Patrick Lam 2d ago

Photos dump time. Posted 22 sets of photos in May, which is up from January-April but not as many as late last year. The backlog is back down to under two years, with the next set being from the Ghost Ridge in late June/July 2024.

https://patricklam.ca/post/20260605-may-photos/

While looking at these pictures, I did note that the Cascade Saddle and the Tour du Mont Blanc had a lot more epic mountain pictures than the Travers-Sabine.

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As a contrast, some urban pictures next.
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Back to nature landscapes! #mosstodon
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Time for the birds segment! Starting with a hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin at OPERA outside Dunedin, plus a pied shag. #BirdsNZ #Birds
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There was a decent amount of birds on the Travers-Sabine. #BirdsNZ #Birds
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Some more urban birds and ex-birds. #BirdsNZ #Birds
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The last bunch of bird pictures this month. #BirdsNZ #Birds
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I do have more animal pictures, but let's have a Dunedin intermission. In August 2024 we went to the Catlins via Dunedin. We stopped by Tunnel Point, which does have impressive rocks. #GeologyPics
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I just read the David Attenborough book on invertebrates. They get up to all sorts of shenanigans. Anyway, here are some invertebrates; the blue butterfly is from the Tour du Mont Blanc, while the orange butterfly and outside grasshopper are from the Travers Sabine. The cicada was inside my place.
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More animals (mostly), including a vertebrate.
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Vegetable sheep isn't a sheep, it's a plant. Here are more wild plants. #botany
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I once wondered whether fungi are flora. I mostly found out that the term "flora" is outdated. #fungi #fungiFriday
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@va2lam Aren't fungi just fungi?
Jun 6 at 5:55amWeb
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@Iveyline they are; my directory is called "flora-and-fungi". But the question "are fungi flora" doesn't really have an answer.