Part One

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. New Zealand
  4. 2011-10 South Island, New Zealand #2 with Nature Quest
  5. Part One
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  • Small Beach
    Small Beach
    Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011
    2011-10-28#6142
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Hawthorn
    Common Hawthorn
    Crataegus monogyna
    Awatere Valley, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6147
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scotch Broom
    Scotch Broom
    Cytisus scoparius
    Awatere Valley, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Awatere Valley
    Awatere Valley
    As we head up the Black Birch Range.
    South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6151
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Deer
    Red Deer
    Cervus elaphus - introduced and mostly farmed for meat these days.
    Awatere Valley, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sheep
    Sheep
    Ovis aries
    Awatere Valley, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6155
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6156
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Korikori (Butteercup) & Vegetable Sheep
    Korikori (Butteercup) & Vegetable Sheep
    Ranunculus insignis & Haastia pulvinaris - several plants share the name 'vegetable sheep'.
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6162
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Daisy
    Mountain Daisy
    Celmisia semicordata - very pretty when in flower.
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6169
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lichen
    Lichen
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6170
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden Spaniard
    Golden Spaniard
    Asiphylla aurea
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetable Sheep
    Vegetable Sheep
    Raoulia mammallaris - so named due its distant appearance.
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6173
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lichen
    Lichen
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6175
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Heading back down.
    Black Birch Range, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6177
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Welcome Swallow
    Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo tahitica
    Awatere Valley, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie & VW Van
    Debbie & VW Van
    Our tour vehicle at our lunch stop.
    Awatere Valley, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6192
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coastal View
    Coastal View
    Clarence, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6199
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Plant
    Ice Plant
    Carpobrotus edulis
    Clarence, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6202
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Banded Dotterel
    Banded Dotterel
    Charadrius bicinctus
    Clarence, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6053
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Driftwood
    Driftwood
    Clarence, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6203
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tussock & Driftwood
    Tussock & Driftwood
    Clarence, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6205
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coast
    Coast
    Clarence, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6206
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pied Stilt
    Pied Stilt
    Himantopus himantopus
    Clarence, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Fur Seals
    New Zealand Fur Seals
    Arctocephalus forsteri - male with female behind.
    Ohau Point, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Fur Seals
    New Zealand Fur Seals
    Arctocephalus forsteri
    Ohau Point, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Fur Seals
    New Zealand Fur Seals
    Arctocephalus forsteri
    Ohau Point, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6101
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Fur Seals
    New Zealand Fur Seals
    Arctocephalus forsteri - playing in a tidal pool.
    Ohau Point, South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ohau Point
    Ohau Point
    South Island, New Zealand, October 29, 2011
    2011-10-29#6228
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kaikoura
    Kaikoura
    Looking at the bay where we will cruise for wildlife later.
    South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6123
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowhammer
    Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella - an introduced specie.
    Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6122
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldfinch
    Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis - an introduced specie.
    Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6132
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusky Dolphin
    Dusky Dolphin
    Lagenorhynchus obscura
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6127
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Giant Petrels & Cape Petrels
    Northern Giant Petrels & Cape Petrels
    Macronectes halli & Daption capense
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6159
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antipodean Albatross & Cape Petrels
    Antipodean Albatross & Cape Petrels
    Diomedea exulans antipodensis & Daption capense
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6162
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Giant Petrel
    Northern Giant Petrel
    Macronectes halli - in aggressive display.
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6179
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gibson's Albatross
    Gibson's Albatross
    Diomedea exulans gibsoni - fighting.
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6228
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gibson's Albatross
    Gibson's Albatross
    Diomedea exulans gibsoni - fighting with an audience.
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6238
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gibson's Albatross
    Gibson's Albatross
    Diomedea exulans gibsoni - continuing the fight.
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6243
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Giant Petrel
    Northern Giant Petrel
    Macronectes giganteus - aggressive display.
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6275
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Giant Petrels
    Northern Giant Petrels
    Macronectes halli - fighting.
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antipodean Albatross
    Antipodean Albatross
    Diomedea exulans antipodensis
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6140
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Giant Petrel
    Northern Giant Petrel
    Macronectes halli
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6144
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antipodean Albatross
    Antipodean Albatross
    Diomedea exulans antipodensis
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6298
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Petrel
    Cape Petrel
    Daption capense
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6311
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Giant Petrel
    Northern Giant Petrel
    Macronectes halli - another aggressive individual.
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6322
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sanford's Albatross
    Sanford's Albatross
    Diomedea epomophora sanfordi
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6177
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antipodean Albatross
    Antipodean Albatross
    Diomdea exulans antipodensis
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6340
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Westland Black Petrel
    Westland Black Petrel
    Procellaria westlandica
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6441
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Giant Petrel
    Northern Giant Petrel
    Macronectes halli
    The Trench, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand, October 30, 2011
    2011-10-30#6460
    Larry L. Jackson