Tiritiri Matangi

Tiritiri Matangi is a magical place. Everywhere around are stunning birds, archaic looking tuatara, and fearsome looking Weta. The first species on our agenda was a very tame Pied Shag. 

What is with birds being insanely tame on this island?

After that, it was a stroll around the coastal forest. It was here that the rain decided to fall down upon us. Neither me nor my camera were very amused.

A very noisy Saddleback

A female Bellbird posing to us in the fog

Unfortunately, the only non-bird photo that got through culling.

Tui flyover

Next stop: the Stitchbird feeders.

I wonder how a Bellbird snuck in there!?

The trip had already been pretty eventful, when we turned around a corner to find a Kakariki happily feeding on a flax! What luck!