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Chorus Cicada (Amphipsalta zelandica)Observer
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Only started hearing them this morning.
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Whio (Blue Duck) (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)Observer
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One of a group of 3
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Onion Orchids (Genus Microtis)Observer
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On grassed, sandy rise between stream channel and flood channel.
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Kekeno (New Zealand Fur Seal) (Arctocephalus forsteri)Observer
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Resting on shore until we happened along.
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New Zealand Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus ssp. vagans)Observer
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Same place I observed one almost exactly two years previously,
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Cutworms and Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)Observer
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This iNat's suggestion, I have no idea. About 20-30mm long.
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Honshu White Admiral (Limenitis glorifica)Observer
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Somewhat orange colouring on the underside of the wing. I only managed to capture a bit of that in the second image.
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Dunnock (Prunella modularis)Observer
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Juvenile. Has been hanging around my place with its parents for a few days now.
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Coastal California Quail (Callipepla californica ssp. brunnescens)Observer
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Adjacent to school field