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Amedee Island

Duck Island

La Foa

Ouano Beach

Bouloparis

Blue River

Les Grandes Fougeres

Tontouta International Airport

Noumea

Tjibaou

Kagu

itinerary

acknowledgements

Aside from the kagu section, this page is organized primarily by venue (as opposed to chronology or taxonomy like many of my other pages.)

Approaching New Caledonia

New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Approaching New Caledonia

New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Approaching Tontouta

New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Amedee Island

Lighthouse

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Family:
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

View from Amedee lighthouse

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Harbor from lighthouse

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Bob atop lighthouse

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Lighthouse looking up

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Lighthouse looking down

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Bob inside lighthouse

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Bob and lighthouse

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Bob and lighthouse

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Snorkelers

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Clearly kayaking

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Drifted

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Beached jelly

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Northern silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp. forsteri)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Gull taking off

Northern silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp. forsteri)
Family: Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Osprey

Australasian osprey (Pandion haliaetus ssp. cristatus)
Family: Pandionidae (ospreys)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Pristhesancus plagipennis
Family: Reduviidae (assassin bugs)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Hibiscus harlequin bug Tectocoris diophthalmus
Family: Scutelleridae (jewel bugs)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Hibiscus harlequin bug(Tectocoris diophthalmus)
Family: Scutelleridae (jewel bugs)
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Dodder

Laurel dodder (Cassytha filiformis)
Family: Lauraceae (laurels)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Sheoak

Laurel dodder (Cassytha filiformis)
Family: Lauraceae (laurels)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Spurge

Painted leaf (Euphorbia cyathophora)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Face sculpture

Sculpture
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Blackback anemonefish (Amphiprion melanopus)
Family: Pomacentridae (damselfishes)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

South Seas demoiselle (Chrysiptera taupou)
Family: Pomacentridae (damselfishes)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Spotfin squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara)
Family: Holocentridae (squirrelfish and soldierfish)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Fish face

Dusky Gregory (Stegastes nigricans)
Family: Pomacentridae (damselfishes)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Coral

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Family:
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Sea Cucumber

Greenfish sea cucumber(Stichopus chloronotus)
Family: Stichopodidae (sea cucumbers)
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Green sea turtle

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Family: Cheloniidae (typical sea turtles
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Green sea turtle

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Family: Cheloniidae (typical sea turtles
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Green sea turtle

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Family: Cheloniidae (typical sea turtles
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Green sea turtle

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Family: Cheloniidae (typical sea turtles
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

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Family:
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

()
Family:
Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Bob snorkeling

Amedee Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Duck Island

Duck Island

Duck Island, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

Octopus

Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)
Family: Octopodidae (typical octopuses)
Duck Island, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Sea cucumber

Pinkfish sea cucumber (Holothuria edulis )
Family: Holothuriidae (sea cucumbers)
Duck Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Fish in coral

Blue-green chromis (Chromis viridis)
Family: Pomacentridae (damselfishes)
Duck Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Fish

Pacific sailfin tang (Zebrasoma velifer)
Family: Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
Duck Island
New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Nouméa

Looking towards Noumea from the Parc zoologique et forestier

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Approaching noumea by water taxi (from Amedee)

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Noumea harbor

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Noumea cathedrale from harbor

Cathedrales
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Noumea Cathedrale

Cathedrales
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Noumea Cathedrale

Cathedrales
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Water boarding

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Windsurfer

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

Painted fence post

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Night rides

Waterfront
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Common myna

Common myna (common myna/Indian mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
Family: Sturnidae (starlings, mynas)
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

Turnstone

Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres
Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers)
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

Gull

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

Gull speaking

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

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Family:
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

Common waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, muunnias, mannikins)
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Canon R5

Gecko

Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris )
Family: Gekkonidae (typical geckos)
Gondwana Hotel
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 24, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Boop's Cafe

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Maison Tampon

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

Shell game

Antique ark (Anadara antiquata)
Family: Arcidae (ark clams
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Canon R5

Pandanus

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Family:

New Caledonia 2022
December 19, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Apple envy

()
Family:
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Parc zoologique et forestier

Bibron

Bibron's bevel-nosed boa (Candoia bibroni)
Family: Boidae (boas)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis
Family: Columbidae (doves, pigeons)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Flame lily (Gloriosa superba)
Family: Colchicaceae (bellworts and flame lilies)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Plumeria (Gloriosa superba)
Family: ()
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon R5

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon R5

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon R5

Morning glory

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Cycad

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Lichen

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Fantail

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon R5

Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon R5

The peacock's tail

Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Family: Phasianidae (pheasants, grouse, peacocks)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

White morph

Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Family: Phasianidae (pheasants, grouse, peacocks)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Family: Phasianidae (pheasants, grouse, peacocks)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon R5

Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Family: Phasianidae (pheasants, grouse, peacocks)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon R5

Head turner

Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Family: Phasianidae (pheasants, grouse, peacocks)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tjibaou Cultural Centre

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Church

Churches
Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

King fern

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Family:
Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Cycad

()
Family:
Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Fantail

()
Family:
Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon R5

()
Family:
Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon R5

Millipede

Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Cook pine (Araucaria columnaris)
Family: Araucariaceae (araucarians)
Tjibaou Cultural Center
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Tjibeau Cultural Center
New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Heliconia close

Tjibeau Cultural Center
New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Olympus Tough TG-6

Wasp nest

Tjibeau Cultural Center
New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Tontouta

Drummer at airport on arrival

Tontouta Airport
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Dancers at airport on arrival

Tontouta Airport
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Woodswallows

White-breasted woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus ssp. melaleucus)
Family: Artamidae
Tontouta Airport
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Woodswallows

White-breasted woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus ssp. melaleucus)
Family: Artamidae
Tontouta Airport
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)
Family: Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters)
Tontouta Airport
New Caledonia 2022
December 24, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)

Signs
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

Drowned Kaori forest in lake

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Fern

Blue River
Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

3 girls

Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Grand kaori

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Smartest?

