VIEWS FROM THE ROAD, LAKE LYNDON TO STAVELY, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND PIED OYSTERCATCHER, LAKE LYNDON, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

VIEWS FROM THE ROAD ON A RAINY DAY, ARTHUR'S PASS TO LAKE LYNDON, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

VIEWS FROM THE ROAD:

AVALANCHE CREEK SHELTER, ARTHUR'S PASS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

VIEWS FROM ARTHUR'S PASS WALKING TRAIL, ARTHUR'S PASS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

KEA, ARTHUR'S PASS STORE PARKING LOT, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 11/4/2017

   We can ID this parrot as a Kea by its large size; mostly olive-green plumage; grey bill having a long, downcurved  upper bill; grey  eye-ring and dull-blue feathers on its outer wing.

   The Kea is the only truly alpine parrot in the world and is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. 

   The Kea is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 751.