I don’t know whether I finally managed to capture the beautiful tail of the New Zealand Fantail, which is the bird’s attribute or distinguishing feature, but the bird was very difficult to observe and even more difficult to photograph. It is 16 centimeters long, and half of its length is its decorative tail. When I was on the southern island, in the woods which looked very much like Jurassic park with its tree-ferns and other plants that made it impossible to move through the forest, I photographed the New Zealand Fantail. It was the only bird that I noticed in this forest. It was quite shocking as at first glance there was this rich greenery and a great variety of plants but among it, it was difficult to observe anything. Things were a bit different in Australia. There was a little less greenery, the forest was not so thick but it was literally buzzing with various birds’ sounds. The New Zealand Fantail occurs also in Australia, but I didn’t manage to observe it there.

Nowa Zelandia- j ANGIELSKI

New Zealand -introduction  - Kea.
1. Kea. 2. Tui 3. Weka. 4. California Quail. 5. New Zealand Pigeon. 6. White-fronted Tern. 7. Black-billed gull. 8. Red-biled gull. 9. Black-baked gull. 10. Fluttering shearwater. 11. Paradise Shelduck. 12. Song Thrush. 13. Common Redpoll. 14. Dunnock. 15. New Zealand Fantail. 16. New Zealand Bellbird. 17. Grey warbler. 18. Cormorant.19. European Goldfinch. 20.New Zealand sea lion.
And the species that were common to Australia and New Zealand:
20.White-faced Heron . 21. Pied oystercatcher. 22. Sooty Oystercatcher. 23. Masked Lapwing. 24. Welcome swallow. 25. Little Pied Cormorant. 26. Black Swan. 27. Australian coot. 28. Common Myna. 29. Australian Swamphen. 30. Silvereye. 31.White-headed Stilt.

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