The Drag Net
Catching sprat (and a lot of seaweed) for bait at Mill Bay.
The Catch
Auckland - West
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Category: Cornwallis (page 1 of 3)
Warning
This sign must have been here since the beginning of time. (Ab)used for target parctice?
By the School Bus shelter, Cornwallis Road (not far from where I shot the wasps). “Security Cameras & Silent Alarms Operating”
Waps
They were buzzing along this wooden fence, sitting down occasionally, joining up briefly, then following the fence line into the bush. An unending supply of them. Paper wasps (Polistes sp), Cornwallis Peninsula.
Terns, Cornwallis Wharf
A group of white fronted terns congregated at Cornwallis Wharf.
Looking West
Black and white impression on a summer evening. From Cornwallis Peninsula.
For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.
Just Hanging On
Erosion on the right, the prevailing winds on the left make for a precarious equilibrium. Pohutukawa tree at Cornwallis Peninsula.
The view from Cornwallis Peninsula
The view from the tip of Cornwallis Peninsula across the Manukau Harbour to Big Bay on the Awhitu Peninsula. Less than 3 km as the crow flies, but over 120 km by road.
Sunset over Whatipu
Seen from Cornwallis Peninsula. Paratutae Island on the left, and the contour of the beautiful Omanawanui Track (part of the Hillary Trail).
Splash!
Making the most of Cornwallis Wharf at high tide at the end of a hot summers day.
Hape
Near the Pine Avenue entrance to Cornwallis Beach stands this pou, depicting Hape (an ancestor of the local Kawerau-a-Maki tribe) and local taniwha (guardians of the Manukau Harbour).
“Te Karanga-a-Hape is the Maori name for Cornwallis. It recalls the moment when ‘upon the call of Hape’ a trap near here was sprung, ensnaring a visiting taniwha.”
Pou Whenua: Karanga-a-Hape — Cornwallis
Pou Whenua: Karanga-a-Hape — Cornwallis
Pou Whenua: Karanga-a-Hape — Cornwallis
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