November 2005
I spent the whole of November, and the first few days of December, touring New Zealand. It will take a lot of time to properly sort through the 15000+ photos I took on the trip, but I will hopefully have a full trip report written by the end of December. In the meantime, here are just a few of my favourite images...
Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche [cauta] salvini) - Kaikoura, New Zealand
White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche [cauta] steadi) - Kaikoura, New Zealand
Gibson's Albatross (Diomedea [exulans] gibsoni) - Kaikoura, New Zealand
White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche [cauta] steadi) - Stewart Island, New Zealand
New Zealand Storm-petrel (Pealeornis maoriana) - Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
It is also a great place for whale-watching.
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Kaikoura, New Zealand
The native landbirds have suffered enormously since the arrival of humans and today many of them, such as the Stitchbird below, can only be seen on predator-free islands such as Tiritiri Matangi Island.
Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) - Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand
Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli) - Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) - Kaiiwi Lakes, New Zealand
New Zealand also has some of the most spectacular scenery in the world...
Mitre Peak & Milford Sound, New Zealand
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Many more of my pictures of New Zealand and its wildlife can be found here.
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