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\"Rainbows<\/a>
Kawau t\u016b\u012b\/Little Black Shags revelling in a rainbow over the stranded Lakeland Queen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As alluded to in recent posts my photography had been under a bit of a cloud recently with other issues getting in the way. My post on It’s the Little Things that Make the Difference<\/a> was the spark to get it back on track and as mentioned in More Little Things and a Bigger Thing<\/a> I now have a bit more time to devote to what I would most like to do. I so enjoyed my Lakefront Sunrise<\/a> visit that I have visited again more regularly to enjoy watching and photographing the birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waking to find the weather not quite what the forecast had predicted I went in regardless and was rewarded with the rainbow at the head of this post. There were clouds of shags flying so plenty to see and photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Photo<\/a>
Kawaupaka\/Little shag in flight <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Kawau t\u016b\u012b\/Little black shags are nest-building so many are flying with material in their bills.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Photo<\/a>
Kawau t\u016b\u012b\/Little black shag in flight with nest material<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The lake is quite low so a pukeko was wading in the shallows feeding and I managed some images as the sun snuck in low.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Photo<\/a>
Pukeko using a foot to hold a reed while snipping it into small pieces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The rainbow persisted for most of the time I was there and from one vantage point it was possible try and catch a bird passing across the colour.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Photo<\/a>
Kawaupaka\/Little shag flying in front of the rainbow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Common mynahs, while not high on the list of most popular bird, are intelligent and attractive. This can make them a challenge to photograph as they are usually very wary. This one perched on a nearby rock and posed quite nicely for me.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Photo<\/a>
Common mynah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I spent the last part of my visit watching the P\u0101pango\/NZ scaup bobbing in a calm bay with the occasional birds flying in to join the raft.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"P\u0101pango\/NZ<\/a>
P\u0101pango\/NZ scaup making some adjustments on approach to landing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Always fun to add to my Birds on White (in flight)<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"P\u0101pango\/NZ<\/a>
P\u0101pango\/NZ scaup about to splash down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Rainbow photo with Apple iPhone 14Pro. Remainder with Nikon Z9 and Nikkor Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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