Yellow-eyed penguins. Lighthouse-keepers of yore nurtured a colony of the rare birds, and the Department of Conservation has taken over, providing a blind for visitors to use to view them. We did this sort of thing five years ago, on the south coast, watching the birds swim onto the shore, pause a bit to acclimate, and then head for their nests to feed their mates and young. Still a thrill to see them in the wild!
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| Seals everywhere...no blind needed |
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| Hard night's day |
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It's early, only 5:30, but some are coming ashore...we're in
luck |
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| Thus |
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| And thus |
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| And thus |
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Moeraki Lighthouse...all in all, it was a pretty good day...
rock art, Oamaru, Moeraki Boulders, and YEPs...we drove
a bit further on, to Palmerston South, and spent the night
in a motel there |
1 comment:
How come I didn't know that there were penguins in New Zealand?
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