Jake Osborne

They Look Like Us is the personal blog & portfolio of Jake Osborne; a Department of Conservation Ranger based on Stewart Island / Rakiura, but working for a variety of DOC teams around Southland, New Zealand. Check out some of the recent posts or take a look at my latest creative projects. You can find me more actively on Twitter or Flickr.

From the Flickr Stream

Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni (Toroa / Antipodean Albatross)

From the Twitter Machine

Jake Osborne

Last week was the perfect time for a little winter trip over the Kepler Track - no crowds, just the right amount of… https://t.co/tMpqvc6KXP
Jun 24, 2019, 5:58 PM
Jake Osborne

RT @dznz: I've recently become obsessed by GLOBUG. I think they've been complicit in a terrible cruelty from the public for years. A thread.
Jun 10, 2019, 10:35 PM
Jake Osborne

RT @sarahhbickerton: Hey New Zealanders ... please take 30 seconds and add your name to the petition to have abortion in NZ removed from… https://t.co/TVmuXlXbFA
May 20, 2019, 10:32 PM

Bike Check: Mouse

July 02, 2017 in Hobbies

I bought this bike to replace "Lester", my 140mm trailbike (a 2010 Specialised Stumpjumper FSR Comp). The name is that of my grandfather Bruce Hatfield's trail riding horse, Mouse. I originally considered...

Vassago Jabberwocky "Horsefeathers"

Cannondale Lefty

Project 321 Lefty Hub

SRAM XX1 Group in horizontal dropout

Thompson Elite Setback

Bike Check: Horsefeathers

February 28, 2016 in Hobbies

Named after my late grandfather whom I never met, Lester “H” Osborne, Horsefeathers is pretty much my do-it-all XC/trail bike. I put this together to...