A sign of new life - an unfurling shoot of a fern plant near the shores of Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park on the South Island of New Zealand.
Regenerating constantly in the right moist conditions, ferns along the Bellbird walk in the Nelson Lakes National Park always seem to have new shoots. Their life starting out as a spore.
Unfurling fern along the Bellbird Walk at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand.
Under the shelter of the forest canopy along the Bellbird Walk in the Nelson Lakes National Park, various varieties of ferns grow prolifically.
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