Our first Yellow Eyed Penguin

Trotters Gorge to Curio Bay

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November 18th 2008
The sun rose over the cliffs of the gorge, illuminating the yellow Gorse that was clinging to its sides. Directly in front of the vans windscreen was a flowering tree and energetically hopping through the branches, feeding on nectar was a very confident male Bellbird. The sunlight shone off the blue feathering on the birds head. The woodland resounded with this species distinctive calls. I set up ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more