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Quite often on these walks we saw the curious Tomtits as well ...
This is a discussion on Come Fly With Me - To New Zealand within the Show your photo (Color) - Landscape & Nature (flowers, mountains, storms etc.) forums, part of the Photography & Fine art photography category; I liked this scene ... the Heron on the lichen spotted rock Quite often on these walks we saw the ...
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I liked this scene ... the Heron on the lichen spotted rock
Quite often on these walks we saw the curious Tomtits as well ...
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As a kid in New Zealand we learned about the Tui ... a native bird that appears on the New Zealand currency.
I don't ever remember seeing one as a kid at all. Many years later when I returned there for a holiday I saw one in a bird sanctuary but only got a glimpse of it.
This day, on our walk around the lake we saw many of them, and would see many more on other walks in the forests of the region.
They are well known due to the two tuffs of feathers under their chin ...
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Last ones for today ...
New Zealand has it's own native pigeon ... and it's a beauty. HUGE ... these things are the size of a decent sized duck!
A not so native edition is the Californian Quails ... pretty though ...
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These are super shots and interesting subjects, MA! I like them all!
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Thanks man ... I appreciate you coming back to enjoy the holidayOriginally Posted by Yisehaq
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nice bird shots! that native bird is quite interesting!
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On this trip we headed up the Huka Falls. This is a waterfalls that generated by the longest river in NZ being squeezed into a 15 metre wide and 10 metre deep rock channel resulting in 40 cubic metres of water per second launched over the falls.
Right in the top right corner is the Huka Falls Lodge ... we'll have a slightly closer look at that shortly.
Jet boats are very popular in New Zealand. Not surprising seeing as they were invented there.
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While enjoying the Huka Falls we went for a short walk along a nearby trail. The beautiful Waikato River has diverse environments along it's length. In this region, it looks a bit like this ...
One of many lodges along the banks of the Waikato here ...
Most of the Waikato River has deep banks to keep you back from the water, but here it gently laps the forest ...
I liked the size of this tree and the forest light
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Returning to the falls we crossed the bridge and ended our walk at the Huka Falls.
On the bridge I looked downstream ...
And upstream
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