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Song Thrush Turdus philomelos ssp. clarkeiObserver
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Hanging out at the beach
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Oceanic Manta Ray Mobula birostrisObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Yesterday I heard that a giant manta ray was washed up on Rarawa and today @clinton was coming up to see it and do an autopsy. We met on Rarawa and @indeynz was also there.
This is also the first recorded wash up of the Oceanic Manta Ray in NZ. All other records have been live sightings.
This female was about 4m across from wing tip to wing tip - the photo with the bucket one side and the spade the other side marks the ends of the wings.
The next three photos show the eye, the gills and the teeth on the bottom jaw, which are followed by some of the internal organs, and the good news is that plastic was not found inside!
The next part to be autopsied was the spine and finally the tail was removed.
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Striped Sun Orchid Thelymitra pulchellaObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Kaimaumau wetlands
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Fork-leaved Sundew Drosera binataObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Kaimaumau wetlands
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Common Lichens Class LecanoromycetesObserver
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Kaimaumau wetlands
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Graffiti Lichens Genus GraphisObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Kaimaumau wetlands
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Higher Ascomycetes Subphylum PezizomycotinaObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Kaimaumau wetlands
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Manuka Leptospermum scopariumObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
A very interesting plant, about 1m high and the leaves and flowers are very small - not seen this before so @pjd1 I collected a specimen :D
Growing in the Kaimaumau Wetlands
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Fountain Sedge Lepidosperma neozelandicumObserver
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Growing in the Kaimaumau Wetlands
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Slender Clubmoss Lycopodiella lateralisObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Not sure which one this is. Growing in the Kaimaumau Wetlands
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Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the Kaimaumau wetlands that the Northland Regional Council are trying to destroy by allowing 17 avocado orchards to draw water and are looking at allowing another 24 to do the same.
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Fork-leaved Sundew Drosera binataObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the Kaimaumau wetlands that the Northland Regional Council are trying to destroy by allowing 17 avocado orchards to draw water and are looking at allowing another 24 to do the same.
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Fork-leaved Sundew Drosera binataObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the Kaimaumau wetlands that the Northland Regional Council are trying to destroy by allowing 17 avocado orchards to draw water and are looking at allowing another 24 to do the same.
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LifeObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the Kaimaumau wetlands that the Northland Regional Council are trying to destroy by allowing 17 avocado orchards to draw water and are looking at allowing another 24 to do the same.
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Fork-leaved Sundew Drosera binataObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the Kaimaumau wetlands that the Northland Regional Council are trying to destroy by allowing 17 avocado orchards to draw water and are looking at allowing another 24 to do the same.
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Fork-leaved Sundew Drosera binataObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the Kaimaumau wetlands that the Northland Regional Council are trying to destroy by allowing 17 avocado orchards to draw water and are looking at allowing another 24 to do the same.
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Large Tongue Orchid Cryptostylis subulataObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the Kaimaumau wetlands that the Northland Regional Council are trying to destroy by allowing 17 avocado orchards to draw water and are looking at allowing another 24 to do the same.
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Pink Barnacle Notomegabalanus decorusObserver
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Washed up on East Beach
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True Mussels Family MytilidaeObserver
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Washed up on East Beach
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Razor Mussel Solemya parkinsoniiObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Washed up on East Beach
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Sand Wind Grass Lachnagrostis billardiereiObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the foredunes
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Maikaika Microtis unifoliaObserver
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So last time i thought I had photographed this, I hadn't. This time I know it is this one as @bill_nz was standing right there :)
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Grasses Family PoaceaeObserver
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Not sure what this one is. First photo show detail and the second, really blurry blurry photo shows the growth form.
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Oenothera indecoraObserver
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Growing in the back dunes of Kaimaumau. Not sure what this one is.
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Shore Bindweed Calystegia soldanellaObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the back dunes of Kaimaumau
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Autetaranga Pimelea villosaObserver
tangatawhenuaDescription
Growing in the back dunes of Kaimaumau
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Oxalis rubensObserver
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Growing in the back dunes of Kaimaumau. I think this one as it is the native one.
