Friday, 5 February 2021

Just for the birds




 Another one of our beach treks revealed this very family friendly coastline up in Karikari. Tokerau Beach is within the peninsula and is home to 2 Maraes consisting of Ngati Kahu hapu and Ngati Tara Ki Werowero.

Recently in mid January there was a shark scare there where a Bronze Whaler came right up into the shallows. One the day we were there we saw mostly lots of seagulls, see that big gull on the bottom right? He is a Southern Black Backed Gull also named Karoro but he is an adolescent bird rather than an adult. 

Linking up with Skywatch Friday, Weekend Reflections and The Weekend Roundup.

16 comments:

local alien said...

Those gulls look bigger than the usual.
Another gorgeous NZ beach

Carol @Comfort Spring Station said...

a beautiful shot

Billy Blue Eyes said...

They would not be there long if our dog saw them. Nice beach

Jim said...

Great beach shot.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

What a beautiful beach. It looks very gentle... good for kids. Hopefully no sharks!

William Kendall said...

They seem relaxed.

Graham Edwards said...

Much as I love birds and animals I find it hard to like black backed gulls.

Sharon said...

Like gull everywhere, they are looking for something to scavenge.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I followed the link, that looks like a big shark!!

carol l mckenna said...

Creative photo of the gulls and very inviting photo ~

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Bill said...

Great beach shot. The birds have the beach to themselves.

Taken For Granted said...

What a beautiful beach photo, and the gulls are just a bonus.

At Home In New Zealand said...

I love the call of those big gulls, it speaks of 'beach' to me more than anything else does.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

I see the gulls are all social distancing! Have a great week ahead

Tom said...

...your birds sure look warmer than ours! I'd love to be walking on that beach today!

Iris Flavia said...

I sure miss seagulls and the ocean, thank you for a glimpse.

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