Not far from town, Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is definitely a close encounter with the wild side. Armed with pellets of food and a dim sum bun, we enticed various friendlies to come out and play. Easy to navigate, the one-way track around the park features wild, heritage, and natural exhibits. It’s well-maintained and seeing such animals up close is a nice reminder of important, ongoing conservation efforts. With so many distinctive species to pick from, I tell people that my favorite is the kiwi (although secretly, the kunekune is very ugly-cute and reminds me of our friend’s pug named Kiwi).
Whether you like the people, the bird, or the fruit, kiwis are overall pretty amazing and quintessentially New Zealand.
The country’s famous, shy, flightless icon pops out for a peep!
These guys are bad news. “Where’s Tina?”
A face that only a mother could love.
Alone he sits, wisely he waits.
we love willow bank,as a kid my faimly were involved in a lot of the work going on there,i got my frogs from the moat around the camel enclosure,good times. took my daughter to have a look around a few months ago,will definately be in again,looking forward to it,thanks heaps,means a lot in these difficult times.
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It sounds like you have a lot of great memories from Willowbank! Kudos to the staff and the supporters who keep the place going; the animals sure look happy and well-fed.
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What big antlers you have Harold!!
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Yeah well the big bad wolf ain’t got nothing on me…
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mommy what about me?
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Sorry Coco, no pets allowed.
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YOLO
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