March 2020 - Aroha Island
We wanted to see a Kiwi, which are nocturnal and a bit shy. We read that Aroha Island is a place where there's a chance. We stayed for two nights, and didn't see anything the first night, but were successful on the next night! We saw three, and got a really good look at two of them. Getting a picture of one was a bit of a challenge, but it turned out alright! And we saw a few other birds too.
We wanted to see a Kiwi, which are nocturnal and a bit shy. We read that Aroha Island is a place where there's a chance. We stayed for two nights, and didn't see anything the first night, but were successful on the next night! We saw three, and got a really good look at two of them. Getting a picture of one was a bit of a challenge, but it turned out alright! And we saw a few other birds too.
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| The amazing view from where we stayed on Aroha Island | Our backyard at sunset | Walking around the island looking for wildlife |
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| The sun setting down at the beach | At night under the light of a red flashlight, a North Island brown kiwi! | He was digging around in the forest, looks like a big hairy ball |
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| A morepork. Interesting name for an owl. | ||
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| Sunrise on the Bay of Islands | Rainbow Falls | |
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| A lovely trail by the river through redwood forest | On our drive up the island we stopped for a Kiwiburger - it has beets and an egg. I'm not usually that into beets, but this was actually really good! | |
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| A tui (aka ballsthroat) | They are very loud and love to sing | |
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| A silver gull (red-billed variety) | A Little Pied Cormorant looking a bit disheveled | A pied cormorant swimming about |
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| An eastern rosella |