 This is caused by a specific species of plankton, most likely the dinoflagellate known as sea sparkle (Noctiluca scintillans) although that wasn't confirmed.
 This juvenile fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) was waiting for its parent to feed it. It hopped about and tried snapping at insects itself, but was still too young to really feed itself well.
 The blackbirds (Turdus merula) do a great job of pollinating the flowers that will provide our feijoa crop in autumn.
 Black-billed gulls (Chroicocephalus bulleri) are similar to the more common red-billed gull but have black legs and the black bill is a more refined shape than that of the red-bill.
 The high spring tide had washed away a number of red-billed gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) nests. The parents of the displaced chicks were trying to ward off attacks from other gulls in the colony.
 White-fronted tern (Sterna striata) nesting on an old bridge piling in the harbour. The location is next to a public walkway so the birds are used to people going by.
 The kereru (New Zealand wood pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) showing its iridescent colour as it feeds..
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