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On Banks Peninsula I'm used to seeing rifleman in large tracks of dense forest and kanuka. Around Glentanner, they're quite common in the matagouri and sweet briar scrub. This one was foraging through a matagouri out in the open on the edge of the carpark and public toilet.
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We were surprised to find this rifleman inside the hut at Panama Rock reserve in Le Bons Bay. After a bit of coaxing and broom waving, we herded it out the door.
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We were surprised to find this rifleman inside the hut at Panama Rock reserve in Le Bons Bay. After a bit of coaxing and broom waving, we herded it out the door.
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We were surprised to find this rifleman inside the hut at Panama Rock reserve in Le Bons Bay. After a bit of coaxing and broom waving, we herded it out the door.
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We were surprised to find this rifleman inside the hut at Panama Rock reserve in Le Bons Bay. After a bit of coaxing and broom waving, we herded it out the door.
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Abundant in the beech forest (mostly red beech) behind the Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre. I heard a lot of them and saw a few. They were mostly foraging up in the tree tops.
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The single most cutest wildlife experience I've had in recent years. Though the speed and small size of the things pretty much defeated me and the focus speed of my camera. Blog posting here.
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The single most cutest wildlife experience I've had in recent years. Though the speed and small size of the things pretty much defeated me and the focus speed of my camera. Blog posting here.
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Rifleman were common in the matagouri scrub around the Glentanner campground, as they have been in past years when we've visited.
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Rifleman were common in the matagouri scrub around the Glentanner campground, as they have been in past years when we've visited.
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Rifleman were common in the matagouri scrub around the Glentanner campground, as they have been in past years when we've visited.
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In our usual spot: by the Blue Pools at Makarora
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In our usual spot: by the Blue Pools at Makarora
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A rifleman outside the kitchen window at the Glentanner campground.
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