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Guano Groundsel (Senecio sterquilinus)Observer
stephen_hartleyDescription
next to derelict lookout / shelter at base of cliffs
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Tīeke (North Island Saddleback) (Philesturnus rufusater)Observer
christopherstephens
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Tīeke (North Island Saddleback) (Philesturnus rufusater)Observer
christopherstephensDescription
Conducting some sort of courtship dance, only the 2nd time I've seen it (also at Zealandia).
The method is, one bird (unsure of gender) holds some plant matter in the bill, raises both wings right up, then does a spin/pirouette on a branch, hops to another branch, does another spin, another branch, another spin, etc.
Before/after one feeds the other (in this case berries).
Last time I saw just one bird displaying, but not the potential mate.
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Mataī (Prumnopitys taxifolia)Observer
johnvandenhoevenDescription
Huge specimen,close to 1200 years old with a 6.5 m girth
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Kōkihi (Tetragonia tetragonoides)Observer
mike68luskDescription
growing vigorously under a large gumtree, light shade, never watered. Excellent ground cover and edible to boot.
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Wainuia urnulaObserver
helen_mechenDescription
At the edge of the bush at the back of my property. Wet shady, primary kamahi growth on a steep slip zone. Deep leaf litter from abundant ponga stands.
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Agile Masked Bee (Hylaeus agilis)Observer
kylebDescription
Small insect <10 mm long. Noticeable yellow colour on forehead and beside the wing. Feeding on Olearia paniculata (tree daisy) flowers
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Hard Beech (Nothofagus truncata)Observer
yokosonzDescription
Nice patch of beech on the Rātā Street Loop track
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Kārearea (New Zealand Falcon) (Falco novaeseelandiae)Observer
ecomanDescription
Observed at Greyney's shelter during ECOL202 field trip
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Green Mistletoe (Ileostylus micranthus)Observer
savvyDescription
Approx. 20 plants on three or four Tree Lucerne.
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Kererū (New Zealand Pigeon) (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
keeahhDescription
Single Kereru feeding in flowering Kowhai tree, but being persistently harassed by a Tui who didn’t like that
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Kererū (New Zealand Pigeon) (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
christopherstephensDescription
x2 pictured
