Sunday, December 3, 2017
NONBREEDING BROWN TEALS, ZEELANDIA SANCTUARY, WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
These two ducks were both sleeping, so we could not see their bills. However, we can still ID this duck as a nonbreeding Brown Teal by its conspicuous white eyering around a dark brown eye, all brown color, dark brown on head and upperparts and lighter brown on breast.
The Brown Teal is endemic to New Zealand and is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 743.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
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.
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