Some of us visited the Te Anau Bird Sanctuary, where birds which have either been injured and thus being reahabilitated to be later released into the wild are kept, as well as those which are unable to survive in the wild on their own. The importance of this visit, apart from being able to donate so as to help the sanctuary which provides free entrance visits, was having access to some facts about birds which are not only unique but difficult to observe in the wild.
I was particularly impressed with the birdless takahe, whose looks are strange and rather intriguing.
We were shown other bird residents such as the ruru and the kaka, though taking their photos proved to be very difficult.
As we reached the town centre to do our final shopping I noticed a takahe statue, which I hadn't seen before. Dinner was as expected in the well known little restaurant squeezed among a few shops, where food was second to none.
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