Stretching 58 storeys high into the city skyline, The Bow has set the bar for office towers in Calgary. The architectural wonder, with its diagonal ribbons of crossbracing wrapping around a semicircular glass t More
Cheung Chau is an island 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is nicknamed the 'dumbbell island due to its shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territor More
Baby swans are known as "cygnets," a word derived from the Latin word for swan, "cygnus." Cygnets are easily distinguished from adults, as they are much smaller and are usually covered in a gray downy coat.
SS South Steyne is a retired steam ferry. For 36 years, she operated on the Manly run on Sydney Harbour and is now a floating restaurant moored at Darling Harbour...SS South Steyne was built by Henry Robb in Le More
Glen Canyon is an mind-bogglingly vast canyon in deep red rock country, which has been filled with North America's largest man made lake, Lake Powell. Surrounded by nothing but red slick rock, the crystal blue More
Prunus x yedoensis Awanui Hybrid Yoshino Cherry..Quite possibly the most popular variety of flowering cherry in New Zealand.. The hybrid Yoshino cherry is known for the great masses of beautiful pale shell-pink More
Water Ripples is a freeware Adobe Photoshop compatible plug-in filter. The highly realistic water ripples effect designer has numerous options as well as an impressive 3D quality. The random settings generator More
Hypholoma brunneum is a wood-rotting fungus grows on decaying wood usually in dense clumps, possibly only in Australia-NZ. It has a brown to dark brown cap, to 60 mm, with whitish scales towards the margin. The More
Idea leuconoe - Paper Kite.Commonly known as the Paper Kite, Idea leuconoe are native to densely forested regions in South China, South Japan, Malaya, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. These butterflies have w More
Vessel SPIRIT OF CANTERBURY (IMO: 9319557, MMSI: 512423000) is a container ship built in 2005 and currently sailing under the flag of New Zealand. SPIRIT OF CANTERBURY has 141m length overall and beam of 23m. H More
Located in the inner harbour of Lyttelton Port and the Dampier Bay Marina is a safe, all weather, all tide harbour. It is situated between the commercial activities Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) and an More
The red-billed gull (Chroicocephalus scopulinus), once also known as the mackerel gull, is a native of New Zealand, being found throughout the country and on outlying islands including the Chatham Islands and s More
The lovely snowdrop is one of the first flowers to appear in the spring as it works its way through the snow to bloom. These tiny flowers grow 3- to 4-inches tall and make an excellent ground cover in the garde More
Tram 11: 'The Boxcar'..This cheerful little red 28-seater, built in Philadelphia, U.S.A., served Dunedin for decades and came to Christchurch for restoration in the 1990s. Its seats run the length of the car, r More
The silver gull is the most common gull seen in Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near coastal areas. .Scientific name: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
St Paul’s Papanui is an Anglican Church that has been providing Christian worship for the people of Papanui since 1853. The Bell Tower has a full peal of 8 bells which were installed in 1880. The church is surr More
The pūkeko is probably one of the most recognised native birds in New Zealand with its distinctive colourings and habit of feeding on the ground..Pūkeko is the New Zealand name for the purple swamphen (Porphyri More
Almost as large as the black shag. Distinctively coloured, large black and white coloured seabird. Pied shags have a large and distinctive hooked beak. Breeds throughout New Zealand with colonies in macrocarpa More
Red-billed gulls..The red-billed gull or tarāpunga (Larus novaehollandiae) has a white body with grey wings tipped with black then white. Their bills and legs are red when they are adult. They are 37 centimetre More
The most common gulls of the shore, red-billed gulls are found all around the New Zealand coast. They are a similar size to the black-billed gull, and the two can be confused at the juvenile stage. But the adul More
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Dahlia ‘Margaret Haggo’ (Dahlia). This genus has upright and bushy, early summer and early autumn flowering, tuberous, deciduous annuals and perennials. They bear pinnatifid or pinnatisect, mid green leaves and More
The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden. They occur scattered either as isol More
