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The forecast for the next few days at Ruakākā and Waikawa Beach shows a bit of difference. 🥵
I enjoy a bit of heat!
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This is the view — from south to north — on arriving at Waikawa Beach over the north track off Reay Mackay Grove.
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Waikawa Beach rain. @JeremyWxBaker
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Our Whangārei friends have a very pleasant and comfortable place but their Internet is really poor. So sick of photos taking forever to load. Deb's done a few Zoom calls — with difficulty. I need to stay offline while she does that.
I'm looking forward to our fast Internet back at Waikawa Beach.
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It was a very unusual visitor to Waikawa Beach. My friend Stephen Betts found this injured bird on the beach and took it to Wellington Zoo for care. 🐦
Photos by Stephen Betts and used with permission.
The zoo updated:
the albatross is bright this morning and currently stable. It is indeed a light mantled sooty albatross.
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I might have seen my first aurora — rather subtle, but the iPhone brought out the colours. Thanks to Ian Griffin's tipoff post from last night. This was around 5 am at Waikawa Beach, north of Wellington.
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Today's beach find was a first for me: a 2 metre Blue shark (Prionace glauca). So much bigger than the sharks that usually wash up on Waikawa Beach.
Also known as the blue whaler or blue pointer, the blue shark’s upper body is a striking cobalt blue and the underside is bright white. Their large black eyes have a protective membrane to shield it from struggling prey.
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A Google image search led me to Megabalanus, and then I found my way to Pink Barnacles (Beach Barnacles Of New Zealand) · iNaturalist NZ.
Of course I'd heard of barnacles but I had no idea that's what this is. It's not uncommon to find these on Waikawa Beach.
See also Beloved Barnacles.
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Today I attended a really interesting talk by Associate Professor Phil Battley, Zoology & Ecology Group, Massey University at the local Forest and Bird branch meeting.
Red Knots … The Secrets they Hold
Despite being the second-most numerous Arctic shorebird species to visit Aotearoa, the migrations of red knots / huahou to and from their Russian breeding grounds have been largely mysterious. …
I haven't seen Red Knots at Waikawa Beach but they are found just up the road at the Manawatū Estuary.
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It's been a whole week since I spotted an unusual visitor to Waikawa Beach and I assumed it had left. But today I again spotted the kōtuku white heron by the river and was able to get quite close. Such beautiful birds. 🐦
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Something I love about Waikawa Beach …
… is the wide open space, and lack of other people.
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My day went awry in the best possible way. I cut short my bike ride to collect my Fuji X-T5 and take photos of a rare visitor to Waikawa Beach: a Kōtuku | White heron. 🐦
Such amazing birds!
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Ohhhh, folks on the Waikawa Beach Facebook group have been posting spectacular aurora photos … and I'm away up north. Darn!
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Around 0720 a fuel tanker rolled a few Km north of Waikawa Beach. In spite of detours, that effectively closed the road so traffic north and south has been a nightmare all day.
It's taking Deb ~3.5 hours to get home from Wellington (a 1.25 hour trip) because of backed up traffic. Photo from FB.
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OK Pacific Wave Appreciation Society — some gentle Waikawa Beach waves to start the day. 🌊
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This morning I joined a couple of other members of the Horowhenua branch of Forest and Bird to do a bird count at Waikawa Beach estuary. We don't have so many birds around at the moment, but along with the usuals we spotted a flock of maybe 60 white-fronted terns, and also 5 banded dotterels. 🙌🏼 🐦
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A mere 29 Km (by road), 25 minute drive south of Waikawa Beach is Peka Peka Beach. Small waves at Peka Peka Beach with Kāpiti Island in the background. For the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. 🌊
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This item about Google Plus codes was really interesting: On the Navajo Nation, Accurate Mailing Addresses Save Lives.
If you want to find your own Plus Code start with Technology - Plus Codes. It's very simple.
For example, Hank Edwards Reserve at Waikawa Beach is at 846X+JF.
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MB April Photo Challenge: windy 📷
Sasha, tail flying, on a windy day at Waikawa Beach in August 2019.
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Fun moment: distance between where I live now and where I was born: Distance Between Cities Places On Map Distance Calculator:
18,759 km or 11,656 miles
Thanks to @crossingthethreshold.
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Waikawa Beach, 20 March 2024. The Pacific Wave Appreciation Society appreciates even the smallest of waves. 🌊
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Waikawa river mouth shines in the early morning.
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In 2 days time I will be speaking to our local District Council for no more than 5 minutes on an incredibly divisive local topic: vehicle access to Waikawa Beach.
The community has been polarised. I support a pedestrian-friendly beach where vehicles are not allowed. Refining my talk…
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Waves? What waves? 🐦
Waikawa Beach, Aotearoa, for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. 🌊
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West coast waves — at Waikawa Beach in Horowhenua in Aotearoa.