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Kōtuku (1st of 3)

Kōtuku

A white heron (kōtuku) and its chick nest in the Waitangitaona lagoon, near Ōkarito.

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Natural Sciences Image Library of New Zealand
Reference: AWC 4231.jpg
Photograph by Peter Righteous

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Simon Nathan. 'West Coast region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Dec-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/west-coast-region/3/7/1