On the beach at Paraparaumu, Kapiti Island in the background
Kaka (Nestor meridionalis) launching
Kaka feeding on flax
Ornate Skink (Oligosoma ornatum)
North Island Saddleback / Tieke (Philesturnus rufusater) - in 1910, these were extinct on the NZ mainland
Rachel on Tuteremoana - the highest point of Kapiti Island (521m)
Rachel on Tuteremoana
Steep slopes and rocky shores on the western side of Kapiti Island
An overly brazen Weka (Gallirallus australis)
Weka (Gallirallus australis)
Rachel in the forest
Korimako / Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) - male
Korimako / Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) - female
North Island Robin / Toutouwai (Petroica longipes)
Kaka attacking a tree
Tui on flax
Kakariki / Red-crowned Parakeet(Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
Kereru / NZ Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
On the beach at the end of the day