November 2017

Mokihinui Beach

Sunset from Gentle Annie looking across the Mokihinui river mouth and down the coastline.

Motukiekie Rocks - West Coast NZ

Seastacks along the coastline at Motukiekie, only accessible at low tide

Rock head, Motukiekie Beach - West Coast NZ

Seastack head on the coastline at Motukiekie

Motukiekie Beach - West Coast New Zealand

Motukiekie Beach - West Coast

Motukiekie Beach - West Coast

The starfish where a bit shy today not many about. This beach is only accessible at low tide.

Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, West Coast - NZ

Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, West Coast - NZ

Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, West Coast - NZ

Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, West Coast - NZ

Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, West Coast - NZ

Gentle Annie Beach sunset, West Coast NZ

Mokihinui River Mouth - West Coast NZ

Wild rugged West Coast

View from Gentle Annie lookout towards the Mokihinui River mouth

View from Gentle Annie looking up the coast towards Karamea

Gentle Annie Beach - West Coast

The wild West Coast

Gentle Annie - West Coast NZ

Looking down the beach towards the Mokihnui river mouth

Mokihinui Beach

Calmness on the beach at low tide

Charming Creek walkway - West Coast NZ

Old chimney at the coal mining bins area on the Charming Creek walkway

Ngakawau River - West Coast

River boulders scene during the Charming Creek walkway

Charming Creek walkway - West Coast NZ

Old chimney at the coal mining bins area on the Charming Creek walkway

Tarn in the Lewis Pass - Canterbury

The subalpine bush is dripping in moss, shame it was midday when we stopped as the reflections can be awesome on a calm morning.

Female Grebe with a cheeky chick

Nth Canterbury

Male Crested Grebe with chick

North Canterbury

Female Crested Grebe and chick

Canterbury

Adult Grebe with a fish

Male Crested Grebe and chick

Nth Canterbury.

Male Grebe and chick

Nth Canterbury

Female Crested Grebe and tuckered out Grebe chick

Eaten too many fish......

Grebe chick being fed an eel

Male Grebe and chick

Nth Canterbury

Female Crested Grebe with chick

Canterbury

Crested Grebe pair with 1 chick snuggled on Dad's back

Canterbury

Male adult Grebe feeding a feather to a chick.

One suggestion is the ingested feathers form a plug in the pylorus, between the stomach and small intestine, which acts as a strainer to keep fish bones in the stomach long enough to be completely digested.

Canada Goose

Kaiapoi Lakes

Female House Sparrow feeding on a harakeke flower