EUROPEAN BLACKBIRDS TAKING A BATH, ZEELANDIA SANCTUARY, WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

PARADISE SHELDUCKS, ZEELANDIA SANCTUARY, WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   The Paradise Shelduck in the first two photos is a female and in the last two photos a male.  We can ID the duck in the first two photos as a female Paradise Shelduck by its goose-like  appearance, white head and upper neck and a bright orange-chestnut body.

   We can ID the duck in the last two photos as a male Paradise Shelduck by its goose-like appearance, glossy black head and neck, finely barred grey body and orange-chestnut tertials.

   The Paradise Shelduck is endemic to New Zealand and is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 742.

DUNNOCK, ZEELANDIA SANCTUARY, WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   We can ID this bird as a Dunnock by its grey head; brown back and flanks streaked with darker brown; greyish eyebrow, chin, throat and breast; blackish bill and orangish legs.

   The Dunnock is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 741. 

SPOTTED SKINK, ZEELANDIA SANCTUARY, WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

TUATARA, ZEELANDIA SANCTUARY, WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

MALE CALIFORNIA QUAIL, ZEELANDIA SANCTUARY, WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

KAKA AT FEEDER & EATING, ZEELANDIA SANCTUARY, WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   We can ID this parrot as a Kaka or New Zealand Kaka  by its greyish-white forehead and crown, greyish brown nape, reddish neck and abdomen and long downward upper mandible. .

   The Kaka is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 740.