New Zealand Birds

DSC_7258 'White krill' or 'whale feed' (Nyctiphanes australis) drift ashore in spectacular numbers in Otago Harbour, and elsewhere along the east coast of the South Island, during spring and summer. At such times they become an important food for seabirds such as these Black-backed gulls (Larus dominicanus) and for fish. Pudding Island, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_7258 'White krill' or 'whale feed' (Nyctiphanes australis) drift ashore in spectacular numbers in Otago Harbour, and elsewhere along the east coast of the South Island, during spring and summer. At such times they become an important food for seabirds such as these Black-backed gulls (Larus dominicanus) and for fish. Pudding Island, Otago Harbour *

DSC 7258 White krill whale feed krill Nyctiphanes australis drift ashore shallows Otago Harbour Blackbacked gulls Larus dominicanus Pudding Island