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On Eucalyptus

a bit random

Growing under regenerating kahikatea canopy, wet soil. Not one I've seen before.

Roadside in Kingsland forest

Pohutakawa purchased from The Plant Company in Napier. Arrived at my door this morning. I have placed them back in their boxes awaiting instructions for treatment or disposal

Growing in the grass of a dry north facing hillside above Boulder Bay.

Flowering. Flower colour yellow.

On fence of 96 Donovan St, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland.

18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland 1041. At light.

Although this is my first observation for this species, I may have ignored/overlooked it in the past.

wild and weedy seedlings spreading from planted adults.

He killed the other sparrow

@jon_sullivan? Best photos I could get as it was in someone’s front yard. First record in Rolleston?

Small yellow flowers. Has strong smell.

Rescued from a cat, unharmed. Flew away happily during the photo shoot.

10-12 mm, SLAM trap semi rural garden

Location not specified.

I have submitted the sighting to the banding office.

Scattered plants along edge of footpath. Same plants seen by Jon Sullivan yesterday. Need to be controlled asap. https://inaturalist.nz/observations/139094019

Mass stranding with millions spread along a long exposed coast line

Found in woodshed, lots of individuals around.

Male and female feeding on kamahi. Uploading old photos.

Please excuse the jar.... it's going on a little trip.
This wasp was searching between the slats of teak chairs on the balcony. Not chewing the wood like other wasps do.

A blanket octopus, found washed up on the beach in excellent condition. I froze it and Te Papa had it couriered down for their collection.

Approx 8m tall. Dbh 100mm

Scattered patches on the now very weedy Mount Maunganui dunes.

Substantial patches naturalised in dunes, among marram and Carpobrotus iceplant.

Scattered plants along small waterway/drain.

Has finished flowering but not sure if it will set viable seed.

Laying eggs. Found at Back Beach.

There were about ten of these yellow wasps flying about over a Griselinia litoralis tree in the park. I've not seen this species before.

A single plant growing with Galega officinalis and exotic grasses at the end of River Road beside the Waiohine River

GWA on Rosa rubiginosa (several plants observed with them feeding)

GWA on Ileostylus micranthus. Not sure this has been observed before!?

'woof' at about 32 seconds in. I'm pretty sure this bark (lifted from local dogs?) was added to local repertoire just a few years back, but perhaps it is used elsewhere too?

On uplight

Attracted in to a 160W Sylania HSB-BW bulb.

The whole hillside was covered in Kiwifruit vine/s. The area probably covered 900msq. It was smothering many trees and shrubs, both native and introduced. I have never seen a bigger vine.

Street corner, original?

Counted 12 coppers on patch of Muehlenbeckia complexa on outskirts of Lincoln

Backyard, Karori, Zealandia fence in the background. Trailcam photo (still frames from a 10 second video capture).