An albatross at the Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Head
Nesting shags at the Royal Albatross Centre
Nesting albatrosses
Seals at Taiaroa Head
Blue penguin beach (no photos of actual penguins as they arrive only at night!)
Shag
More shags
A couple of spoonbills flying past the Taiaroa Head lighthouse
Breakfast at Fantail Lodge
Looking for shells
Found one
Gulls and an oystercatcher
Penguin Place
Yellow-eyed penguin chicks
A chick considers entering the water; he later fell in
A welcome swallow
The chicks' father escapes their cries by staying in the water (the chicks can't swim)
A line of welcome swallows
A chick at a nest site
Feeding time
Dad tries to make his escape
Allen's Beach
Scallops with roe attached
Dinner at Portobello Hotel
Latham Bay
Descending to Pilots Beach to watch the blue penguins arrive after sunset
Waiting for the penguins
