Fiordland National Park - Mirror Lakes - 20240310-01a

            Fiordland National Park is in the south-west corner of South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, with an area covering 12,607 km2 (4,868 sq mi), and a major part of the Te Wāhipounamu a UNESCO World Heritage Site established in 1990. The southern ranges of the Southern Alps cover most of Fiordland National Park, combined with the deep glacier-carved valleys.

The park is a significant refuge for many threatened native animals, ranging from dolphins and bats to reptiles, insects, and endangered species of birds endemic to New Zealand such as the takahē, mōhua, kākāpō, and southern brown kiwi. 

Mirror Lakes are a set of lakes lying north of Lake Te Anau and immediately to the west of the road from Te Anau to Milford Sound in New Zealand.  At 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Te Anau, the lakes are about halfway to Milford Sound.

The lakes are only a 5-minute walk away from the car park along a wheelchair-friendly boardwalk. A wooden viewing platform and short walking track run along the lakes.  On a calm day, the Earl Mountains can be seen reflected in the water. (Wikipedia)
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We visited these beautiful lakes twice in search of the Spotless Crake, which turned out to be one of the few NZ birds that we missed during our trip. Oh well, we still enjoyed the beautiful scenery and the other birds that called these lovely lakes home.

Mirror Lakes, Southland, New Zealand.  March 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
   

Taken in: New Zealand / Otago / Creighton (show map)

Taken on: March 10, 2024

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