Our adventure for these holidays was a trip to the Taiaroa Head Albatross Colony. It was a long but very beautiful drive right down the peninsula on a lovely sunny day. The man who sold us our tickets was very kind and upgraded us for free so we could see the gun tunnels as well. After a talk and a DVD about the history and wildlife of Taiaroa Head, we walked up the hill to the viewing house, to see 4 albatross chicks in their nests.
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| in the centre-top of this photo you can see Stewart Island shag nests, which are shaped like chimney pots |
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| Armstrong RBL 6 inch disappearing gun |
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| Old jail |
Semi-tame whitefaced heron which was hanging about the carpark, posing for photos
Bryony caught this shot of it flying away
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| Little blue penguins come up here in the evening |
There's that heron again!
Just as we were leaving we saw an albatross flying circuits above us, it didn't look very big until we saw it fly past a harrier, which is a pretty big bird itself. Everyone was glad we got to see one before we left.
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