The lost Cows.
The weather had been shoking with gale force winds, thunder and lightning.

Pecking Order
There is decided pecking order mongst the bird of the estuary. It is the survival of the ffittest. There are no prisoners.

I had a ring the other morning from Peter the SPCA Inspector. Someone had reported a black swan in distress, entangled in a fishing line. Down to the lagoon I went with some bread to entice the swan out of the water.

The Weggery Lagoon is tidal. It is where the little pied stilts like to feed and breed.

Exotic Waikanae
There is a little private garden here at Waikanae Beach, where the stream that joins the laggons wanders through private property.

It’s quite easy to spot the difference
between the mature red-billed gull
and the immature youngster. The
young bird has a black bill and dark
feet and is often mistaken for a
black- billed gull.

Thomas the Goose – an update.
The eternal triangle of Henry, Henretta and Thomas the goose

When the young pied shags on the Waimanu Lagoon are ready to leave the nest, they end up in the water below their nesting tree.

I have managed to make thousands of people aware of the wonders of the Waikanae Estuary.

The welcome swallows are
nesting in the Estuary. They nest
regularly on the Waimanu lagoon in a secluded spot under a porch where they are quite safe from intruders