Mastodawn

Pārekareka / Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus)

Picton Harbour, Aotearoa / New Zealand - February 2025

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Saw a “new to me” bird yesterday, and one that is more common.

The new birds were Spotted Shags (a type of cormorant) and the familiar one, an adult Australasian Gannet.