State Library of Victoria

Image: Through the trees

Through the trees

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Whau. Cork tree

Whau. Cork tree

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: COFFEE TREE, WELL GROWN

COFFEE TREE, WELL GROWN

Auckland Libraries

Image: Women and children in field

Women and children in field

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Streblus heterophyllus/ Small-leaved milk tree/Turepo.

Streblus heterophyllus/ Small-leaved milk tree/Turepo.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cabbage Trees, 25 mile, Lake Wakatipu, NZ

Cabbage Trees, 25 mile, Lake Wakatipu, NZ

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Tree bent by weight of snow

Tree bent by weight of snow

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: A cabbage tree at Ohinemutu, Rotorua, considered to be the most perfectly proportioned cabbage tree in New Zealand

A cabbage tree at Ohinemutu, Rotorua, considered to be the most perfectly proportioned cabbage tree in New Zealand

Auckland Libraries

Image: Tree - corner of Manchester Street and Cambridge Terrace

Tree - corner of Manchester Street and Cambridge Terrace

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Showing a rata tree with a peculiar angle...

Showing a rata tree with a peculiar angle...

Auckland Libraries

Image: Showing a rata tree with a peculiar angle...

Showing a rata tree with a peculiar angle...

Auckland Libraries

Image: Landscape sketch of trees. From: A Marken sketchbook.

Landscape sketch of trees. From: A Marken sketchbook.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Sunbeams; view of two large trees.

Sunbeams; view of two large trees.

Upper Hutt City Library