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White heron on Okarito tidal flats

Okarito in December

It’s been an interesting spring and early summer in Okarito.  In November the mouth of the lagoon blocked off from the sea – this is a natural occurence when the southerly sea swells drop huge amounts of sand and sediment across the mouth and there is not sufficient rainfall flowing out from the lagoon.  It [...]

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