Taking such photos of the New Zealand sea lion was possible thanks to using the services of a pleasure boat which took me on a cruise through fjords of New Zealand’s southern Island. Sea lions, which were accustomed to pleasure boats, were basking in the sun not paying any attention to our ship. Males of the sea lion can reach up to 450 kilograms in weight, while the females are much smaller and can weigh up to 165 kilograms. They have been strictly protected as an endangered species since 1890.

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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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