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After our day in Dunedin we headed south through Otago (a region of New Zealand's south island) and on the way made several mandatory stops, such as this one at the northern end of the Catlins coast. Enjoy this view of Nugget Point since I'm not one to take many photographs of this kind.
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Lataa korkearesoluutio kuva nugget point, catlins, uusi-seelanti ilmaiseksi kuvatoimisto Pixmac sivuilta.
Royal Spoonbill (Kotuku Kutupapa):
When tides are high silky white Kotuku Kutupapa perch sheltered and protected on the rock nugget pictured. Shy and graceful, they fly with the tide to spoon their bills in shallow Catlins estuaries (hence the name 'Spoonbill')
There are also several seals sunbathing (no sun) on the rocks, if you look carefully you can see them (it may pay to open the pic up to it max pixel size)
Nugget point lighthouse.
I haven't uploaded photos in quite some time, this doesn't mean I haven't been taking photos, it just means I have a vast backlog of photos to organise, edit and upload. I'm hoping to get a chance to upload some of these over the coming days...or weeks!
At Nugget Point in The Catlins, southern New Zealand, you walk along a high cliff towards the Nugget Point lighthouse. Looking over the cliff you often see sealions. This time I saw Royal Spoonbill (the white spots dotted over the rock) nesting on this rock way below the cliff They have chosen some precarious situations to nest on.