The pied stilt is a small wading bird with black-and-white coloration and very long pink legs. It is common at wetlands and coastal areas throughout New Zealand and may be seen feeding alongside oystercatchers. Pied stilts tend to be shy … Continue reading
Just a gull bird hanging out on a post. The classic red-billed gull or tarāpunga, (also known as silver gull, tarapunga, mackerel gull, Jackie (Chathams), akiaki, seagull, redbilled gull, red billed gull), are found in most coastal locations throughout New … Continue reading
So excited to see these beautiful young Tui enjoying a yummy cicada snack high up in the trees. Thank you for visiting x
Happy Monday! I hope you’re having a great 2024 so far, I can’t believe it’s March already?! What?! Today’s photo is of a subalpine green cicada, just hanging out on an echinacea flower. Subalpine green cicadas, which is a species … Continue reading
Happy Monday! This magnificent little dude is a Zorion australe aka Flower longhorn beetle which is endemic to New Zealand. You’ll find Some cool facts about Zorion/longhorn beetles on this page, they include but aren’t limited to, Super excited to … Continue reading
Happy Monday! It’s currently 11:52pm so I am cutting this one super fine but it’s been a wee bit of a busy day. Today’s photo is of the beautiful Hemiandrus maia, the Otago ground wētā, which is a species of … Continue reading
Happy Monday! We had a great time at the Marine Encounters at the NZ Marine Studies Centre in Portobello yesterday. It was very informative and the touch tank was pretty cool. The sea anemones were beautiful. Thank you to the … Continue reading
Happy Monday! I couldn’t decide which of these two photos to use today so I’m using both. My husband found this beautiful little nymph out in the garden and brought it in to show me. It’s been interesting reading about … Continue reading
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