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We live next to a stream and this Dragonfly flew in the open house.
Some damage to its wings. Rather calm as it landed and waited to get outside. Didn't fly away straight away.
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White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata ssp. striata)Observer
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Nesting Terns in Whangarei Town basin. Top of poles. 3 poles with birds
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Huhu (Prionoplus reticularis)Observer
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Found a couple of these beetles on our Wander around Parihaka. Flew into our head torches.
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Oyster Blenny (Omobranchus anolius)Observer
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Fish, Square head, blue lines on body, found in rock pools with large rocks, stiff fins below.
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Macarostola miniellaObserver
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Flies and is no longer that 2cm.
Skinny moth. Yellow spots with red.
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Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)Observer
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Grazing Gunieafowl . Living in the village green of the marina. Roost in the large Pohutukawa trees
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Matuku Moana (White Faced Heron) (Egretta novaehollandiae)Observer
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Sunning itself on the jetty.
Looking for small fish and other things in the jetty. Flew off as I got closer.
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Kāruhiruhi (New Zealand Pied Shag) (Phalacrocorax varius ssp. varius)Observer
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Shag seen swimming around in the Whangarei Falls. Chasing prey. River water.
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New Zealand Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus ssp. vagans)Observer
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Prey of a Morepork
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Kawau Tūī (Little Black Shag) (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)Observer
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Approximately 7 of the birds swimming along side each other hunting small sprats in the Whangarei Harbour
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Kāruhiruhi (Pied Shag) (Phalacrocorax varius)Observer
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Spotted sitting reeds in the Town Basin. Allowed me to get rather close before flying into the water and away.
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Ruru (Morepork) (Ninox novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Morepork sitting in a tree spotted with Kingfisher prey in its talon. It allowed me to get right bellow it to take the picture. Only about 2m away.