Went for a walk out near #Huia this afternoon. A bit of a cold gloomy day for it, but we found some #fungi and a huge carabid #beetle (possibly a Holcaspis sp?)
#insect #spoespondence #Waitākere #NZ

If the recent possible sighting & audio recording of the #SouthIslandKokako was of interest to you I recommend listening to the NZBCs account of the dying years of the #huia with first hand accounts of actual and possible sightings https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=217473

Today my friend and I walked the upper #Huia dam (reservoir) walk. Approx 12 km return. One big hill to climb after passing the lower dam, then a slightly dicey tunnel (warning signs for possible rock fall). I find it pretty amazing they built this in the 1920s in such difficult terrain and a remote location.
#Waitākere #NZ