Ulva Island

After the excitement of the dolphins we paddle the couple of kilometres to Ulva Island having first made sure there were no rats in our packs (This is deadly serious - there are no predators on this island which is why certain rare bird species are thriving). We are greeted by the Waka bird which comes right up to us and pecks around - it even jumps into the kayak. They are wild birds though so we leave him alone - The Waka bird is actually the top of the food chain on the island - it is flightless and will eat reptiles, insects and other small birds. We spend a couple of hours walking around various trails seeing Fantails, Tui's, Stewart Island Robins and lots of other birds that we have no idea what they are. We bid farewell to our new friend the Waka bird and kayak back to the boat house. The water is slightly choppy in places and our arms are a little sore at the end of it but we have had an amazing day.

Pictures (Left) - The Waka bird, (Right) - a Tui bird