A plethora of tree ferns can be found in New Zealand. This one’s a Punga at Zealandia in Karori, Wellington
#Fern #FernFriday #TreeFern #Punga #Zealandia #Karori #Wellington
#fern #fernfriday #treefern #punga #zealandia #Karori #wellington
Pākauroharoha gully & Kiokio ferns discovered at Zealandia Ecosanctuary
#fern #kiokiofern #fernfriday #zealandia
Zealandia was on my to-do list while visiting Wellington and here’s the building at the entrance to the ecosanctuary
#zealandia #wellington #wellywednesday
Magnificent effect of light passing through the fronds of a Punga tree fern on a recent trip to Zealandia in Wellington
#fern #fernfriday #treefern #punga #zealandia #wellington
A lush tree fern takes the opportunity to push its way up through the forest utilising a small break in the canopy
New Zealand’s native parrot, the Kākā, is destroying introduced trees in the Wellington area following a population explosion at the Zealandia ecosanctury. Revenge of the birds
To celebrate #BirdDay the need to repost a clip of Kākā coming in to a feed station at Zealandia bird sanctuary is absolutely necessary
#birdday #kaka #birds #zealandia #newzealand
Another Punga tree fern at Zealandia overlooking the lower dam
Came across this fungus growing on a fallen tree lying across a stream within Zealandia
#FungiFriday #fungi #zealandia
For #FernFriday here is a palm leaf or Kiokio fern (Parablechnum novae-zelandiae) captured at Zealandia, New Zealand
#fernfriday #fern #kiokio #zealandia
Manamana hen and chickens fern at the entrance to Zealandia
A thicket of Punga tree ferns on the valley banks above the lower reservoir at Zealandia bird sanctuary
#punga #ferns #fernfriday #Karori #zealandia
A thicket of Punga tree ferns on the valley banks above the lower reservoir at Zealandia bird sanctuary
#punga #ferns #fernfriday #Karori #zealandia
An orange fungus on a dead branch lying over a larger branch with liverworts in Zealandia
#liverwort #fungi #FungiFriday #zealandia
Post a great band, artist, album, song or lyric using the word allocated on the date for the fortnight of 2023 in #AlternateFridayMusic
March 31 the Word is Grey
#Music #FridayMusic #GreatBands #GreatSongs #Zealandia
Heavy April 14
Ice April 28
Jam/Jelly May 12
Kite May 26
Love June 09
Money June 23
New July 07
Over July 21
Pink August 04
Queer August 18
Red September 01
Summer September 15
Tree September 29
Underground October 13
Vision October 27
Water November 10
Xen November 24
Yellow December 08
Zed December 22
#alternatefridaymusic #music #fridaymusic #greatbands #greatsongs #zealandia
A waterfall hidden amongst the undergrowth at Zealandia with a magnificent Nikau palm obscuring the view
#NikauPalm #Zealandia #Karori #Wellington #NewZealand #WaterfallWednesday
#nikaupalm #zealandia #Karori #wellington #newzealand #waterfallwednesday
A waterfall hidden amongst the undergrowth at Zealandia with a magnificent Nikau palm obscuring the view
#nikaupalm #zealandia #waterfallwednesday
A Kākā feeding station in Zealandia attracts the parrots so that visitors can see the birds down from the forest trees
#kaka #zealandia #Karori #wellington #newzealand
Two Morepork/Ruru sleeping in a tree. The nocturnal owl has a distinctive call (https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/native-animals/birds/bird-song/morepork-song.mp3)
#morepork #ruru #zealandia #Karori #wellington #newzealand
The Kākā is a native parrot of New Zealand and they are plentiful in Zealandia, a bird sanctuary in Karori
#kaka #zealandia #Karori #newzealand