Rainbow Springs is a kiwi wildlife park where you can meet the national icon of NZ up close and personal. It is spread over 22 acres and is a wonderful showcase for NZ's unique environment and animals/birds, both during the day and night. It also has a natural spring where you can fill your bottle with fresh, pure, clean water.
The rainbow trout pool which is fed by the natural spring.
Beautiful setting.
Fern
The imported California redwood tree. Wide but not as wide as the original ones.
The fern opening out.
The fern is a NZ icon too.
Swans, ducks and trout
Kea - ??
That is my home! Lovely!
The NZ mistletoe
They have all kinds of lizards
A soothing water feature.
Another waterfall.......
Kiwi fascinate scientists as it is a bird more characteristic of a mammal. Here are some interesting features to note about the kiwi.
- It has tiny wings, but cannot fly.
- It has feathers that are more like fur.
- It is the only bird in the world with nostrils at the end of its beak.
- Their sense of smell is second to none.
- It has no tail feathers, but does have whiskers, like a cat.
- It has marrow in its bones, just like a human very unusually, the females have two ovaries where as most birds have only one.
http://www.rainbowsprings.co.nz/
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