Petone Estuary

There is an abundance of bird life at the Petone Estuary at low tide - I have yet to go there and come away without at least one decent image. There is a resident white heron (kotuku) by the boat sheds, a grey heron that comes in from time to time, lots of kingfishers (kotare), and the usual bunch of gulls, sparrows, and finches. These images were all shot within one hour just before low tide.