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Aerial Sperm Whale Picture Kaikoura New Zealand One of the best places to view Sperm Whales is from the town of Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand. Because of the shape of the head and body, the sperm whale is the model for the famous fictitious... |
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White Faced Heron Bird Picture The graceful and unhurried flight of a white-faced heron as it lifts off over an estuary in the Catlins region of Otago, New Zealand. A self introduced species from Australia, the White-faced heron is now commonly seen throughout New... |
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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... |
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Little Blue Penguin New Zealand The smallest of all penguins in the world is the tiny Little Blue Penguin which can be seen at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand.. Frequently seen around the coastline of New Zealand, the little blue penguin gets its name because... |
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Picture Of A Hectors Dolphin The smallest in the delphinidae family, the Hectors Dolphin is endemic to New Zealand and is the rarest dolphin in the world. Hector's dolphins, Cephalorhynchus hectori, Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, East... |
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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... |
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Australasian Gannet Muriwai Auckland NZ A fascinating seabird, the Australasian Gannet is found in three colonies around the coast of New Zealand such as Muriwai, Farewell Spit and Cape Kidnappers. An elegant looking bird, the Australasian Gannet is a large seabird found off the southern coast of... |
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Spur Winged Plover Bird Also known as masked plovers or masked lapwings, the Spur Winged Plover were self introduced from Australia in the 1930's. Spur-winged Plover, Vanellus miles novaehollandiae, along the Southern Scenic Route, Catlins... |
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Royal Spoonbill Bird Picture An interesting looking bird, the Royal Spoonbill is often seen in estuaries such as those along the Catlins Highway in Otago, New Zealand. Royal Spoonbill, Platalea regia, in an estuary near Hinahina along the Southern Scenic Route,... |
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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... |
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New Zealand Weka Bird Marlborough Sounds A Weka is a type of bird which is endemic to the New Zealand area and this particular one was seen in the Marlborough Sounds on the South Island. The Weka is one of many flightless bird species only this particular bird is endemic to New Zealand... |
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Weka Bird Marlborough Sounds South Island A species which is listed as vulnerable, the Weka is an endemic bird which has disappeared from some areas of New Zealand. An endemic bird to New Zealand, the Weka is a member of the rail family who although is generally a... |
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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... |
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New Zealand Sea Lions Beach Waipapa Point Catlins A pair of New Zealand Sea Lions sit along the beach at low tide at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand. Deciding whether to rest on the beach or head back towards the water, two New Zealand Sea Lions... |
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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... |
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New Zealand Fur Seal Family Cape Palliser Wairarapa A New Zealand Fur Seal family, consisting of a mother and pup, sits on the rocks at the Cape Palliser Seal Colony in Wairarapa, New Zealand. A New Zealand Fur Seal pup nestles up besides its mother atop the rugged coastal rocks at the Cape... |
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Oyster Catcher Bird North Island New Zealand The vibrant colors of the eyes and the beak of this bird, the Variable Oyster Catcher, are easy to spot along the East Cape region on the North Island of New Zealand. Exclusive to New Zealand, the Variable Oyster Catcher resides along the coastal shores where they... |
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Picture Of A Sperm Whale A large toothed whale, Sperm Whales favour the Kaikoura Coast of New Zealand as a feeding ground. A Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, dives off the coast of Kaikoura in North Canterbury,... |
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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... |
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Muriwai Beach Gannet Colony Auckland New Zealand The Australasian Gannet colony has once again returned to Muriwai Beach near Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand, where they nest for six months. Hundreds of Australasian Gannets nest on the rock at Muriwai Beach near Auckland on the North... |
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Physeter Macrocephalus Sperm Whale New Zealand The scientific name for sperm whales is Physeter macrocephalus. They are a species of large toothed whale commonly seen off the coast of Kaikoura in New Zealand. One of the main tourist attractions in the town of Kaikoura in the South Island of New Zealand is a... |
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Little Shag Picture New Zealand Estuary With his neck outstretched, a Little Shag stays alert on the end of a tree stump in an estuary near Hinahina in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand. This species of Little Shag is one which only breeds in New Zealand, one of three subspecies. They... |
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Juvenile Yellow Eyed Penguin Otago New Zealand A juvenile Yellow-eyed Penguin stands in the shade of a tree at the Penguin Place Reserve in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand. The Penguin Place Reserve is home to the Yellow-Eyed Penguins which was first established in 1985... |
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Variable Oystercatcher South Island NZ A busy bird, the variable oystercatcher is always on the move foraging for food on mudflats and beaches on both the North and South Island of New Zealand. They are called Variable Oystercatchers because there is a considerable amount of colour variation... |
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Australasian Gannet Colony Chicks Cape Kidnappers NZ At the Cape Kidnappers Australasian Gannet Colony in Hawkes Bay, NZ, chicks relax as as their mothers tend to their needs. The Australasian Gannet chicks at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, NZ usually hatch in late September... |
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Hookers Sea Lion Calls Waipapa Point Southland New Zealand Two Hookers Sea Lions spend time in the sun on the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland, New Zealand, one of them showing us the bright pink coloring on the inside of his mouth while making loud barking calls. New Zealand Sea Lions or Hookers Sea Lions find the rugged coastline at Waipapa Point in the... |
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Tuatara Reptile Close Up Picture Auckland Zoo New Zealand An ancient reptile known as a Tuatara, remains motionless in his habitat at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand while we capture a close up picture. Without moving a limb, an ancient reptile called a Tuatara keeps an eye on the visitors to the... |
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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... |
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Close Encounters With Giraffe Auckland Zoo New Zealand A giraffe gives visitors a thrill during one of the close encounters scheduled daily at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand. It is rare to get this close to a giraffe but while visiting the Pridelands area at the Auckland... |
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New Zealand Kea Bird With Car Antenna Fiordland National Park A Kea, a bird native to New Zealand, sits atop a car parked in Fiordland National Park finding the antenna an interesting item to peck on. Birds find many things interesting, this Kea takes an interest in an antenna on top of a car which... |
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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... |
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Australasian Gannet Muriwai Beach Nesting Colony Auckland NZ As the sunset lighting reflects off the Tasman Sea, a single Australasian Gannet at the nesting and breeding grounds at the Muriwai Beach colony near Auckland, NZ overlooks the hundreds of birds below. Standing on the peak of the cliffs overlooking the sunset lighting span across the surface of the... |
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New Zealand Sea Lions Beach Sleeping Molyneux Bay Otago Snuggled together on the sandy beach at Molyneux Bay in the Catlins, Otago in New Zealand, two New Zealand Sea Lions spend time sleeping in the sun. A favorite past time for New Zealand Sea Lions is tanning and sleeping in the warmth of the sun on... |
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Orphaned Yellow Eyed Penguin Chick Penguin Place Hospital NZ An orphaned Yellow-eyed Penguin chick is being cared for by a tour guide at the Penguin Place Hospital on the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin on the South Island of NZ. At the Penguin Place Hospital near Dunedin on the South Island of NZ, many of the orphaned... |
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