Yellow Eyed Penguin Catlins Forest Walking Southland NZ

Walking over the rock formations in the Catlin's Forest at Curio Bay and Porpoise Bay in Southlands, NZ, a Yellow-eyed Penguin makes his way back to the nesting grounds.
What appears as a worried look upon the face of a Yellow-eyed Penguin is actually just the way the animal walks as it heads back to its nesting grounds. Walking over the rough terrain in the Catli ...

Fossil Forest Yellow Eyed Penguin Southland New Zealand

A Yellow-eyed Penguin waddles across the rocky landscape of the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand on the return trip to its nest after feeding all day.
After a long day of fishing in the waters at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand, a Yellow-eyed Penguin has decided to return to its nest for a good night's sleep. At low tide, the Yellow-eyed Pen ...

Catlins Forest Storm Threatening Sunset Southland New Zealand

At sunset in the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand the sunbeams filter through the threatening storm clouds.
With blue sky spanning above the threatening storm clouds at sunset, the sunbeams break through and filter downwards in the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand. ...

Neptunes Necklace Foraging Snail Fossil Forest Southland

A snail foraging on Neptunes Necklace in the tidal pools at the Fossil Forest in Curio Bay in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand.
At low tide, a snail finds the ideal foraging grounds amongst the Neptunes Necklace found in the tidal pools at the Fossil Forest in Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand. Neptunes Necklace, also kn ...

Curio Bay Porpoise Bay Sunset Southland South Island NZ

The white clouds scattered across the sky begin to darken at sunset over Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay at the Petrified Forest in Southland on the South Island of NZ.
As the sunset lighting starts to diminish, the clouds darken and cast a shadow over the beautiful scenery of Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay at the Petrified Forest in Southland on the South Island of ...

Stormy Sunset Catlins Forest Southland New Zealand

A stormy looking sunset illuminates the sky over the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand.
The pale blue hue of the sky over the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand begins to disappear as the storm clouds move in. The sunset filte ...

Porpoise Bay Sunset Catlins Coastline Southland New Zealand

A beautiful sunset becoming filtered out by the cloud formations moving in over the Catlins coastline at Porpoise Bay in Southland, New Zealand.
The bright light at sunset filters through the clouds which have begun to thicken as darkness sets in along the Catlins coastline at the Petrified Forest at Porpoise Bay in Southland, New Zealand. ...

Curio Bay Yellow Eyed Penguin Southland New Zealand

At low tide, a Yellow-eyed Penguin waddles across the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand heading towards his nest.
After fishing all day in the waters off the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, a Yellow-eyed Penguin starts his trek over the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay towards its home. The Yellow-ey ...

Catlins Forest Storm Sunset Southland New Zealand

Dark storm clouds over the Catlins Forest in Southland, New Zealand create a beautiful looking sky at sunset as the sunbeams filter through the openings.
The clouds which have moved in over the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand at sunset are not the promise of a clear evening. The clouds thicken bringing on the ...

Pacific Ocean Waves Curio Bay Fossil Forest New Zealand

Reaching to great heights, the ferocious waves off the Pacific Ocean show their strength as they meet the Curio Bay coastline at the Fossil Forest in Southland, New Zealand.
Massive waves crash against the rugged coastline of Curio Bay at the Fossil Forest along the Southern Scenic Route in Southland, New Zealand, creating quite a show as they spray upwards towards th ...

Curio Bay Fossil Forest Coastline Southland New Zealand

As the tide recedes along the coastline at the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand, the beauty of the bull kelp, fossils and sea creatures become visible.
At low tide, the coastline at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand bares the colorful yellow and brown hues of the bull kelp clinging to the rocks as the ocean white caps dance across the surface. ...

Curio Bay Coastline Bull Kelp South Island New Zealand

At the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay on the South Island of New Zealand, bull kelp clings to the coastline rocks waiting for the return of the water.
The brown and yellow hues of the bull kelp decorate the coastline at the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay on the South Island of New Zealand where hundreds of small sea creatures hide out. The kelp lays ...

Rocky Coastline Waves Curio Bay Otago New Zealand

Waves crashing to great heights against the rocky coastline near the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay on the South Island of New Zealand.
As the water churns around the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay in the Catlins, Otago on the South Island of New Zealand, the waves show their true force as they crash against the rocky coastline. The ...

Cute Yellow Eyed Penguin Catlins Forest NZ

A rare species of bird, but very cute, is the Yellow Eyed Penguin, who comes to nest near Curio Bay in the beauty of the Catlins forest on the South Island of NZ.
A cute Yellow Eyed Penguin stands atop the rocks in the Catlins Forest near Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay on the South Island of NZ, watching the movement amongst the rocks below him. Known as one of ...

South Pacific Coast Scenery Catlins Southland NZ

Kelp flourishes as the Pacific Ocean swells sweep across the scenic and rugged coast of Curio Bay in the Catlins District in Southland, South Island, New Zealand.
Sub-Antarctic waters of the South Pacific Ocean crash against the coast and create some stunning scenery with high waves, while rocky platforms are fringed by kelp which sway with the swells. Curi ...

Penguin Beach Games New Zealand

One of the dangers for penguins coming ashore at Roaring Bay in the South Island of New Zealand, are the sea lions who're lounging on the beach and ready to play games.
We watched a sea lion play games and chasing two penguins once they arrived to walk up the beach at Roaring Bay in the Catlins, South Island, New Zealand. The first Penguin eluded the sea lion who ...

Yellow Eyed Penguin Facts

The following are a few facts regarding a species of penguin found only in New Zealand called the Yellow Eyed Penguin.
The scientific name for the Yellow Eyed Penguin is Megadyptes antipodes. Their Maori (New Zealand native) name is Hoiho. Unfortunately, the Yellow Eyed Penguin is an endangered species, it is c ...

Yellow Eyed Penguin Picture

A cute adult Yellow Eyed Penguin makes its way over the rocks of Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand.
There are various places to view the rare yellow Eyed Penguin from including the Catlins and the Otago Peninsula both in the South Island of New Zealand. Yellow Eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipod ...

Group Of Animated Yellow Eyed Penguins NZ

A group of rather animated Yellow-Eyed Penguins gather along the Beach at Roaring Bay in the Catlins district of New Zealand.
Something not visible in this picture is the sea lion nearby that has this group of Yellow-Eyed Penguins feeling nervous - they were very animated. Yellow Eyed Penguins, Megadyptes antipodes, c ...

Animated Yellow Eyed Penguin Picture New Zealand

A cute and animated yellow eyed penguin makes its way towards the cover of native bushes in the Catlins district of New Zealand.
An entertaining bird to watch is the yellow eyed penguin, a species of penguin seen in the Catlins district of the South Island of New Zealand. It is quite an animated animal and fun to watch as i ...