Natural New Zealand.

Photographs of some of the birds, trees, ferns, seals and other natural things we saw in New Zealand.

Whilst on our New Zealand Holidays we saw lots of wildlife everywhere and also whilst out walking some sections of various tramping trails we enjoyed the beautiful countryside. Trails such as the Abel Tasman are saturated with both large and small ferns of all varieties as well as lots of mosses - a real delight to walk through. Milford Sound is of course well know for it's beauty and also the amount of wildlife which can be seen if you are lucky - we certainly saw plenty of seals whilst on our trip plus several penguins both on that Sound and on Doubtful Sound.
Particularly on South Island we came across loads of wading birds on the mostly deserted beaches and around Farewell Spit - also quite often idle sleepy seals although some did seem to be enjoying a bit of surfing too. Penguins were pretty hard to spot - they are amazingly shy - we did see several on the empty beaches north of Christchurch but they quickly cleared off into the sea and we were unable to get any decent photos.

Ferns and Flowers etc.

Various ferns Ferns - Abel Tasman Ferns at Anchorage Ferns at Marahau
Various ferns Ferns - Abel Tasman Ferns at Anchorage Ferns at Marahau
Ferns near Barks Bay New Zealand Bottlebrush Tree Flowers Hottentot Fig
Ferns Bottlebrush Tree Flora Hottentot Fig
Broom at Lake Mistletoe Broom Bottlebrush Tree Ferns on the Abel Tasman Trail New Zealand
Broom at Lake Mistletoe Broom Bottlebrush Tree Ferns
Yellow Lupins Lupins on the Milford Sound Road Mauve Lupins Lupins
Yellow Lupins Lupins Mauve Lupins Lupins
Ferns Flowers Ferns at Pupu Walkway Sphagnum Moss
Ferns Flowers Ferns at Pupu Walkway Sphagnum Moss
Tree fern at Totaranui Large Quaking Grass Foxgloves - New Zealand Ferns at Waimangu Valley New Zealand
Tree fern at Totaranui Large Quaking Grass Foxgloves Waimangu Valley New Zealand flora

 

Birds and Seals.

Bart Tailed Godwit Black Shag Black Swans Black Swan Fur Seal at Cape Foulwind
Bar-tailed Godwit Black Shag Black Swans A Black Swan Fur Seal at Cape Foulwind
ducks hybrid domestic/feral cross perhaps some Khaki Campbell hybrid domestic/feral cross ducks Fur Seal Fur Seal Seal at Gillespies Beach
Ducks-hybrid Ducks-hybrid Fur Seal Fur Seal Seal at Gillespies Beach
Kea - New Zealand Kingfisher Little Shag Little Shag Mallard
New Zealand Kea Kingfisher Little Shag Little Shag Mallard
Milford Sound basking seals New Zealand seals at Milford Sound New Zealand Scaup Paradise Shellduck Pied Shag
Milford Sound Seals Seals New Zealand Scaup Paradise Shellduck Pied Shag
Red Billed Gull Spoonbill Spotted Shag Spotted Shag Spur Winged Plover
Red Billed Gull Spoonbill Spotted Shag Spotted Shag Spur Winged Plover
Variable Oystercatchers - New Zealand White Faced Heron White Faced Heron Yellowhammer New Zealand birds
Variable Oystercatchers White Faced Heron White Faced Heron Yellowhammer Birds in New Zealand

 

 

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