Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak reflecting in Milford Sound in winter at dawn, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

David Noton / Panoramic view across Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

David Noton / Panoramic view of Milford Sound at dawn, South Island, New Zealand

Christophe Courteau / Waterfall at Mitre Peak Milford Sound Fiordland NP South Is New Zealand

Christophe Courteau / Boat at waterfall Milford Sound Fiordland NP South Is New Zealand

Andy Trowbridge / Early morning light on Mitre Peak (1683m) reflected in the calm waters of Milford Sound; Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland, South Island, New Zealand. November, 2007

Brent Stephenson / Bowen Falls (160m) with the Cleddau Valley extending beyond, Milford Sound, Fiordland,South Island, New Zealand

Brent Stephenson / Stirling Falls dropping 146m into the sea, Milford Sound, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand

Andrew Walmsley / Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, October 2009

Andrew Walmsley / Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, October 2009

Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Salt tolerant sedges and grass in tidal zone and Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Bowen Falls with cruise vessel passing, Milford Sound, Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Cleddau River with waterfalls streaming off rock face, Milford Sound, Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

Michele Westmorland / New Zealand Seals (Phocarctos hookeri) resting on rocks, Milford Sound in Fjordland on the South Island of New Zealand. Jnauary 2008.

Michele Westmorland / An excursion boat passing through a misty view of Mitre Peak in Milford Sound, a World Heritage Site, in Fjordland on the South Island of New Zealand. January 2008.

Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak in summer, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Stirling Falls drops into Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Tourist in kayak exploring Harrison Cove with Mount Pembroke above, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak reflecting in Milford Sound in winter at dawn, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Kea (Nestor notabilis) conservation sign placed throughout Southern Alps to help protect threatened kea population, Milford Sound, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Mitre Peak at dawn, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Mitre Peak at dawn, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak at sunset, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak at sunset, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

David Noton / Milford Sound at dawn, Fjordland, South Island New Zealand

David Noton / Temperate rainforest nr Milford Sound, Fjordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Kea parrot {Nestor notabilis} standing on car bonnet, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Kea parrots {Nestor notabilis} adult (left) and juvenile chewing rubber seals on car door, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Kea parrot {Nestor notabilis} preparing to bathe in upland stream, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Kea parrot {Nestor notabilis} standing in stream, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Juvenile Kea parrots {Nestor notabilis} feeding, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Kea parrots {Nestor notabilis} feeding, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Juvenile Kea parrots {Nestor notabilis} feeding, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Juvenile Kea parrot {Nestor notabilis} chewing rubber on bicycle handlebars, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mike Potts / Juvenile Kea parrot {Nestor notabilis} chewing rubber seals on car door, Nr Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

David Noton / Temperate rainforest scenic, Milford Sound, New Zealand

Steven David Miller / Bowen Falls from Cemetery Point,Milford Sound Fiordland NP South Island, New Zealand

Konrad Wothe / Bowen Falls cascading down cliff, Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Konrad Wothe / Close up of cascades of Stirling Falls, Milford Sound, Fjordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Phil Chapman / Milford Sound, Fjordland, South Island, New Zealand

Tim Edwards / Milford Sound showing 'Mitre Peak' (end of Milford Track walk). Fiordland NP, South Island, New Zealand

Tim Edwards / Milford Sound showing 'Mitre Peak' (end of Mildford Track walk). Fiordland NP, South Island, New Zealand

Onne van der Wal / Yacht cruising through Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / Yacht cruising through Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / Yacht cruising through Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak reflection, Milford Sound, Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Bowen Falls, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Mitre Peak at sunset, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Onne van der Wal / Yacht cruising through Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand.

Nick Groves / Milford Sound on a calm misty morning, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Matthias Breiter / Bowen Falls hemmed in by Southern Beech, Milford Sound, Fjordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Ross Couper-Johnston / Temperate rainforest by fiord Milford Sound South Island New Zealand

Steven David Miller / Bowen Falls from Cemetery Point Milford Sound Fiordland NP South Island New Zealand

Steven David Miller / Bowen Falls from Cemetery Point Milford Sound Fiordland NP South Island New Zealand

Steven David Miller / Lookout from on-high of Milford Road (into Milford Sound) Fjordland NP South Is NZ