Abel Tasman Wildlife

Tomtit

 

 
 and again, this time turning on a hard stare
 and yet another pose by this camera shy fellow!

 

 
 Southern (Northern??) Rata

 Silvereye

 

 
 Not sure what this scruffy mutt was!
 Fantail - the NZ equivalent of the tit

 

 

 and again
 And my best 4 photos of a fantail catching flies early in morning

 

 
 
 

 

 
 This photo is massively zoomed in and so a bit grainy, but still my favourite one of the trip.
 6 photos of a seal colony up at Separation Point on the Abel Tasman tramp

 

 
 king of the castle
 given his position, this chap probably wasn't smiling once he dropped off to sleep!

 

 
 kids watching mum at play
 and here she is

 

 
 and this was almost a great photo of her at play
 one legged seagull - it must have had a premonition and decided to impersonate me!!

 

 
 Obligatory oystercatcher photo
 Pukeko strutting it stuff

 

 
 White-faced heron - the most common in NZ - on edge (wasn't me, honest!)
 Grasshopper??

 

 
 A quail lurking in the undergrowth