Category: Animals
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Kereru, the New Zealand Wood Pigeon
New Zealand wood pigeons are stunning birds. And this one flew about one foot over my head!
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Kakariki
This is a Kakariki which means ‘little parrot’ in Maori. It is a New Zealand native parakeet – a red-fronted parakeet to be precise. I snapped it during feeding time at Orana Park. I loved the lions, but I think I’m rapidly become a bird fanatic – it was just such a great experience to…
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New Zealand Bellbird (Korimako)
Snapped at Orana Park. We visited during feeding time so the birds were oblivious to us.
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Meerkat Family Orana Wildlife Park
Mum, with her baby meerkats seen at Orana Wildlife Park. They were so cute! Dad was up a tree keeping look out. They are such interesting characters I couldn’t stop at one picture. [nggallery id=10]
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More Birds
If one is cute, three must be adorable! More from my photo session at the Estuary.
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A darling little sea bird
What a darling face! This bird was captured at the Avon Heathcote Estuary. Now I don’t know my birds well at all, but I think this might be a tern. But I could be wrong! If you know what it is, please leave a comment. Birds are creeping into this blog all over the place…
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Swans and Signets
Captured on one of the lakes at the Groynes.
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Geese at the Groynes
More from my trip to the Groynes in the weekend. These geese kept swimming in formation (very obligingly). Though I am not sure what is up with the goose second in line – rather ruffled looking feathers!
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Pukeko
Snapped at The Groynes – a popular picnic spot in Christchurch. This is a Pukeko (swamp hen and a member of the rail family) and it is believed they came to New Zealand around 1,000 years ago. They are quite interesting and comical characters and you will often see them on the side of the…
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Bella the sheep dog and the sheep sculpture
So, I think I need to explain this! The Festival of Flowers was on recently and in the Botanic Gardens there were sculptures that were influenced by flowers. The one you see is of a sheep hanging from a tree. The dog is bella, who was on a walk with her owner and at the…
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Blue Heron in Flight
This is a blue Heron that I was stalking along the estuary causeway (on the way to Sumner beach). I would creep along the road trying to get as close as possible and it would tolerate me for a bit and then fly about 40 feet away. So I would sneak up again, and get…
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