Today, more fabulous weather, and we headed out to Tiritiri Matangi, an island in the Hauraki Gulf, just 30 minutes off shore.
Tiritiri is an open sanctuary which has been developed to encourage some of NZ's rarer birds, including the Bellbird as seen in this photo.
We were fortunate to get a personal guide for the 2 hour walk around the island, and he was keen to point out the various birds and plant life along the way. The end of the walk is at the highest point of the island giving fabulous views out over the Gulf, this is looking back to Whangaparaoa Peninsula on the mainland.
The takahe bird can only be found on Tiritiri and "Greg" is the oldest, celebrating his 17th birthday today, so all the volunteers went over and made him a cake! A great day out, and we will return to do some more walks around the island.
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