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Flora and Fauna


Kapiti Island - orca and birds

Terns, Oystercatchers, and Shags - Warrington Beach

Seagulls, New Zealand

Baby birds

Albatross - Otago Peninsula

Alpine Flowers, Hawkes Bay

Birdlife - Ahuriri Estuary, Napier

more to come ...
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