Saturday, April 20, 2013

New Zealand wildlife

Wildlife in New Zealand was spectacular.
  • Penguins: We saw lots of penguins, little blue and yellow eyed, in several different areas. One was near Omaru, others near Dunedin, Curio Bay and places in between. Awesome viewing and we also have some awesome video.
  • Birds: Royal albatross, one of the only places in the world you can see them on land. Shags (cormorants) spoonbills, herons and swans, to name a few.
  • Four legged creatures: All imported, including a 140 year old taratoura lizard, sheep, red stag, fallow deer, rabbits and more. We even had to stop several times driving down the road because of sheep herding.
  • Marine animals: Seals, sea lions, including one wrestling match for sea lions going for the best napping space. We even saw some dolphins jumping in the ocean while we were driving down the road.
See a few -- and I do mean a few -- photos of wildlife.

(We took 1,400 photos!)

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