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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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カワウ（2月27日）

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The story of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, the Māori community partnered with Team NZ, and their ceremonial ship, Te Kawau

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Kawau Bay

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ESCAPING SLOWLY

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Something a little different today! This plaque reads 忍川上��, or Upper Oshikawa Bridge (or Upper Shinobukawa Bridge, just not at this specific river).

The upper/upstream part comes from 川上 [かわかみ]. (Remember 川下 [かわしも], meaning downstream, from yesterday?) Plus, 川上 can also be a surname, usually read Kawakami, rarely Kawaue or Kawanoue.

忍 is new to this blog, but you might know it from words like 忍者 ninja. It means to endure or bear, or to conceal, sneak, or spy. It's read しの.ぶ, しの.ばせる, or ニン. The radicals are 刃 blade/edge and 心 heart/mind.

川 means river. It's read かわ or セン.

上 means up, above, or raise. It has lots of readings, which I've broken down by meaning here.

橋 means bridge. It’s read はし or キョウ.

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Riverhead Ferry's Kawau Isle seen alongside at Riverhead.

Constructed in 1952 by Roy Lidgard as a traditional kauri motor launch, she was launched on the Bon Accord Harbour, Kawau Island.

She spent 30 years running between Sandspit and Kawau before purportedly running as a school ferry in Whangārei.

In 1987, she was bought up to the Bay of Islands and became the original Blue Ferry, which competed with the newly merged Fullers / Mt. Cook (Northland) ferry service. She very quickly found herself in fierce competition with Waimarie, and when Fullers Corporation (now Fullers360) was bought out from the Fuller family, she was returned to Auckland.

For a brief period in 1990-91, she was back at Kawau, but this did not last. Finally, in 2003, she was bought by Paul Meyer and his partner, who ran her as the Riverhead ferry. Although they sold the business in 2019, Kawau Isle continues to sail faithfully between Auckland and Riverhead.

Of particular note, when she left the Bay of Islands, she was replaced by Miss Knoxie, which, as MV Hogwash currently runs between downtown and Wynyard Quarter and prior to that ran to Riverhead as well.

With thanks to @tau9 <3 for joining me.

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Inspired by the recent storms, here's a great cormorant facing the wind.

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カワウ（2月1日）

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Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Name: Kazuma Kuwabara

Series: Yu Yu Hakusho

Gender: Male

Status: Alive

Family: Shizuru Kuwabara (Sister)

Flower Motif: Purple Impatien (Impatiens walleriana)

Flower Meaning: Energetic Heart

Weapon of Choice: Sibat

Associated With: Interdimensional Hero Club

Hero Form Appearance: A combination between a rough and tumble street fighter and YuYuYu’s Hero Form outfits. The undersuit is a solid gray so that the bright purple can stand out, and while the main outfit is a bright blue, as you near the tailcoat, the lower half of the sleeves, and the lower half of the pants, it becomes more of a purple color similar to the purple impatien flower. Accent colors include silver, gold, black, white, gray, orange, and yellow. Meanwhile, the boots, gloves, and the belt all have patterns of impatien flowers, and the only other accessory is a purple impatien brooch on Kazuma’s left breast. The flower’s petal shape can be seen in the collar and tailcoat.

Full Bloom Gauge Location: Left Thigh

Guardian: Kawau (Based on the Kawauso)

Favorite Food: Yakisoba

Parallel To: None

Bio: Kazuma Kuwabara, more commonly known as Kuwabara, is the younger brother of Shizuru Kuwabara and one of the main protagonists of the series, along with Yusuke Urameshi, Kurama & Hiei. He is introduced as a rival for Yusuke, but quickly becomes a royal ally during the beginning of the series.

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INKTOBIRDSNZ DAY 13-16

Day 13: Pūtangitangi/Paradise Shelduck

Day 14: Tarāpuka/Black-Billed Gull

Day 15: Matuku Moana/White-Faced Heron

Day 16: Kawau Tuī/Little Black Shag

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Scandrett Regional Park, as close as I could get to Mullet Point, looking at Kawau Bay

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RETREAT TO AUCKLAND