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unmistakable silhouette

21/12/2019

Pied shag heading into the water.

19/12/2019

Simba seemed pleased to see us back.

17/12/2019

On my last walk to the beach before we headed home I got caught in the rain, as did this Welcome swallow.

16/12/2019

A white-faced heron deciding whether I was a threat or not.

15/12/2019

Two Banded dotterels were driving the larger New Zealand dotterel away from their territory.

14/12/2019

This is most likely Ophiopsammus maculata, the snake brittle star. Two were washed up on the sand on successive tides.

13/12/2019

One rock pool had a group of five 3-4cm leatherjacket fishes.

12/12/2019

11/12/2019

Most of the jellyfish were dead and broken up by the time they washed ashore, but this Lion's mane was still alive and swimming in a rock pool.

10/12/2019

Hundreds of Crystal jellyfish and tens of these Lion's mane jellyfish were washing up on the beach over a few days.