![Trio of red-billed gulls rest on a rail. Auckland, New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5032.JPG) | ![Pukeko native New Zealand bird in Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5041.JPG) | ![Southern Black-backed Gull at Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5042.JPG) | ![Coot paddling through the water. Auckland, New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5043.JPG) |
Trio of red-billed gulls rest on a rail. Auckland, New Zealand. | Pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus) native New Zealand bird in Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand. | Southern Black-backed Gull (Southern Black-backed Gull) at Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand. | Coot (Fulica atra) paddling through the water. Auckland, New Zealand. |
![Cormorants son rocks at Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5044.JPG) | ![Cormorants son rocks at Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5045.JPG) | ![Cormorant nests in trees at Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5046.JPG) | ![Variable Oystercatchers at Waipu River. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5048.JPG) |
Cormorants (Pied Shags) (Phalacrocorax varius) son rocks at Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand. | Cormorants (Pied Shags) (Phalacrocorax varius) son rocks at Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand. | Cormorant nests in trees at Western Springs Park. Auckland, New Zealand. | Variable Oystercatchers (Haematopus unicolor) at Waipu River. New Zealand. |
![Sea & shorebirds congregate at Waipu River. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5049.JPG) | ![Variable Oystercatchers forage sand on Waipu River. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5050.JPG) | ![Pukeko returning from brink of extinction on Tiritiri Matangi. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5078.JPG) | ![North Island saddleback birds feeding in Tiritiri Matangi. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5083.JPG) |
Sea & shorebirds congregate at Waipu River. New Zealand. | Variable Oystercatchers (Haematopus unicolor) forage sand on Waipu River. New Zealand. | Pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus) returning from brink of extinction on Tiritiri Matangi. New Zealand. | North Island saddleback birds (Philesturnus rufusater) feeding in Tiritiri Matangi. New Zealand. |
![Gannet breeding colony at Muriwai Beach. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5089.JPG) | ![Gannet breeding colony atop cliffs at Muriwai Beach. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5090.JPG) | ![Gannet breeding colony at Muriwai Beach. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5091.JPG) | ![Kiwi crossing warning sign at Mount Ruapehu. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5138.JPG) |
Gannet breeding colony at Muriwai Beach. New Zealand. | Gannet breeding colony atop cliffs at Muriwai Beach. New Zealand. | Gannet breeding colony at Muriwai Beach. New Zealand. | Kiwi crossing warning sign at Mount Ruapehu. New Zealand. |
![Red Bill Gull as seen from the ferry to South Island. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5249.JPG) | ![Unique penguin crossing signage in Oamaru. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5272.JPG) | ![Yellow-eyed penguin on nest near Oamaru. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5274.JPG) | ![Yellow-eyed penguin on nest near Oamaru. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5275.JPG) |
Red Bill Gull as seen from the ferry to South Island. New Zealand. | Unique penguin crossing signage in Oamaru. New Zealand. | Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) on nest near Oamaru. New Zealand. | Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) on nest near Oamaru. New Zealand. |
![Shag colony on Stewart Island, Otago. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5277.JPG) | ![Albatrosses breed on Otago Peninsula in only colony in the world near civilization. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5279.JPG) | ![Kea Alpine Parrot on roof of car near Milford Sound. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5314.JPG) | ![Kea Alpine Parrot on roof of car near Milford Sound. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5316.JPG) |
Shag colony on Stewart Island, Otago. New Zealand. | Albatrosses breed on Otago Peninsula in only colony in the world near civilization. New Zealand. | Kea Alpine Parrot (Nestor notabilis) on roof of car near Milford Sound. New Zealand. | Kea Alpine Parrot (Nestor notabilis) on roof of car near Milford Sound. New Zealand. |
![Seals resting on rock north of Kaikoura. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5250.JPG) | ![Seals resting on rock north of Kaikoura. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5251.JPG) | ![Fur seal sleeping just north of Kaikoura. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5252.JPG) | ![Seal beside the road north of Kaikoura. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5253.JPG) |
Seals resting on rock north of Kaikoura. New Zealand. | Seals resting on rock north of Kaikoura. New Zealand. | Fur seal sleeping just north of Kaikoura. New Zealand. | Seal beside the road north of Kaikoura. New Zealand. |
![Seals rest on rocks at Milford Sound. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5326.JPG) | ![Seals rest on rocks at Milford Sound. New Zealand.](/t/NZ/NZ5327.JPG) |
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Seals rest on rocks at Milford Sound. New Zealand. | Seals rest on rocks at Milford Sound. New Zealand. |
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