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ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL PARK

Golden sandy beaches lapped by crystal-clear water and lush green bushland
TO LAP (of waves) means hit gently
Interspersed by granite outcrops
OUTCROPS : a large group of rocks that sticks out of the ground
Damp gullies
GULLY: a narrow valley or channel, made by a fast-flowing stream

Kanuka trees (teatree)


Birds:
TUI (with the distinctive white tuft under the throat) , BELLBIRDS (Most New
Zealanders can easily recognize the bellbird by its melodious song, which
Captain Cook described as sounding like small bells exquisitely tuned.Well
camouflaged, the bellbird is usually heard before it is seen since theyre olive
green), FANTAILS (Known for its friendly cheet cheet call it is easily recognized
by its long tail which opens to a fan.), WEKA
Along the coast you might see the distinctive orange-beaked oystercatchers
picking their way along the beaches and shags that dive to great depths for
fish.

Offshore, the Tonga Island Marine Reserve is famous for its fur seal colony.
MALBOROUGH AND NELSON
ABEL TASMAN
FAREWELL SPIT
HEAPHY TRACK
QUEEN CHARLOTTE TRACK
NELSON MARKET
KAIKOURA

http://www.abeltasmanbirdsong.co.nz/about2.html

http://www.janszoon.org/the-trust/our-team/
http://www.farewellspit.com/

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