Red-crowned kakariki (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) (in captivity)

December 29th 2006
Today we walked to Acker's Point, site of Stewart Island's lighthouse and supposedly a good vantage point for spotting seabirds. Except today. The walk was nice enough, along the shoreline road in the drizzle, up and down hills and through scrubby bush in the drizzle, with kaka screeching from the treetops, fur seals lolling on the rocks and a solitary goat standing silently watching us pass. The ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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

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I live in New Zealand. I started this blog when going on a 2006 trip through southeast Asia for three months to see the wildlife. Since then I've been on more trips through NZ, Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia and back to Asia a few times looking for animals. Anyone who is not interested in animals and who thinks nature is a waste of space shouldn't be reading this blog. Go back to your bars and your temples and your massage parlours; the kind of birds I'm contemplating would not excite you. ... full info

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