New Zealand wildlife

HiddenNZHiddenNZ Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
edited February 4, 2012 in Wildlife
Hey Grinners,
New to the forum and thought I would share, what started out to be a few and ballooned, pictures. I work as an ecologist in New Zealand so that lends itself to some good photography opportunities. I don't count myself as much of a photographer and use only simple and light equipment (I often have to carry it for quite some distance), but enjoy recording what I observe.

This should cover a few taxa:

Upland Bully:
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Duvaucel's gecko
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Brown Skink
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Nevis Skink
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Otago Skink

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Southern Mini
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New Zealand Falcon
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Seagull
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New Zealand fur seal
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Auckland tree Weta
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Cave Weta

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Ground weta

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Giant dragonfly
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Ground Beetle
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New Zealand Preying mantis
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Couple Peripatus

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Native Powelliphanta snail

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Puriri Moth
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Stream orbweb spider

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White plume moth

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The enemy:
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:roflSerious biodiversity threat for native fauna yes, Sometimes cute, yes. Wanted dead, always.

Comments

  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2012
    Wow, what a lineup! I love the gecko and the falcon. Welcome to the wildlife forum!
  • HiddenNZHiddenNZ Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited February 2, 2012
    PGM wrote: »
    Wow, what a lineup! I love the gecko and the falcon. Welcome to the wildlife forum!
    Thanks Pam.

    That falcon was just resting from trying to tear strips out of my scalp (luckily had a hat for decoy). She had a nest nearby a ridge I was ascending doing some lizard monitoring they can be very stroppy....
  • NorthernFocusNorthernFocus Registered Users Posts: 1,347 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2012
    Good stuff. Can't wait to come visit your country again. Great birds! Maybe this fall (or spring for you).
    Dan

    My Photo Gallery:Northern Focus Photography
    I wish I was half the man that my dog thinks I am...
  • ashruggedashrugged Registered Users Posts: 345 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2012
    Welcome, A great variety of wildlife, I like the snail the best, The lighting looks good, keep posting.
    Robert

    http://rckimaging.smugmug.com/
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2012
    Welcome to the wildlife forum. I hope you have a few captures left for future posts..

    Excellent ste with good colors.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HiddenNZHiddenNZ Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited February 3, 2012
    Harryb wrote: »
    Welcome to the wildlife forum. I hope you have a few captures left for future posts..

    Excellent ste with good colors.
    Yup, thousands more.


    Could I ask what "ste" is?
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2012
    HiddenNZ wrote: »
    Yup, thousands more.


    Could I ask what "ste" is?


    Yea "ste" is actually set as typed by someone who uses his knuckles.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HiddenNZHiddenNZ Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited February 3, 2012
    Harryb wrote: »
    Yea "ste" is actually set as typed by someone who uses his knuckles.
    rolleyes1.gif Haha thanks, you know you're green when you can't spot the spelling errors for thinking it might be some photographer acronym rolleyes1.gif.
  • austinjamesaustinjames Registered Users Posts: 90 Big grins
    edited February 4, 2012
    great shots and welcome to the forum
    wildlifeandscenicphotography
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