I have had a life long interest in nature in all its many forms. I am a Volunteer at Ark in the Park conservation/restoration project in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges, and am helping with weed control on 'predator free' Tiritiri Matangi island sanctuary.

Note added 4 Oct 2023.
I had a one month trip to Australia's 'Top End' (visiting Kakadu, Nitmiluk, and Litchfield National Parks) and the Kimberley Coast in July/August 2023. While not an iNat trip as such, I did manage to take a substantial number of nature photos. It has taken me some time to sort through them but I am now commencing to post them as observations, starting with birds (I will get on to plants, shells, insects, moths and butterflies after the birds).