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Creek Street is a historic boardwalk perched on pilings along the banks of Ketchikan Creek in Ketchikan, Alaska. A former Red Light District where both men and salmon swam upstream to spawn. It is now a quaint More
Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi varieties are distinguished by colorati More
The greylag goose (Anser anser) is a bird in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and legs. A large bird, it measures between 74 and 91 centimetres More
The most common seal on the New Zealand mainland is the New Zealand fur seal which breeds around the South Island and as far north as the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island with males occasionally found n More
Walter Peak is a mountain located near Queenstown, New Zealand. It has a height of 1,800 metres. It is regularly visited by the TSS Earnslaw steamship, which takes passengers to the base of the mountain to visi More
The silvereye or wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis) is a very small omnivorous passerine bird of the south-west pacific. In Australia and New Zealand its common name is sometimes shortened to white-eye, but this nam More
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) were self introduced in the 1800s and now have a wide distribution throughout New Zealand. They have made the forest their home and are now among the most common bird in suburbia More
(Arctocephalus forsteri). Population: about 200,000..Threat status: least concern (population trend: increasing)..Found on: rocky shores throughout mainland New Zealand, the Chatham Isla More
Not too bad from an old bridge camera!.Ranunculus lyallii.Ranunculus lyallii, is a species of Ranunculus, endemic to New Zealand, where it occurs in the South Island and on Stewart Island at altitudes of 700–1, More
The Cairns Golf Course is designed to be a fun 18-hole golf course with strategy being a key objective whilst taking in some stunning views of both the McKenzie Basin and the Tekapo area.
The Sydney light rail network is a tram or light rail system serving the Australian city of Sydney, New South Wales. The network presently consists of a single 12.8-kilometre (8 mi) line of 23 stations. A secon More
Yarra River..The Yarra River flows west for more than 240 km (148 miles) from its source in the Yarra Ranges, through rural and suburban Melbourne to the city center and Docklands, where it empties into Port Ph More
The picturesque coastal town of Kaikoura is the perfect place for marine life encounters, coastal walks, and tucking into a plate of crayfish.
Waipu is a small town in Bream Bay, in the Northland Region of New Zealand, with a Scottish heritage.
Cecil Peak is a mountain in the Wakatipu Basin, New Zealand and reaches a height of 1,978 metres. It is on the south side of Lake Wakatipu, south south-west of Queenstown and is highly prominent from around this area.
Shaped like a perfect cartoon thunderbolt, this gorgeous lake has a 212km shoreline and reaches a depth of 379m (the average depth is over 320m). Five rivers flow into it but only one (the Kawarau) flows out, m More
MO: 9190779.MMSI: 219981000.Call Sign: OWAY2.Flag: Denmark [DK].AIS Type: Cargo - Hazard C (Minor).Gross Tonnage: 50721.Deadweight: 63400 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 265.84m × 37.4m.Year Built: 2001.Sta More
FAMILY: Coprinaceae.GENUS: Panaeolus.SPECIES: Sphinctrinus.COMMON NAMES: Ink Caps, Hoop-Petticoat, Petticoat Mottlegill, Warai-take (Japanese, ‘laughing mushroom’), Hsiao Ch’un (Chinese, ‘laughing mushroom’)..P More
The ship STENA PROVENCE (IMO: 9299135, MMSI: 310497000) is a Oil Products Tanker registered in Bermuda. The vessel STENA PROVENCE has a deadweight of 65125 tonnes and was built in 2005. The gross tonnage is 361 More
Marine fishing in the Philippines in more than an industry; it is a way of life. ... Of these, an estimated 800,000 are small-scale fishermen using tradition, low-cost techniques, notably net fishing from small boats.
This fungus is poisonous..Sulphur Tuft is a pale to bright sulphur yellow mushroom with a orange to brown coloured tip growing in groups or "tufts" on rotting wood in forests and woodlands to a height of about More
Lake Hayes tends to be calm, mirror-flat and a great spot for swimming and picnics. Its location between Queenstown and Arrowtown means that it is a much more secluded spot than nearby Lake Wakatipu. The loop t More
Lake Hayes is a small lake in the Wakatipu Basin in Central Otago, in New Zealand's South Island. It is located close to the towns of Arrowtown and Queenstown.
