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Hawkes Bay

Photo gallery of Hawkes Bay pictures and photos, a great vacation place with beautiful vineyards and the gannet colony of Cape Kidnappers, photographed by professional photographer Rolf Hicker. (There are 32 photos in this photo gallery.)

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Mission Estate Vineyards New Zealand

photo of Mission Estate Vineyards New Zealand

Acres of lush green vineyards are the main source for the making of some of the best wines produced at the Mission...

Black Reef Gannet Colony

photo of Black Reef Gannet Colony

An Australasian Gannet prepares for take off at the Black Reef Colony on the North Island of New Zealand.

Beautiful Bird Picture Australasian Gannets Hawkes...

photo of Beautiful Bird Picture Australasian Gannets Hawkes Bay New Zealand

A picture of a pair of beautiful adult Australasian Gannets as they reunite at the Cape Kidnappers bird colony in the...

Bird Family Australasian Gannet Picture

photo of Bird Family Australasian Gannet Picture

An adult Australasian Gannet amongst all the other birds, is very attentive to her chick and tends to her family with...

Beach Trips New Zealand

Trips with Gannet Beach Adventures is an interesting way to explore Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.

Trips with Gannet Beach Adventures is...

Australasian Gannets Colony

Adult and their young are part of the colony of the Australasian Gannets in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.

Adult and their young are part of the...

New Zealand Attraction Cape...

A trip by tractor and trailer along the Hawkes Bay coast with Gannet Beach Adventures is a tourist attraction with a twist. The tour takes passengers on an adventure to the gannet colony located at Cape Kidnappers on the North Island of New Zealand.

A trip by tractor and trailer along...

Cape Kidnappers Coast Pacific...

The constant waves of the Pacific Ocean wash along the coast of Cape Kidnappers as seen from the Australasian Gannet Colony in Hawkes Bay on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. This area has an interesting name and its own place in history.

The constant waves of the Pacific...

Young Australasian Gannet Cape...

A Young Australasian Gannet, proper name Morus serrator, is only six to eight weeks old in this photograph and is shown with an adult Australasian Gannet. These birds are found in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.

A Young Australasian Gannet, proper...

Morus Serrator Australasian...

Preening one another is a common social practice in the world of Australian Gannets, also known as Morus serrator, especially straight after a reunion of a pair. This species of gannet is also known as Takapu in the Maori language.

Preening one another is a common...

Australasian Gannet Sea Birds...

Australasian Gannets hang out on a cliff-top colony together at Cape Kidnappers, which is located in the Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand. Adults of this species can be identified by their white bodies with dark wing tips and yellow heads.

Australasian Gannets hang out on a...

Australasian Gannet Families...

The Australasian Gannet families grow every October at the Cape Kidnappers colony at Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand as this is when the chicks are hatched.

The Australasian Gannet families grow...

Red Tractor Coastal Beach Tours

A guide will drive this red tractor along the coastal areas of Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand, taking passengers on beach tours to the Australasian Gannet Colony.

A guide will drive this red tractor...

Ancient Tree Trunk Cape...

Unique cliffs in the backdrop surround this ancient tree trunk which has become bared on the beach at Cape Kidnappers on the North Island of New Zealand.

Unique cliffs in the backdrop...

Black Reef Beach Hawkes Bay New...

From the beach near Black Reef in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand you can see the high rock cliffs of Cape Kidnappers where the Gannet colony resides.

From the beach near Black Reef in...

Cape Kidnappers Scenery Hawkes...

From atop the cliff where the Australasian Gannet Colony is located, the scenery of the coastline of Hawkes Bay, New Zealand is amazing.

From atop the cliff where the...

Cape Kidnappers Coastline New...

Tourists get a beautiful scenic view of the Cape Kidnappers coastline off the North Island of New Zealand hiking down from the Australasian Gannet Colony.

Tourists get a beautiful scenic view...

Fountain Marine Parade Hawkes...

At night, an illuminated fountain adorns the seaward side of the Marine Parade in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of NZ.

At night, an illuminated fountain...

Cape Kidnappers Tours New Zealand

The tours offered by Gannet Beach Adventures are exciting and very informative of the area around Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

The tours offered by Gannet Beach...

Young Gannet Cape Kidnappers New...

A mother Australasian Gannet tends to her young on the cliffs at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.

A mother Australasian Gannet tends to...

Bird Attack Hawkes Bay

This juvenile Australasian Gannet at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand is one type of youngster that likes to attack a sign.

This juvenile Australasian Gannet at...

Picture Of Mission Estate Hawkes...

One of the oldest vineyards in the Hawkes Bay area, the Mission Estate winery produces award winning wines in New Zealand.

One of the oldest vineyards in the...

Cape Kidnappers Lighthouse New...

Along the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand in Hawkes Bay stands the small lighthouse at Cape Kidnappers which is actually more of a light beacon than a lighthouse due to its size.

Along the East Coast of the North...

Cape Kidnappers Colony Hawkes Bay

Perched high above the turquoise colored waters of the Pacific Ocean, three Australasian Gannets take time out at the Cape Kidnappers colony in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Perched high above the turquoise...

Hawkes Bay Geology Picture

The landscape of the coastline en-route to Cape Kidnappers clearly shows the geology of the Hawkes Bay area.

The landscape of the coastline...

Hawkes Bay Mission Estate Winery

This elegant building is home to the Mission Estate Winery which was first founded in 1851 and is known as the oldest winery throughout New Zealand.

This elegant building is home to the...

Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony

Looking across the land all you can see are thousands of Australasian Gannets at the colony at Cape Kidnappers on the North Island of New Zealand.

Looking across the land all you can...

Mission Estate Winery New Zealand

The Mission Estate Winery was first established in 1851 and is the oldest winery in New Zealand.

The Mission Estate Winery was first...

Australasian Gannet Chick NZ

A mother Australasian Gannet tends to her chick at the Cape Kidnappers colony on the North Island of NZ.

A mother Australasian Gannet tends to...

Cape Kidnappers Beach NZ

The turquoise hues of the ocean laps up on the sandy beach of Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, NZ.

The turquoise hues of the ocean laps...

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