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Kaikoura Sperm Whale

This photo was taken from the air during a flight to see the sperm whales at Kaikoura in the South Island of New Zealand. The sperm whale is the largest of all the toothed whales and can be seen year-round at Kaikoura. To view more animal photos go to Camera...

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A New Zealand Tui

This is a photo of a tui, one of New Zealand's native birds. The tui is a very good mimic and each tui has its own repertoire of sounds. Some copy farmers whistling for dogs and others have been known to copy humans speaking. They can sound quite guttural with clicks...

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The Big Red was a Winner

This is the skeleton of the champion racehorse, Phar Lap. Phar Lap, which is Thai for lightning in the sky, was a chestnut. He was born near Timaru, New Zealand in 1926 and died in Menlo Park, California in 1932 after eating poisoned grass. He was poisoned on purpose,...

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A Visit To New Zealand, Land of the Long White Cloud

Have you ever wanted to travel to New Zealand? I'm lucky enough to live in New Zealand, and today I give you a virtual tour of my beautiful country. I'm visiting Lisabet Sarai at Beyond Romance today where I discuss New Zealand and books.

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Fancy Free at Book Junkie!

I'm visiting Book Junkie today where I'm talking about my contemporary romance, Fancy Free, and where I get some of my ideas. Fancy Free also has a great review.

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Place Names That Roll Off The Tongue

Thirteen Interesting New Zealand Place Names I like place names that roll off the tongue. Here are some from New Zealand that I enjoy saying. 1. Paekakariki – means perching place of the kakariki (green parrot). Pronounced pie-ka-ka-rekey 2. Paraparaumu – translates...

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I Spy With My Little Eye…

I took this photo at Wellington Zoo a few weeks ago. I can stand and watch the merkats for hours. They're so cute and feisty. Seeing them standing upright and on guard never fails to make me smile. To see more animal photos visit Camera Critters

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A Post of Random: Olympics, Chocolate Creme Eggs, Books by Theme

I've been watching the Olympic games and enjoying the mens' speed skating plus the downhill skiing. Nice suits, that's all I'm saying. :mrgreen: How do the sports announcers manage to get their tongues around some of the contestants' names? Talk about tongue tangling....

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Snapshots of Auckland

Shelley is busy with edits, so here are some photos of places she's visited during the last two weekends. This is the Sky Tower, taken from the Auckland Domain. This is the Auckland War Memorial Museum. I came across some people practicing playing their bag pipes....

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