Tohorā Southern Right Whale, Kokotahi-te-Taniwha Evans Bay
- Michael Szabo
- Posts: 2635
- Joined: Sun May 08, 2011 12:30 pm
- Contact:
Tohorā Southern Right Whale, Kokotahi-te-Taniwha Evans Bay
Seen yesterday in Evans Bay in Wellington by many people.
Last edited by Michael Szabo on Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:30 pm, edited 2 times in total.
'New Zealand Birders' Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/857726274293085
- Michael Szabo
- Posts: 2635
- Joined: Sun May 08, 2011 12:30 pm
- Contact:
Re: Tohorā Southern Right Whale, Kokotahi-te-Taniwha Evans Bay
It is still there today at the western end of the bay near the marina, swimming around and sometimes giving a deep growling call.
It seems quite settled and could stick around for the next week if the last one that visited us here in winter 2018 is anything to go by.
It seems quite settled and could stick around for the next week if the last one that visited us here in winter 2018 is anything to go by.
'New Zealand Birders' Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/857726274293085
- Michael Szabo
- Posts: 2635
- Joined: Sun May 08, 2011 12:30 pm
- Contact:
Re: Tohorā Southern Right Whale, Kokotahi-te-Taniwha Evans Bay
It wasn't seen in the same location yesterday so it seems to have moved on now. Here's some more photos I posted to Facebook including another link to a video clip in which you can hear the amazing deep growling calls that it made at the surface:
https://www.facebook.com/michael.szabo. ... Md1SbMg9rl
https://www.facebook.com/michael.szabo. ... Md1SbMg9rl
'New Zealand Birders' Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/857726274293085
- Michael Szabo
- Posts: 2635
- Joined: Sun May 08, 2011 12:30 pm
- Contact:
Re: Tohorā Southern Right Whale, Kokotahi-te-Taniwha Evans Bay
As luck would have it, the Tohorā Southern Right Whale was found again this morning here in Taputeranga/Island Bay.
More photos here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.szabo. ... QuktDJTF7l
More photos here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.szabo. ... QuktDJTF7l
'New Zealand Birders' Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/857726274293085
- Cardinal15
- Posts: 94
- Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:23 pm
Re: Tohorā Southern Right Whale, Kokotahi-te-Taniwha Evans Bay
What an absolutely amazing creature