The Miranda Shorebird Centre was next on our list of places to go and was the first part of the return journey home. Having travelled to Whangarei up the West coast via New Plymouth, we opted to come home down the East coast taking in Thames, Coromandel and Hawkes Bay. When we arrived at Miranda of course …
One of the standout features of the Miranda coast was the lines and layers. Layers of sand, shell, vegetation, water and sky make for very interesting landscapes and when you add a flock of birds flying through even more so. As I have said before I am not a landscape photographer but I do try …
I am still working my way through the images from my trip to Miranda and the shore birds. Growing up in South Auckland, I was very familiar with the Miranda area and especially the hot pools. I remember many a picnic lunch at the pools with family and friends. I also remember lots of Sunday drives …
When we first arrived at Miranda and went for a look around the area, we didn’t see many birds at all other than in the cloud formations, so we concentrated on the landscape instead. I am not really into landscape photography, mainly because I don’t think I do it very well. I can never seem to …
Before heading to Miranda to see the shore birds, I spoke to many folk who had been there before me. I was told of the Banded Rail that could be seen by the gate at dusk. On the first evening we went to the hides there were a couple of photographers stalking something in the mangroves …
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