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\"Granite<\/a>
Snares granite cliffs and stacks rising from the ocean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Snares, named for their habit of snaring unwary ships, are only approximately 100km away from Stewart Island, so are visible from there on a good day. They were seasonally visited by Maori to harvest mutton birds (Sooty Shearwater chicks). No long term settlements were established and fortunately none of the pests that have damaged other islands were introduced. As a result the Snares are an almost pristine haven for birds, being the major breeding ground for Buller’s Albatross and the only home of the endemic Snares Crested Penguin, Snares Fernbird and Snipe, and the unique, all black Snares Tomtit.<\/p>\n

\"Locations<\/a>
Locations of the New Zealand Subantarctic islands we will be visiting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Edin<\/a>
Edin waiting to board the Zodiac. Greyish green\u00a0Olearia<\/em> forest covering the island. Drama of the granite cliffs not apparent from this distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Konrad<\/a>
Konrad Richter, expedition doctor and Zodiac driver heading us away from the ship to explore the Snares<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Buller's<\/a>
Buller’s Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri<\/em>)\u00a0wheeling over the granite cliffs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My first view of the Snares was from our cabin window after our overnight passage. A calm sea was covered with rafts of Cape Petrels, Sooty Shearwaters and Buller’s Albatross\u00a0which intermittently pattered over the surface\u00a0to join the flocks wheeling in the sky over the island. Landing is not permitted so the plan was to cruise the eastern shore of North East Island and we were soon on the first Zodiac to leave the ship and heading toward the rocky, kelp-lined shore. I had been longing to see the Snares Penguins but was distracted by the massive cliffs and stacks of ancient granite weathered into angular slabs and painted with lichens. Every time we rounded a corner a new vista opened up, looking like a movie set created by Weta Workshop<\/a>. I was continually torn between trying to capture the drama of the geology and making pictures of the wildlife. The botany is no less fascinating with a dense\u00a0\u00a0forest consisting of 2 tree daisy species,\u00a0Olearia lyalli <\/em>and Brachyglottis stewartiae <\/em>as well as areas of tussock and some\u00a0Stilbocarpa\u00a0<\/em>megaherbs. Conditions were perfect for Zodiac cruising and we made the most of the opportunity as not all expeditions get the chance with Edin’s first trip having apparently been the first trip in four that had encountered suitable conditions.<\/p>\n

\"Rafts<\/a>
Rafts of feeding Snares Cape Petrel (Daption capense australis<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Creek<\/a>
Creek draining down through the tree daisy forest to the sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Granite<\/a>
Granite cliffs and wheeling seabirds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My plan was to cover the Snares with a single blog post but I have too many images to do it justice in one so will spread them over the a couple of posts, today being an overview and next week we will focus in on the wildlife a little. Edin has a detailed post covering her 2 visits to the Snares<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Snares, named for their habit of snaring unwary ships, are only approximately 100km away from Stewart Island, so are visible from there on a good day. They were seasonally visited by Maori to harvest mutton birds (Sooty Shearwater chicks). 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