Part Three

Mt Cook

At 12,218 feet, this is the tallest mountain in New Zealand.

South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Pete's Possum Pies

Pukekura, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Scottish Red Deer

Cervus elaphus scoticus - originally introduced for hunting, most are now confined to farms.  Wild populations have been eliminated to preserve native wildlife.

Pukekura, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

Pukekura, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Lake Mapourika

South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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New Zealand Flax

Phormium tenax

Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Cabbage Tree

Cordyline australis

Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Cabbage Tree Bloom

Cordyline australis

Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Alpine Creek

Glacial water colored with fine particles of the rocks being ground down by the glacier.

South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Alpine Creek & Southern Alps

South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Glacier Walk

Kirilee - our guide for the entire tour.

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Schist Stream

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Schist Stream

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Franz Josef Glacier

Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Glacier Face

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Greenhood

Pterostylis banksii

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Waterfall

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Schist

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Braided Stream

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Waterfall

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Fox Glacier

Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Glacier Face

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Stream

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Stream

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Stream

We took a long, wet, cool walk through this forest area.

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Crown Fern Fiddleheads

Blechnum discolor

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Umbrella Moss

Hypopterygium rotulatum

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Umbrella Moss

Hypopterygium rotulatum

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Kidney Fern

Trichomanes reniforme

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Umbrella Fern

Sticherus cunninghamii

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Stream

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Whe

Cyathea smithii - also called Soft Tree Fern, distinctive with all the old frond ribs forming a skirt.

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Pool

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Tea Break

Guide Michael preparing the mandatory tea break.

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Michael & LJax

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Giant Moss

Dawsonia superba - resembles a pine seedling and is the tallest self-supporting moss.

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Mine Site

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Umbrella Fern

Sticherus cunninghamii

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Creeping Pratia

Pratia angulata

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Shiny Filmy Fern

Hymenophyllum flabellatum

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Tea Tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Tea Tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Lichen

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Monro Creek

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Creek Fern

Blechnum fluviatile

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Hen & Chickens Fern

Asplenium bulbiferum - this plant has some of the small plantlets growing along the edges.

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Mountain Kiokio

Blechnum montanum

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Goblin Moss

Weymoutha mollis - poor quality record photo.

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Umbrella Moss

Hypopterygium rotulatum

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Drooping Filmy Fern

Hymenophyllum demissum

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Rimu

Dacrydium cupressinum - a young tree.

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Shiny Filmy Fern

Hymenophyllum flabellatum

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Rough Filmy Fern

Hymenophyllum scabrum

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Mountain Kiokio

Blechnum montanum

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Kidney Fern

Trichomanes reniforme

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Seven Finger

Schefflera digitata

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Drooping Spleenwort

Asplenium flaccidum

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Monro Creek

Lake Moeraki Wilderness Lodge in the distance.

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Lake Moeraki Wilderness Lodge

Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Monro Creek

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Forest

Lush growth.

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Whe

Cyathea smithii - also called Soft Tree Fern, distinctive with all the old frond ribs forming a skirt covered with another climber.

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Quill Moss

Cyathophorum bulbosum

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Monro Creek

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Lichen

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Easter Orchid

Earina autumnalis - sadly not in bloom.

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Marsh Vegetation

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Bush Flax

Astelia fragrans

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Lichen

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Sphagnum Moss

Sphagnum cristatum - best guess to which of the four species that grow in New Zealand.

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Suspension Bridge

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Stream

Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Paradise Shelduck female & duckling

Tadorna variegata

Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Rhododendron

Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Tasman Beach

After a very steep descent through dense vegetation, arrival at the beach.

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Tasman Coast Forest

Looking back at the slope we came down.

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Grave's Creek

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Black-backed Gull eggs

Larus dominicanus

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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New Zealand Fur Seals

Arctocephalus forsteri

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina - a lone Elephant Seal that visits this beach to molt and rest.

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina - with New Zealand Fur Seals in the background.

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Black-backed Gull eggs

Larus dominicanus

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Tasman Beach

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Guide Michael

Getting ready to climb back up the steep slope with me.

Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Knight's Point

Looking back to where we spent the afternoon.  The steep descent, long walk on the beach and the steep climb back to the road resulted in a bit of soreness the next day.

Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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New Zealand Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii - before leaving the lodge Christmas morning, I went with the guide to feed the eels.

Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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New Zealand Longfin Eels

Anguilla dieffenbachii - willing to leave the water a bit to get to food.

Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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New Zealand Longfin Eels

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Knight's Point

We stopped with the group to look at the spot where I had been the previous day.

South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Haast River

South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Spur-winged Plover

Vanellus miles

Haast River, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Waterfall

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Rockslide

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Haast River

A braided river at this point.

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Unknown Spider

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Unknown Spider

Poor quality record photo.

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Waterfall

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Haast River

Higher in the pass, the river narrows and flows faster.

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Prickly Shield Fern

Polystichum vestitum - with a lot of emerging fronds (fiddleheads).

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Waterfall

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Christmas Lunch View

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Christmas Lunch

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Unknown Flower

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Swamp Musk

Mazus radicans

Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Lake Wanaka

South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Tree Lupin

Lupinus arboreus

Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Unknown Flower

Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Tall Hawkweed

Hieracium praealtum

Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Mountain Koromiko

Hebe subalpina - best guess id after long internet search.

Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Willow-leaf Hebe

Hebe salicifolia

Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Australasian Harrier

Circus approximans - very poor quality photo of harrier with prey.

Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Bendigo Bakery Ruins

Built during the Otago Gold Rush.

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Wagon

Miners from around the world converged on the area when gold was discovered in the area.

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Wagon

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Ruin

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Ruin

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Ruin

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Ruin

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Breath of Heaven

Silene coeli-rosa

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Ruin

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Ruin

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Poison Hemlock

Conium maculatum

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Fairy Moss

Azolla filiculoides - a floating pond plant.

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Fairy Moss

Azolla filiculoides

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Welshtown Hotel Ruins

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Spotted Skink

Oligosoma lineoocellatum

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Turf Mat Daisy

Raoulia subsericea

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Scabwort

Raoulia australis

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Stonecrop

Sedum acre

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Stonecrop

Sedum acre and an unknown plant.

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Californian Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Welshtown, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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Black-billed Gull

Larus bulleri

Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006

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