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Grey Mangrove (Avicennia marina ssp. australasica)Observer
staceybyersDescription
I just love how tall mangroves get in Northland. We enjoyed the boardwalk path from the Waitangi Treaty grounds that takes you through the mangrove forest.
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New Zealand Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
staceybyersDescription
this tui was really enjoying the flax nectar at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds
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Red-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp. scopulinus)Observer
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Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)Observer
staceybyersDescription
Saw a male and female paradise duck on the walking trail at Craters of the Moon. Clearly they were enjoying the geothermal wonders as much as we were :)
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Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)Observer
staceybyersDescription
A small layer of snow was still on the ground when we did this day walk to Tama Lakes - so we were suprised to see this male in breeding plumage at the picnic platform near the base of Taranaki Falls.
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New Zealand Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
staceybyersDescription
There's a tui in our neighbourhood that rotates between a few favourite trees. It was a real treat to see it in our backyard last weekend and hear the song. Hopefully all the native trees and shrubs we are planting will attract even more native birds.
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New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax)Observer
staceybyersDescription
beautiful to see the flax in bloom for the first time since it was planted by loving volunteers
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Grey Mangrove (Avicennia marina ssp. australasica)Observer
staceybyersDescription
mangrove saplings and a pretty sunset over Tikapa Moana - the Firth of Thames
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River Bulrush (Bolboschoenus fluviatilis)Observer
staceybyersDescription
Beautiful Bolboschoenus fluviatilis with batchellor's button and Atriplex sp.
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Orange (Citrus × aurantium)Observer
staceybyersDescription
a tasty grapefruit tree planted in the late 1940's or early 1950's when this state house was constructed
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Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana)Observer
staceybyersDescription
A tasty feijoa tree planted in the late 1940's or early 1950's when this state house was constructed
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Strawberry-Guava (Psidium cattleyanum)Observer
staceybyersDescription
tree with tasty fruits likely planted in the 1940's or 1950's when this state house was constructed
