A chance close encounter with a bellbird at the start of the Bellbird Walk by beautiful Lake Rotoiti.
Wildlife is characteristically unpredictable. You could spend days trying to get close to a bellbird or sometimes they seem curious and just come over to say hello – like this one did at the start of a walk called ‘bellbird’!
Always pays to be ready with your camera or phone :)
DOC information on Nelson Lakes NP, walks etc.
Friends of Rotoiti – doing awesome pest control work in the area.
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