New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) - 20240304-05

            The New Zealand fur seal is found mainly around southern Australia and New Zealand. The name New Zealand fur seal is used by English speakers in New Zealand; kekeno is used in the Māori language. As of 2014, the common name long-nosed fur seal has been proposed for the population of seals inhabiting Australia.

The species occurs in Australia and New Zealand. It is found in the coastal waters and on the offshore islands of southern Australia, from the south-west corner of Western Australia to just east of Kangaroo Island in South Australia, and also in southern Tasmania and the subantarctic Macquarie Island. Small populations are forming in Bass Strait and coastal waters of Victoria and New South Wales as far as the mid-north coast. Before the arrival of humans in New Zealand, the species bred around all the New Zealand mainland and its subantarctic islands. There are now established and expanding colonies around the entire South Island, on Stewart Island and all of the New Zealand subantarctic islands. There are also newly established breeding colonies on the North Island.  (Wikipedia)
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More than just Albatross, our Waikoura boat trip also found this sweet baby Fur Seal and his mom.  She totally ignored us, but baby was wide-eyed with either curiosity or trepidation as to what this large boat was all about.  It later crawled onto mom for protection.

Explored on May 24 at #72.

Waikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.  March 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
Albatross Encounter.
   

Taken in: New Zealand / Canterbury / South Bay (show map)

Taken on: March 4, 2024

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Roadrunner Birding Tours

Canterbury

Canon EOS R6

Adult

Juvenile

Least Concern

Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM « less

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Camera: Canon EOS R6, f/10.0, 1/800 sec, 400mm, ISO 2000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R6
Lens:	RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	2000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 2024 Macintosh
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