PARADISE SHELDUCKS, RIVERBRIDGE NATURE CENTRE, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   The first three photos are of a female Paradise Shelduck and the last photo is of a male Paradise.

CAPE BARREN GOOSE & CANADA GOOSE, RIVERBRIDGE NATURE CENTRE, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   The Cape Barren Goose is on the left and the Canada Goose is on the right.

BLACK-BILLED GULLS, RIVERBRIDGE NATURE CENTRE, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

ADULT MUTE SWAN WITH CYGNETS, RIVERBRIDGE NATURE CENTRE, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

PIED STILT (SUBSPECIES OF BLACK-WINGED STILT) IN FLIGHT & IN WATER, RIVERBRIDGE NATURE CENTRE, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

MUDFISH, RIVERBRIDGE NATURE CENTRE, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

      Mudfish can exist without water for months at a time by burying themselves in damp soil, leaf matter or under tree-roots  until it gets wet again.  They are able to exist without water for months on end,slowing down their metabolic rate and breathing oxygen through their skin.

SCULPTURED BUSHES, MT. SOMERS, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND