Lake Moeraki - Penguins, Seals and Glow Worms
On a wet and windy day, got a chance to see a shy, molting penguin and visit a colony of fur seals -- and wrapped up the day with a visit to some local glow worms! What an amazing area to visit!
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Molting penguin
About a mile from the beach, this penguin has worked his way up to spend a couple of weeks molting before heading back to the ocean ... very susceptible at this point and a wee bit miserable it looks like ...
A lot of boulder hoping and racing the tide to get along the beach before the tide comes in ... and a steep climb out, but sooo worth it to see the fur seals (under the guidance of a local naturalist).
Glow worms light up the night
Glow Worms
Tiny (1/4"), luminescent larvae, their glow attracts insects that then get trapped in the dangling sticky threads(mist has collected on them here)