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...the largest of the 40-ish cicada species found in New Zealand. Cicadas drink tree sap which they suck up...

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Noisy little beasties at this time of the year...

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Uploaded on Feb 20, 2012  |  Map

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...or Belladonna Lily (Amaryllis belladonna) Two of the buds (previous photo in my stream) had opened up into flowers by this afternoon...

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Uploaded on Feb 19, 2012  |  Map

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...or Naked Lady (Amaryllis belladonna)

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Uploaded on Feb 18, 2012  |  Map

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The Swan Plant is a popular milkweed grown in gardens all over New Zealand as a food source for the...

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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2012

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...or that's what it looked like through the viewfinder to me :) In reality it's a close-up of a wild carrot seed-head.

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Uploaded on Feb 10, 2012

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Leaning into the strong wind and trying hard not to get blown off its perch.

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Uploaded on Jan 22, 2012  |  Map

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The bud (previous photo in my stream) opened up into a nice white lily this morning. A couple of hours...

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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2012

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Picton Floatplane's Cessna 206 and the Interislander's "Aratere" in Picton harbour.

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Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012  |  Map

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Tui, one of New Zealand's native honeyeaters, are important pollinators of native forest flowers. The tui's...

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Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012

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The Silvereye or Tauhou is a tiny Tasmanian species (only about 12cm long) found in Australia, New Zealand...

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Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012

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Female Monarch butterfly with extended proboscis, sipping nectar from a buddleia flower. The webbing on...

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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012

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