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I gave myself a fern halo ...

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December 30, 2024 at 12:32 AM
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Blissed out from forest bathing

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December 30, 2024 at 7:56 AM
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Sculptures in the Orokonui Ecosanctuary

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December 30, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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While looking for #tīeke at #OrokonuiEcosanctuary, I saw many other inhabitants lucky to reside inside the protection of the mammal-resistant fence🪶. Here, a tauhou or silvereye was prying away the strippy bark of a kanuka, plucking insects hiding underneath.
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A tauhou rests on the trunk of a kanuka tree in-between stints of pulling bark away to eat insects underneath.
June 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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NZ pigeon

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December 30, 2024 at 5:14 AM
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Takahē in the Orokonui Ecosanctuary

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December 30, 2024 at 5:12 AM
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Kākā (a New Zealand parrot)

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December 30, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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Nothing like a bit of #takahē chill time. 💙😍 #belovedbigbluechimkens #OrokonuiEcosanctuary #BennettWaimārie and the kids
March 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Gorgeous foliage in the Orokonui Ecosanctuary

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December 30, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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A puffball-looking thing and some tree fungus

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December 30, 2024 at 2:36 AM
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WeeBill played with his camera while we were strolling through the forest and got this trippy pic of me ...

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December 30, 2024 at 5:05 AM
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Yesterday I participated in a sanctuary-side survey for the recently released #tīeke at #OrokonuiEcosanctuary. We use a playback technique to draw in #birds to take note of their colored leg-bands. A curious miromiro also came by, wondering what the ruckus was about.
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A tīeke, a black bird with a sharp beak and a brown back, faces left with its bright red mouth open as it calls "tīeke tīeke tīeke". Its colorful, identifying leg bands are clearly visible, making the photo useful for our survey records. A tīeke, a black bird with a sharp beak and a brown back, faces right with its bright red mouth open as it calls "tīeke tīeke tīeke". the grey eye is alert and shining in the low winter light. A miromiro, a small bird with a large black head, small pointed beak, and bright yellow belly perches on a dead, thorn-armoured gorse branch. A miromiro, a small bird with a large black head, small pointed beak, and bright yellow belly perches lightly on a pale tree stump, with the blue sky in the background.
June 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM