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Plums, Cherries, and Allies (Genus Prunus)Observer
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Not sure if this wild cherry
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Australasian Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo ssp. novaehollandiae)Observer
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Canterbury Tree Weta (Hemideina femorata)Observer
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Weta - not sure what kind - on my fan when I decided to clean out a dark cupboard inside the house.
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Southeastern Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus)Observer
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3 adults with one chick this year.
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Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)Observer
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Blackbird nest with 2 eggs, in clemetas vines directly over my front door patio, made from straw from my hay bales.
Both eggs hatched the following day.
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Southeastern Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus)Observer
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A pair of pukekos adopted our lake 4 years ago. The first year they raised 2 chicks in one clutch. Second year, 5 from 6 hatchlings in 2 clutches. Third year, 6 out of 6 in 2 clutches. This past season, 5 out of 5 in two clutches. This morning, the current family of 8 were all covered in frost.
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New Zealand Mantis (Orthodera novaezealandiae)Observer
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New Zealand praying mantis
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Round-backed Millipedes (Superorder Juliformia)Observer
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Worm
