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I was running down off the hills this afternoon as part of my monthly biodiversity survey of this Port Hills route. I was carrying cameras and a monocular and a wind-shielded microphone plugged into my phone.

A couple of young guys biked up the hill on their mountain bikes.

"Capturing the birds?" one of them asked, curiously.

"Yeah!" I replied.

"Premium," he nodded.

There wasn't time to explain that I was capturing more than bird observations. Still, here are two of my afternoon's "premium" bird observations.

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https://inaturalist.nz/observations/314079214
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/314079214

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It's such a delight to return to #wombatstateforest in spring - everything is so colourful!

This is the famous #wombatbushpea #pultenaea reflexifolia - a member of the #fabaceae which is endemic to the Wombat and surrounding area.

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