Summer this year was beautiful on the West Coast and we enjoyed one of the best seasons for birds in years. The native flax flowered profusely starting early in the spring and carried on for a good few months. Flax flowers provide birds with a bounty of nectar and the village and Okarito waterways were [...]
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Royal Spoonbills
The Royal Spoonbills are our favorites! They are animated birds, usually in groups as they are quite sociable, unlike the white heron which is far more territorial. You can often view them at close quarters these days as we enter the Okarito River channel, just before going into the rainforest. A group of usually five [...]
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