Shadows & Reflections

On a recent tour of Otago Museum in Dunedin, I was stopped in my tracks by this wonderful - almost Zen-like - interplay of shadow and reflection.

A lovely upstairs space in an excellent museum.

A Bird (Almost) in the Hand

I'm not going to lie - I cheated with the Otago Penninsular albatross.

I mean, what were the chances of me actually seeing one this close when I was too lazy to walk up the hill that overlooks the albatross colony? Besides, it's not peak albatross season.

So I went Otago Museum instead and caught this fellow flying from the rafters. He seemed a much more likely bet for me. ...a ready solution for a girl in a hurry. www.otagomuseum.govt.nz