Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2011
The island was first a Maori fortress to be retreated to from the mainland, then a camp for internees during the war and a quarantine station for people and livestock. Red-crowned Parakeet foraging near a New Zealand Fur Seal. The island represents one of only three places in North Island that has this New Zealand endemic.
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