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I believe this is a banded kōkopu?

red admiral

Arataki Visitor Centre, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland. Underpass.

Spotted in backyard

This is a first for this part of suburbia. It was making a contact call - perhaps seeing if there was any others who had ventured into the mean streets of Hillcrest.

My first Ringlet observation for this season. Such a beautiful creature.

18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.

Sorry, no underwing photo.

18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.

In a sheltered intertidal pool.
Observed with @invertebratist.

Taunton Terrace Reserve, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland. Cocoon containing a live pupa, on Gahnia setifolia.

Attracted to light at night.

From cocoons collected off gum tree

Observed flying to perch (and watch!). In dense native bush at approx 3pm on a fine day.

Found nesting in flax

Brief visit to my front garden.

Moth Week. 7 degrees, cloud clearing, big moon.

Anyone able to identify this bird?

Night time image

Photos taken from footpath beside Waitemata Harbour. Had me confused from a distance as still sporting some baby down. Maybe breeding on Rangitoto Island, not far away?

This beautiful gecko appeared on the railing on our deck. We have lots of bush around us and this is the first time I have seen one in 14 years of living herr

An Otaua School Rat Ranger observation

DBR2 Recorder / 40hz

Prints heading from the dunes to the shoreline.

Seen in urban garden.

Admiral caterpillar feeding on nettle. Kaipatiki Project orchard

Going for a wee paddle in the stream.

Live snail.

They start singing about 7 seconds in. Audio from the shore with them calling from the sea.

Juvenile male!