Mark Brownlow / Sperm whale {Physeter macrocephalus} diving, tail fluke, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand

Brent Stephenson / Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) moving through water, off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, November.

Mark Carwardine / Dusky dolphin breaching {Lagenorhynchus obscurus} Kaikoura, New Zealand

Andy Trowbridge / Moody sky over stoney beach, with mountains just visible in the background, Kaikoura, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. September, 2006.

Andy Trowbridge / Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight off the coast of Kaikoura, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand. February.

Andy Trowbridge / Gibson's Albatross / Toroa (Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni) or Kaikoura Coast, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand. January.

Brent Stephenson / Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) in flight against a blue sky, off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Salvin's albatross (Thalassarche salvini) in flight low over the sea, off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Buller's albatross (Thalassarce bulleri) landing on the sea with wings outstretched off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) somersaults from the water, Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand. February.

Brent Stephenson / New Zealand Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) in flight, showing upperwing, wingtip touching the sea surface. Off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, October.

Brent Stephenson / Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) with wings outstretched and tail cocked in threat display. Off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, October.