Leratiomyces ceres, commonly known as the Redlead Roundhead, is mushroom which has a bright red to orange cap and dark purple-brown spore deposit. It is usually found growing gregariously on wood chips and is o More
St. Paul's has remained almost unchanged in over one hundred years. In 1973 a stained glass window was gifted by Mrs Sally Lusk as a memorial to her late husband. The window in a modern theme depicting the tree More
The false morels. These large operculate discomycetes have lobed and distorted, sometimes saddle-shaped caps and well-defined stalks..There are at least two species in New Zealand, the indigenous G. tasmanica a More
Leratiomyces ceres,commonly known as the Redlead Roundhead, is mushroom which has a bright red to orange cap and dark purple-brown spore deposit. It is usually found growing gregariously on wood chips and is on More
MOERAKI BOULDERS..The Moeraki Boulders are situated on Koekohe Beach at a place named Kumara, midway between Hampden and Moeraki townships in North Otago. Access to them is gained by a small one-way side road, More
Stinkhorns: The Phallaceae and Clathraceae ...Stinkhorns are amazing mushrooms, notorious for popping up suddenly and unexpectedly in urban settings. They are very diverse in appearance, but all of them share More
Situated 10 kilometres from Queenstown (off highway 6), the Old Lower Shotover Bridge was built in 1871 and offers foot traffic eye-catching 360 panoramic views of the Shotover River...The original bridge was w More
The Shotover River is located in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.The name correctly suggests that this 75-kilometre (47 mi) long river is fast flowing, with numerous rapids. The river flows More
A concretion is a hard, compact mass of matter formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between particles, and is found in sedimentary rock or soil. Concretions are often ovoid or spheric More
A cruise on Lake Wakatipu aboard the iconic steamship the TSS Earnslaw is undoubtedly one of the best ways to experience Queenstown’s famed scenic beauty. .Cruises depart regularly throughout the day. You can c More
The yellow-eyed penguin is one of the few penguin species found north of the Antarctic Ocean, and as it's name suggests, this species of penguin is easily idenitfied by it's yellow coloured eyes and bright yell More
Gymnopilus junonius is a large and colourful wood-rotting species that occurs in small groups at the bases of dead broad-leaf trees and occasionally conifers from spring through to early winter. When seen in fu More
The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as More
The pied stilt is a dainty wading bird with, as its name suggests, black-and white-colouration and very long legs. It is common at wetlands and coastal areas throughout New Zealand and may be seen feeding along More
A station, in the context of New Zealand agriculture, is a large farm dedicated to the grazing of sheep and cattle. The use of the word for the farm or farm buildings date back to the mid-nineteenth century. Th More
Kekeno – New Zealand fur seal – Arctocephalus forsteri.New Zealand fur seal...The most common seal on the New Zealand mainland is the New Zealand fur seal which breeds around the South Island and as far north a More
Marine fishing in the Philippines in more than an industry; it is a way of life. With 7,100 islands, the Philippines has the world's longest discontinuous coastline. Over a million Filipinos are engaged in mari More
Lyttelton Port..Lyttelton has long been the main port of the Canterbury / Christchurch area, having been opened in 1877 by the Lyttelton Harbour Board, later becoming the Lyttelton Port Company with the introdu More
15,000 years ago during the last ice age, a huge glacier moving from the north west carved out what is now Lake Wakatipu. The lake is relatively thin, but the mountains run straight into the lake, forming a dee More
Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, More
Sun-class cruise ship.Sun Princess is a Sun-class cruise ship built in 1995 and operated by Princess Cruises. At the time of her construction, she was one of the largest cruise ships in the world. Wikipedia.Len More
Herbaceous Perennial Flower, Spring-Flowering Bulb..Also known as Hybrid Anemone.Anemone x hybrida.Ranunculaceae Family.Synonym: A hupehensis var. japonica x A. vitifolia, A. japonica , A. x elegans..This delic More
The Street Art Canvas on Hosier Lane - Melbourne, Australia. ..The thing about "street art" is that its dynamic. Its always changing. There may not be a better exhibition of urban art than Hosier Lane in Melbou More
Russell Lupins in New Zealand..For about 4-5 weeks at the end of each year, the center of New Zealand’s South Island bursts into color — purples and pinks and blues and yellows sprout up along lake sides and in More
Sydney Ferries provides a unique public transport service to the people of Sydney. For residents living adjacent to Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River, ferry travel is the most practical way of commuting t More
The Saint Augustine Church (Spanish: Iglesia de San Agustín de Paoay), commonly known as the Paoay Church, is the Roman Catholic church of the municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. Completed i More
The majority of cruise lines visit New Zealand during the October – April summer cruise season. A shorter winter cruise season also runs from April – July. Most of the world's major cruise companies offer cruis More
Milford Sound is by far the best known of all of the fiords and the only one that can be accessed by road. It is approximately 16km from the head of the fiord to the open sea, which means visitors can comfortab More
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of gravitational forces exerted by the Moon, Sun, and rotation of the Earth...The times and amplitude of tides at a locale are influenced More
Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand.
