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Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)Observer
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Larvae of the Agrotis moth, found in marram grass at Allan's Beach, Otago Peninsula.
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Chloeia inermisObserver
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Oxydromus species of polychaete worm (bristle worm). Found in significiant numbers washed up on Allan's Beach, Otago Peninsula. Recent reports that these have been found along the eastern Otago coast.
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Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus dominicanus ssp. dominicanus)Observer
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The small sand island is a breeding area for the Southern Black Backed Gull and is only a few centimetres above sea level.
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Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)Observer
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This group were feeding in Latham Bay, Portobello. The Maori name for these are Ngutu papa.
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Orca (Orcinus orca)Observer
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Had this whale identified by the Orca research team as a female called "Nicky."
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New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)Observer
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With the harakeke in the garden flowering the korimako are making the most of it.
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Fairy Aprons (Utricularia dichotoma)Observer
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Found this beautiful little plant on the damp flats around Lake Middleton near Ohau in the new year.
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Waratah Anemone (Actinia tenebrosa)Observer
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This beautiful anemone grows along the sea walls of the lower Peninsula Road in the Otago Harbour. I took this photograph while investigating the effects of reclamation from the planned road widening on the intertidal area.
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New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)Observer
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Bellbird coming into the garden to feed on the kowhai
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Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Abundant tui in the garden at present visiting our prolific kowhai.
