THE LITTLES .. If you have been or lived in warmer climes, you could be tempted to think that the wildlife in NZ is a little sparse, but you would be wrong. Have you not seen the birds!? and if you just take the time to look a little closer, you will see a micro world of wildlife that is extraordinary, beautiful and abundant. Look Closer...

BLACK TEAL One windy choppy day I am looking out over the Flagstaff estuary, looking for interesting clouds because there definitely won't be any birds around in this weather. But out in the middle I saw a flock of something moving back and forth across the estuary, as I got a closer look I saw they were black teal. I have never seen them here before, or since.

Our Birds Karamea is really blessed to have such a diversity of birds; there is barely a bird found in New Zealand that is not found here in Karamea at some time. From the tiniest silver-eyes and warblers to the Great Egret and Australasian Bittern, Karamea has it all. If you love birds, you will love this place!

The Flagstaff The northern end of the Karamea river estuary is one of my favourite spots, a place where you can get a thousand different scenes from the same spot. The light, clouds, water and wind all paint a different picture here every day, and you never know who you will find there.

FALCON Karamea has a varied environment from mountains to the sea, where our native Falcon, Karearea, has a wide choice of abundant prey. Sightings of Falcon can be frequent at some times and very infrequent at others. Most of my sightings have been during or after a hunt; after the Falcon has caught their prey they concentrate on eating it only and you are able to watch them for quite some time. In most cases they are unconcerned to have observers as long as you are quiet you can watch them. It is always a thrill to see one, to get a good photo is still quite a rare event.

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