Castle Hill is a location and a high country station in New Zealand's South Island. It is located at an altitude of 700 metres, close to State Highway 73 between Darfield and Arthur's Pass. It is private proper More
The Pyrmont Bridge, a swing bridge across Cockle Bay, is located in Darling Harbour, part of Port Jackson, west of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Wikipedia.Opened: June 28, More
One of the Must See New Zealand Waterfalls, Stirling Falls, second name Waimanu Falls, is the most magnificent waterfall in the world's famous Milford Sound. Accessible via a Milford Sound Cruise or a Milford S More
SS South Steyne is a retired steam ferry. For 36 years, she operated on the Manly run on Sydney Harbour and is now a floating restaurant moored at Darling Harbour..SS South Steyne was built by Henry Robb in Lei More
Dahlia plants are amazing, another example of horticultural magic. The dinner plate types can grow a full metre high in just a few months while producing blooms almost 30 cm across...Underground, the same thing More
In photography, the golden hour (sometimes known as magic hour, especially in cinematography) is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is h More
The second largest of the southern glacial lakes, Lake Wakatipu is 48 miles long and up to 3 miles wide, and covers an area of 113 sq. miles. The lake is 1,017 ft above sea level, is 1,239 ft deep, and occupies More
Mountain range in New Zealand.The Remarkables are a mountain range and skifield in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by More
At Moeraki, 40 kilometres south of Oamaru, huge spherical boulders are scattered along the beach. Others can be seen emerging from the sandstone cliffs. Each boulder weighs several tonnes and is up to two metre More
Rogers K88 (Washington).Built in Paterson, New Jersey in 1877 the Rogers K88 was the first locomotive to be sent over to New Zealand from America. The Rogers was the first train to haul the Christchurch to Dune More
Otago ) is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately 32,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi), making it the country's t More
The kea is an unusual parrot. It is the only truly alpine parrot in the world, and gained early notoriety among settler farmers for attacks on their sheep. Innately curious, kea are attracted to people wherever More
Overview.Manufacturer Ferrari.Also called 430.Production 2004–2009.Assembly Maranello, Italy.Designer Frank Stephenson at Pininfarina[1].Body and chassis.Class Grand tourer (S).Body style 2-seat Berlinetta.2-se More
Lake Wanaka is located in the Otago region of New Zealand, at an altitude of 300 metres. Covering an area of 192 km², it is New Zealand's fourth largest lake, and estimated to be more than 300 m deep. Its name More
A hidden gem of New Zealand, the spectacular Lake Wanaka area is framed by the South Island’s dazzling Southern Alps. On the doorstep of Mount Aspiring National Park, a World Heritage Site, the daily schedule i More
Blechnum novae-zelandiae, commonly known as palm-leaf fern or kiokio, is a species of fern found in New Zealand. It can often be found growing in clay soil on embankments and roadsides.. ..B. novae-zelandiae ha More
Church of the Good Shepherd.Situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo is the Church of the Good Shepherd, which, in 1935, was the first church built in the Mackenzie Basin. The church at Burkes Pass, St Patrick's b More
The Port of Melbourne is Australia's busiest port for containerised and general cargo.[1] It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, wh More
Hydroelectric generation contributes around 60% of New Zealand's total electricity supply, with many generators of widely varying sizes distributed throughout the country...Inflows (rainfall and snowmelt) can b More