 There are two black rabbits in the horse paddock. This one got a bit too much attention from the curious foal.
 The juvenile pied shag had already been fed, but continued stimulating the parent's throat in the hope of getting more.
 The shy reef heron is hard to see against the rocks. There were two birds that I was able to watch over several days, but I had to keep my distance.
 The schools of fish were at the surface and close to shore a lot of the time with great viewing opportunities as they swam in the waves.
 Looking down on the schools of fish showed intriguing patterns in the water. The blue maomao are very distinct, but there were other fish swimming with them as well.
 We often hear the pheasant but rarely see him. This was a quiet day in camp when he ventured into the open, the took off when a car came.
 This is the same shark as the other post. Still meandering near the shore, it clearly wasn't actively hunting. It ignored the school of mullet (arrow), and the mullet swam on by without seeing the shark as threat.
 Krill attract fish. Fish attract sharks. This is the smaller of the two bronzies that were hanging around. A hammerhead was also seen in the area.
 There were schools of parore around for several days. They appeared to be feeding on the last of the krill.
 The seal had caught a parore and was repeatedly shaking, throwing and retrieving it, before finally eating it.
 The red tide was mostly gone by the next day, but there were still krill in the water along the rocks, providing food for birds and fish.
 This should bode well for a long hot summer, but not all trees were in early flower. So who knows what we will get?
 This de Havilland Beaver float plane was an unexpected treat when it landed in the bay right in front of our campsite. It had been chartered for a special occasion.
 Hermit crabs are always fun to watch. These two were squabbling for several minutes. One was out of its shell and trying to get back in. Eventually the aggressor got in to the empty shell and the defender went into the now vacant aggressor's shell and they both scuttled away. The reason for the swap wasn't apparent - both shells were neritas about the same size.
 Oysters are hard work and variable oyster catchers usually go for mussels if they are present. This time there were only oysters on the rocks.
 Simba has no concept of being seen from above. The sparrows he was stalking were long gone by the time he crept over the ridge.
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