AUSTRALASIAN SUBSPECIES OF GREAT CRESTED GREBE (AUSTRALASIAN CRESTED GREBE), LAKE PEARSON, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   The Great Crested Grebe has three subspecies: the subspecies found in Europe and Asia, the subspecies found in Africa and the Australasian subspecies, photographed below.  We sighted and photographed the African subspecies at Marievale Bird Sanctuary in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

SHARON & GEORGE IN SMALL TOWN BETWEEN RANGIORA & LAKE PEARSON, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

VIEWS FROM THE ROAD: MOSTLY MOUNTAINS, RANGIORA TO LAKE PEARSON, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 11/4/2017

PUKEKO, NORTH CANTERBURY AREA, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

PIED SHAG OR PIED CORMORANT IN BREEDING PLUMAGE, NORTH CANTERBURY AREA, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

BRAIDED RIVER & MOUNTAINS, ASHLEY-RAKAHURI RIVER ESTUARY, NORTH CANTERBURY, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

BAR-TAILED GODWIT, ASHLEY-RAKAHURI RIVER ESTUARY, NORTH CANTERBURY, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND