Joined: Sep 26, 2015 Last Active: Nov 29, 2023 iNaturalist NZ
An enthusiast of New Zealand's flora and fauna, with a camera, living in Wellington but always travelling. Particularly like birds, geckos and skinks, orchids, moths and butterflies, then other flowering natives, fungi, and really just about anything. No formal expertise.
I like the idea of people actually making use of my photos, so have licensed them openly. Wouldn't turn down support to take me places, to take more photos (and so to make openly available more photos of more species). Could help on field trips, bioblitz's, etc.
Looking forward to a predator free NZ, including changes to societal attitudes around cats and dogs.
Backcaptured lizards, bugs, fungi, etc to early 2018 when I bought a macro lens, with a few more from 2017 sporadically backcaptured.
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Photographic wishlist 2021 results:
Photographic wishlist 2022 results (noting that the 2022 year ends in Jan 2023 after my summer holiday. But also 2023 begins when you'd expect it to. No questions, I make the rules here):
at least three more skinks/geckos in addition to above
-- +1 Eyres Skink 2022/01/07: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/104806854
-- +1 Chatham Skink 2022/10/10: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/139595427
-- SUCCESS +1 Shore Skink: 2022/10/16: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/140377698
--- Stretch goal: another three geckos and skinks?
-- + 1 Kōrero Gecko: 2022/12/28: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/145481959
-- + 1 Herbfield Skink (Crpytic Skink complex): 2022/12/28: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/145482262
-- SUCCESS-ISH + 1 Cryptic Skink: 2022/12/30: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/145467882
any nudibranch. But I'm not diving D: SUCCESS 2022/07/24: - two species:
-- Phidiana milleri: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/127603893
-- Wellington Nudibranch (Doris wellingtonensis): https://inaturalist.nz/observations/127603894
hit 500 moths and butterflies: SUCCESS 2022/04/10 with an iNat first for Pseudocoremia foxi: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/111912013
including specific moths:
-- Doxophyrtis hydrocosma: semi-success 2022/04/10: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/110948511; SUCCESS 2022/09/16: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/136087759
-- Zealandopterix zonodoxa: SUCCESS 2022/12/22-23: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/145028146
-- Lysiphragma mixochlora: SUCCESS 2022/11/25: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/142894219 - just look at this sneaky moth
--- Stretch goal 600 moths and butterflies: SUCCESS? - a shaky 600 (534 RG) with a possible Scoparia pura: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/146671813
Unsuccessful/rollovers to 2023:
Specific moths:
-- Protosynaema steropucha
-- Maoritenes cyclobathra
-- Meterana exquisita (I'll get you this year!!) - SUCCESS 2023/10/10: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/188651666
-- Meterana pauca
Wishlist 2023:
At least six more Myosotis (Forget-me-nots)
--- 2023/01/01 - Myosotis SP Livingstone: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/145564148
--- 2023/01/06 - Myosotis colensoi [not flowering :( ]: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/147382144
--- 2023/01/08 - Myosotis traversii: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/147501686
--- 2023/03/06 - Myosotis pulvinaris: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/150919101
Specific moths
-- Meterana grandiosa - FAIL. Try next year.
At least three new geckos
--- 2023/10/12 - Schist Gecko (Woodworthia central otago): https://inaturalist.nz/observations/187553814