FOVEAUX SHAG, FROM "STEWART ISLAND EXPERIENCE ", NEAR STEWART ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   The Foveaux Shag is endemic to New Zealand and is only found on Stewart Island and islands in the Foveaux Straight.   It breeds colonially from September onward on islands and sea cliffs.  The Foveaux Shag comes in two plumages: pied (dark and white) and all dark.  In general, roughly 1/2 are pied and 1/2 are all dark.

   We can ID these shags as Foveaux Shags by their location (a colony on a rocky island near Stewart Island) and their seemingly being present both pied and all dark plumages.

   The Foveaux Shag is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 758.

   

YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN, FROM "STEWART ISLAND EXPERIENCE ", STEWART ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   We can ID this penguin as a Yellow-eyed Penguin by the yellow on it's face (mostly eye, but parts of face and neck may be yellow), pink legs, dark slate-grey upperparts and top of flippers, white underparts and dark chin.

   The Yellow-eyed Penguin is endemic to New Zealand and is the only extant member of the genus Megabytes.

   The Yellow-eyed Penguin is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 757.

SEA LIONS, FROM "STEWART ISLAND EXPERIENCE ", STEWART ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

WHITE-CAPPED ALBATROSS ON WATER & IN FLIGHT, FROM "STEWART ISLAND EXPERIENCE ", STEWART ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   We can ID this albatross as a White-capped Albatross by its white cap that contrasts with a pale grey face and a darker brow; dark grey mantle; black tail; rest of body white; pale blue-grey  bill with yellow tip and underwing pattern.

   The White-Capped Albatross is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 756.

ADULT PARADISE SHELDUCKS & DUCKLINGS, BEACH IN OBAN, STEWART ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

VIEWS FROM A HIKING TRAIL IN OBAN, STEWART ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND PIGEON OR KERERU, OBAN, STEWART ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 11/8/2017