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Chiton dredged up by reseearch vessel, pink to green, girdle scales triangular.
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Very shy, in grasses, rather like a thrush with a ragged tail, reluctant flier.
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Ballena Picuda de Arnoux (Berardius arnuxii)Observ.
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First spotted off Aramoana, then across harbour entrance to Taiaroa Heads, last seen heading south (Google, OSM)Descripción
The largest was 9-10m long and they had a kind of slanted "bushy" blow. The gray skin was quite scarred. Large melon and beak. They had a small, shallow, triangular dorsal fin. It's very unusal to see them in such shallow water.
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A small species of octopus, this one has laid eggs and they have "eyed" up indicating that they are fertile!
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Albatros Ceja Negra (Thalassarche melanophris)Observ.
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A juvenile bird with a grey bill with a black tip. Characteristic black "eye brows". Followed a fishing boat in and settled on the water to feed on discarded bait.
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Hidroide Hilo Peludo (Obelia geniculata)Observ.
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Small hydroid on bladder kelp, looks like knotted threads. can sting and leave a rash on skin.
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Líquenes (Clase Lecanoromycetes)Observ.
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White "crackled" lichen, on basalt rock high on the shore.
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Large crustacean inside a hollowed out Barrel Salp, washed ashore found on the strand line. Likely a female, as they use the salps for defence of young.
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León Marino de Nueva Zelanda (Phocarctos hookeri)Observ.
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Large eared pinniped, with a blunt snout, pelage dark cream below, grey brown above.
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Ostrero de Finsch (Haematopus finschi)Observ.
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A black and white oystercatcher, white extends over the shoulder.
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Cochayuyo (Durvillaea antarctica)Observ.
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large strappy brown kelp fringing the rocks at low tide.
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Albatros Real del Sur (Diomedea epomophora)Observ.
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Large tube nosed sea bird, with a pink bill and black and white wings
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Polychaete worm collected by Ponar Grab. The animal had discarded it's tube. Animal was greyish with red gills, numerous chaetae and long mouth parts.
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Hongos con Láminas (Orden Agaricales)Observ.
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Very dark brown to black on a rotting stump covered in moss, podocarp/broadleaf forest adjacent to Orokonui Stream
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Aguilucho Lagunero del Pacífico (Circus approximans)Observ.
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Young dark brown raptor, two whitish splotches on back of head.
This bird had flown into a raised edge to the road and was quite stunned. Moved it befre the afternoon tour bus came around. After 5 mins recovered enough to fly away. But not before I got some great pics!
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Tarro Maorí (Tadorna variegata)Observ.
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Glossy brown ducks, female with white head, male with black