#nzsubantarctic

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Two New Zealand sealion pups slightly unsure of this strange feathered creature.... brown skuas hang around the colony and clean up the scraps, which is often placenta or dead pups, so these two are right to be wary! ⠀ ⠀ Sandy bay, Enderby Island ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #birdventurenz #sealion #subantarctic #nzsubantarctic #marinemammals #skua #your_best_birds #pups #babies #cutepups #pupstagram #adventure #wilderness @heritageexpeditions #birdventure @nzsealiontrust #threatenedspecies #conservation #conservationphotography #conservationphotographer #aotearoa #wildnz https://www.instagram.com/p/B8CmQyXJnig/?igshid=199xynyc42cvu

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Cape petrels are such pretty birds. Here’s one on an unusually mirror-calm day at the Snares islands. ⠀ ⠀ #birdventurenz #subantarctic #subantarcticadventure #nzsubantarctic #heritageexpeditions #seabird #petrel #your_best_birds #best_bird_shots #raw_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #south #wildnz #nzbirds #aotearoa #newzealand #snares #best_birds_of_ig #birdstagram #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #birdphotography #wildlifeofnz #instabird #bb_of_ig #pocket_birds #birds_of_instagram #seabirdstory #megaherb #wilderness⠀ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv2Manahv-Y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3g60yfzgd1gm

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Squabbling skuas, Enderby Island. ⁣⠀ Enderby Island is home to a big colony of New Zealand sea lions, and this also makes it a magnet for piratical subantarctic skuas, who hover with an eye out for tasty placenta, or pups that didn't make it. They're the vultures of the deep south, cleaning up carcasses with their large hooked bills, and scrapping over who gets the first pickings.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ #birdventurenz #subantarctic #subantarcticadventure #nzsubantarctic #heritageexpeditions #seabird #skua #your_best_birds #best_bird_shots #raw_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #south #wildnz #nzbirds #aotearoa #newzealand #aucklandislands #best_birds_of_ig #birdstagram #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #birdphotography #wildlifeofnz #instabird #bb_of_ig #pocket_birds #birds_of_instagram #seabirdstory #sealion #wilderness https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvzl4iNgwjt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19cipx506s2d6

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Quirky birds and megaherbs - New Zealand's subantarctic islands have it all! I've been picking through some photos from past adventures, and I have probably posted this one before but I love it enough to share it again. ⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Southern Royal Albatross skimming fields of Anisotome latifolia (aka Campbell Island carrot) on Enderby Island, Auckland Islands. ⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ #birdventurenz #subantarctic #subantarcticadventure #nzsubantarctic #heritageexpeditions #seabird #albatross #your_best_birds #best_bird_shots #raw_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #south #wildnz #nzbirds #aotearoa #newzealand #aucklandislands #best_birds_of_ig #birdstagram #nuts_about_birds #bird_brilliance #birdphotography #wildlifeofnz #instabird #bb_of_ig #pocket_birds #birds_of_instagram #seabirdstory #megaherb #wilderness https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvwx7vegCu_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5s4cp5kn7g7z