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A small batch to finish off my Fiordland moths from January. I was tired, so was only a brief effort. Boyd Creek near Te Anau Downs. Back to Fiordland in March if all goes well.

A small batch to finish off my Fiordland moths from January. I was tired, so was only a brief effort. Boyd Creek near Te Anau Downs. Back to Fiordland in March if all goes well.

Under shelter of rotting log, on clay bank with deep Monterey pine and tanekaha leaf litter, and mainly native understorey, on bank c.3m above stream

? on decaying ?kanuka in Leucobryum moss bed

the only time i have found a fully mature specimen :-) with some less mature ones on the same branch.

in the full sun? unobstructed? staying still? what is this miracle?

Some in grass, more nearby on wood chips. 40-80mm cap, no annulus. Spore colour tbc

Occasional, under montane beech forest

first time in here, having been in at night a few times, seeing fish other than eels

Several seen

Start of Lake Kaniere track at southern end. Numerous specimens over a few hundred meters, in damp conditions.

Red-Tailed Tropic Birds above the Meyer Islands.

Part of an extensive collection of fruiting bodies of this fungus on a fallen branch near the loop track.

One of five at various stages of development in a small group on the edge of the No. 1 Line track

A few of many on a long-dead log lying on the ground by the side of the track.

on mossy tree bark (Cercis siliquastrum)
Rickenella fibula??

Under dense canopy of regen bush, growing on dead gorse.

At the base of an old and unwell Kanuka tree, in a damp dark gully.

Lots of these flying during the day in the kanuka at the moment. A few come to light, this one included.

Next batch is from a great spot near Sinks Bridge, Fiordland