French Bay – What the Tide Brings In!

French Bay, being on the Manukau Harbour, has large tidal flats and when the tide comes in it gradualy rolls its way forward across the shell flats to the beach.
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mangrove seedling

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kauri branchlet

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pohutukawa seedling that must have been ripped out by a flash flood

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pohutukawa leaf

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pine needles and a puka leaf

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another mangrove seedling

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green lipped muscle shell, I wonder if a schnapper got it

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camouflaged crab

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shells!

3 Responses to “French Bay – What the Tide Brings In!”


  1. 1 geoff

    love these pics michael, well done

  2. 2 Jane Andrews

    We are interested in purchasing on of your photos for a competition we are running as part of the Oratia Local Area Plan meeting, being held at the Soccer Club next week (19th November). Could you please contact me with your number?

  3. 3 Alessandra

    Great photos!!!! Bravo!

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