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Week Five: We arrive in the land of Kiwis

10,000 Birds

We were picked up at the Christchurch airport by our family friend, Neville Blampied, who as it turns out, is an amazing local bird guide, disguising himself as a Professor of Psychology at the University of Canterbury. Along the way, I saw Australian Magpies, Rooks , one very beautiful New Zealand Falcon , and several Australian Harriers.