Totara and kowhai entrench the riverbanks...... Fruit laden mangroves stand knee deep in water.. Creamy scum and shore-line debris...... Mystically move upon tidal currents.....

Receding slip-stream trails a paddling duck... Kingfisher takes flight, shag submerges........ Heron swiftly turns his head............................. And reinstates his retracted leg.......

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