Random pix

[cooder]

Kayaking through the sunken kahikatea forest on lake Poerua, beautiful autumn morning.
Glad there's no gators or snakes or other snappy things around here...

 

[HamishR]

Beautiful. Do you have drop bears in NZ? You might come across a cranky kakapo.

 

[PapaBear]

Beautiful. Do you have drop bears in NZ? You might come across a cranky kakapo.

There you go speaking that foreign language again!

 

[tegendemuur]

Tawny frogmouth was my nickname in high school

Hmm...

 

[jessenator]

lake Poerua, beautiful autumn morning.

WHY is NZ so FANTASTIC?

 

[HamishR]

Drop bears are a relatively little known species - I believe they're the only true bear species in Australia. Koalas are not bears. Drop bears are so called because they drop from trees onto unfortunate campers with fairly dire results.

The kakapo is a large flightless parrot in NZ. It's protected because like a lot of flightless birds it comes under attack from introduced species like rats and foxes.

 

[tegendemuur]

Drop bears are a relatively little known species - I believe they're the only true bear species in Australia. Koalas are not bears. Drop bears are so called because they drop from trees onto unfortunate campers with fairly dire results.

The kakapo is a large flightless parrot in NZ. It's protected because like a lot of flightless birds it comes under attack from introduced species like rats and foxes.

... "The drop bear (sometimes dropbear) is a hoax in contemporary Australian folklore featuring a predatory, carnivorous version of the koala. This imaginary animal is commonly spoken about in tall tales designed to scare tourists."

Drop bear - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[jimilee]

Drop bears are a relatively little known species - I believe they're the only true bear species in Australia. Koalas are not bears. Drop bears are so called because they drop from trees onto unfortunate campers with fairly dire results.

The kakapo is a large flightless parrot in NZ. It's protected because like a lot of flightless birds it comes under attack from introduced species like rats and foxes.

Fairly dire? You could mildly die.