Waitaki's braided waterways

Looking up the Tasman Valley toward Aoraki Mt Cook.
Looking up the Tasman Valley toward Aoraki Mt Cook.
Ruataniwha wetlands near Twizel.
Ruataniwha wetlands near Twizel.
A black-fronted tern over the Ohau River.
A black-fronted tern over the Ohau River.
Tasman Valley native weta.
Tasman Valley native weta.
The last thing a rodent will see: view through a trap.
The last thing a rodent will see: view through a trap.
A gecko.
A gecko.
Eggs camouflaged among the river stones.
Eggs camouflaged among the river stones.
A wrybill nests in the Tasman Valley.
A wrybill nests in the Tasman Valley.

The braided river and wetland ecosystems of the Mackenzie Basin. Photos by Peter McIntosh; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

 

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