Part One

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri - playfully swimming upside down near our boat.

Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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Mamaku

Cyathea medullaris - several of this tree fern.

Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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Spotted Shags

Stictocarbo punctatus - females.

Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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Caspian Tern

Sterna caspia - juvenile with incomplete dark cap.

Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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White-fronted Terns

Sterna striata - adults and juveniles.

Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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Fluttering Shearwaters

Puffinus gavia

Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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Black Robin

Petroica traversi - a rare bird with most having leg bands for monitoring purposes.

Motuara Island, Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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Bellbird

Anthornis melanura

Motuara Island, Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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Bellbird

Anthornis melanura - bathing.

Motuara Island, Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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Black Robin

Petroica traversi

Motuara Island, Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand, October 28, 2011

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