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October Big Day 2024.

October Big Day 2024.

October Big Day 2024.

October Big Day 2024.

October Big Day 2024. Stunning views of a pair.

Unexpected find, not common in the area! Checking the Dabchicks finally paid off, and I managed to approach quite close to this individual. October Big Day 2024.

October Big Day 2024. Stunning views of a pair.

although grossly disappointed I didn't see any Campbell Island Jumping Moths, at least these guys were all over the place tonguing the megaherbs

Appeared to be flightless.

Not far from these other white flightless moths:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152040320
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152040316

Appeared to be flightless.

Not far from these other white flightless moths:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151999769
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152040316

Photobomb!

Mid intertidal, found among oysters on the concrete next to the boat ramp.

Originally spotted by Samuel Amaris.

Great Southern Bioblitz 2024

Great Southern Bioblitz 2024

Great Southern Bioblitz 2024
Mid intertidal

Small feeding flock of Chaffinch.

Both parents observed feeding four cygnets.

Will add edited shots when I edit them

iNatting with @ glebglub, @ invertebratist, and @caiden_b

Cool to see one on the beach! Had a bunch of bands and flags on its legs.

Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

Great Southern Bioblitz 2024

Great Southern Bioblitz 2024

Great Southern Bioblitz 2024

At low tide.
Observed with @ predomalpha, @ emma_brockes , and @ badwinston.
Great Southern BioBlitz 2024

Intertidal, under a rock.
Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

Native Podocarp-broadleaved bush, at night.
Observed with Andy Xiong

Oratia Stream, freshwater, at night. Predated by Dolomedes dondalei.

Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

Black colour morph.

Native Podocarp-broadleaved bush, at night. Under rotten log.

Native Podocarp-broadleaved bush, at night.
Observed with Andy Xiong

Beaten off dead tree fern leaves. Collected in ethanol, currently in unitec's zoology collection.

Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

Shopping for salt.

Just chillin’ in the compost bin.:)

Oratia Stream, freshwater, at night. Larvae under rocks.

By the airport.
Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

It's that time of year ago where I see these on numerous trips out on the water. Often in numbers in 2 or 3, they are a cool sight out on the big blue.

It's that time of year again where I see these on numerous trips out on the water. Often in numbers of 2 or 3, they are a cool sight out on the big blue.

Coastal (shore of a rock within the lagoon).
Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

Coastal (shore of a rock within the lagoon).
Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

Coastal (shore of a rock within the lagoon).
Observed during a unitec trip, with @ pjd1.

Observation for the parasitic mites (Ixodidae?):
https://inaturalist.org/observations/239617895

yay, pretty sure this is a first for me both sighting and getting photos. Spent 45 mins following them around back and forth over the 200m it seems they've decided to call home.

Observed moving from a short scrub into a crevice

Attracted to lights at night.

Adult female with chicks nestled under feathers. Photographed during plains-wanderer surveys.

Attracted to lights at night.

Attracted to lights at night.

Attracted to lights at night.

had enough of me in short order and dived into a rock pool crevice (9th photo). Photos 10-13 are three other individuals I wasn't able to get too many shots of.

One of the cormorants/shags, can't distinguish them well enough yet

Native Podocarp-broadleaved forest, at night. Freshwater