Wildlife

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• Happy Wildlife!
  All the local birds know the're safe here!
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• Fancy A Little Shag?
  A Little Shag (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) sits up on a old rusting post. You can recognise a little shag because of it's distinctive colouring of bla...
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• White-faced Heron
  The white-faced heron is now the most common heron found in New Zealand. This photo was taken on the estuary behind Rabbit Island.
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• White-faced Heron 2
  Another shot of the white-faced heron searching for prey in the estuary behind Rabbit Island.
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• Peninsula Seal Colony Kaikoura
  The Peninsula Seal Colony Kaikoura. Home to many of New Zealand Fur Seals (Arctocephalus fosteri) and also lots of Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus)....
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• New Zealand Fur Seal
  A New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus fosteri) lazes on the rocks in Kaikoura. These seals were widely hunted from shortly after the European discover...
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• Ohau Point Seals
  The largest breeding colony of fur seals around Kaikoura is found at Ohau Point (on State Highway 1 just north of Kaikoura). The rocky coastline provi...
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• Kaikoura Sleeping Seal
  A sleeping New Zealand Fur Seal near Ohau Point in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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• Peeking Seal
  Kekeno (Arctocephalus forsteri) are members of the Otariidae family of pinnipeds, fin-footed carnivorous marine mammals. They are distinguished by vis...
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• Ohau Point Seal Pups
  Ohau Point just north of Kaikoura on State Highway 1 is a great spot for viewing New Zealand Fur Seals. This picture shows 3 pups and one adult seal. ...
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