I drove down to Waipū Bird Sanctuary today where I saw shags, gulls, oystercatchers, white-faced herons, white-fronted terns, dotterels, a stray kingfisher and an occasional godwit.

On the horizon I spotted a couple of ships, possibly carrying logs.

Shag spreads its wings while standing on a tree branch in the estuary.
Looking across the estuary. On the horizon are two ships.