New Caledonian crow (Corvus moneduloides)
Family: Corvidae (crows, ravens, jays, magpies, rooks)
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

Blue River, New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Fan fern (Schizaea dichotoma)
Family: Schizaeaceae
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue) New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Scorpion

Liocheles neocaledonicus
Family: Hormuridae
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue) New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Nepenthe

Nepenthes vieillardii
Family: Nepenthaceae (Old World pitcher plants)
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue) New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Nepenthes vieillardii
Family: Nepenthaceae (Old World pitcher plants)
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Water strider

()
Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

()
Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Les Grandes Fougeres

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon R5

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon R5

Pigeon

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Coeur de Farino

()
Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Bob at Coeur de Farino

()
Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

()
Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Spurge

Asthma plant (Euphorbia hirta)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (spurge family)
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Sedge

Les Grandes Fougeres
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

()
Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Farino

Cascades

Farino, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Bob at waterfall

Farino, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Ruin at waterfall

Farino, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Araucaria

Farino, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Zen bridge

Farino, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Grasshopper

Farino Falls, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Sensitive plant

Farino Falls, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Fruit

Farino Falls, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Cranefly on melastoma

Farino, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Transport

Farino, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Outhouse graffiti

Farino, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Ouano

Ouano coast

Ouano, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Erosion

Ouano, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Pacific swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus samoensis) - subspecies of Australasian swamphen
Family: Rallidae (rails, gallinules, coots, swamphens, moorhens)
Ouano, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

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Family:
Ouano, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Shells

Ouano, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Bouloparis

Signs
Bouloparis, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

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Family:
Bouloparis, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Dog behind fence

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Family:
Bouloparis, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Pods

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Family:
Bouloparis, New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

La Foa

Sign

Signs
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

La Foa bridge

Bridges
Family:
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Dog

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Common myna (common myna/Indian mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
Family: Sturnidae (starlings, mynas)
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

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Family:
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

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Family:
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

()
Family:
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

()
Family:
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Bean

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Family:
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti )
Family: Culicidae (mosquitoes)
La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon R5

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Yup, I went there

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Fly

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Mating bugs

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Lichen

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Lichen

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Lichen

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

Nematode

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Snail

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 21, 2022
Canon R5

My bungalo

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Bob and Jorn

La Foa, New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Kagu

Kagu

Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

Kagu

Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022

Kagu chick begging

Blue River Provincial Park (Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue)
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon R5

Kagu

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Kagu

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Kagu with skink

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Kagu face on

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Blue River
New Caledonia 2022
December 18, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Kagu on nest

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Kagu egg on nest

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Measuring the egg

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Weighing the egg

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

"Candling" the egg

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
Les Grandes Fougeres
New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Kagu

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Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Kagu profile

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Family:
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Kagu and Bob

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

Bob wtih 2 kagu

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

CFP 1000 with kagu

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

CFP 1000 with kagu

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Family: Rhynochetidae
New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

New Caledonian flag

Bouloparis, New Caledonia 2022
December 22, 2022
Canon R5

Clouds

Clouds
New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Sunset from cathedrale

Noumea, New Caledonia 2022
December 23, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro

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Kagu

The Trip Itinerary - December 17 - December 24, 2022

December 17, 2022 Saturday - Auckland, New Zealand to Noumea, New Caledonia

Breakfast

Dinner on the plane

Arrive La Toutouta

Hertz car rental

Drive to Noumea

Stop at lookout near airport

Parc Zoologique et Forestier

Check in - Gondwana Hotel

December 18, 2022 Sunday - New Caledonia

Blue River

December 19, 2022 Monday - New Caledonia

Duck Island

December 20, 2022 Tuesday - Noumea to La Foa, New Caledonia - Naina Park Resort

Tjibaou Cultural Centre

Drive to La Foa

Stop in Bouloparis en route

Stay in Bungalow at Naina Park Resort - I was the only guest

December 21, 2022 Wednesday - La Foa, New Caledonia - Naina Park Resort

Breakfast at Naina Park Resort

Drive to Park entrance

Drive to Naina waterfall

Drive to Ouano

Swamphen, kingfisher, kite surfers, very bad mosquitos

December 22, 2022 Thursday - La Foa to Noumea, New Caledonia

Breakfast at Naina Park Resort

Jorn picked me up at Naina Park Resort

Drive to Parc des Grandes Fougeres

Check on three kagu nests with eggs

Slipped and cracked my 67 UV filter on rock

Drive from La Foa to Noumea

Stop in Bouloparis en route

Check back into Gondwana Hotel

Pick up chicken burrito

Check out location of camera store at night (closed)

December 23, 2022 Friday - Noumea, New Caledonia

Photo store to get new UV filter - amazingly close and they had exactly what I needed

Drive to dock

Amedee Island

Gondwana Hotel

Night walk to catherdrale

Pick up pizza

December 24, 2022 Saturday - Noumea to Auckland

Drive from Gondwana Hotel to La Tontouta airport

Return car to Hertz

La Toutouta to Aukland International

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