Archiv des Monats: Dezember 2006
Zion Hill Track
On the Zion Hill Track The Zion Hill Track starts of at my favourite Waitakare beach, Karekare, and quickly ascends to the shoulder of the 262m high Mount Zion.
Physalia physalis, the portuguese manowar
Part of the fun of walking alongside the beaches is that everyday brings something new, a new shell, a piece of kelp, rests of a dead fish or in this case a couple hundred small portuguese manowars, the hydrozoan colonies … Weiterlesen
The Pinnacles via the Kauaranga Kauri and Billy Goat Trails
View from the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail to Tabletop Mountain. The rock formation on the left is the inner plug from a 15 million year old and eroded volcano.
All good things come from Australia… The White Tailed Spider (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina)
Just when you thought that Australian invasive possums in New Zealand where a pretty bad thing, one comes across this little creature (Lampona cylindrata or Lampona murina) peacefully lumbering across the board floor of our house. Although it looks pretty … Weiterlesen
Shaping the future together – the Ninth Annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology meeting
We teamed up with some fellow students for the ride to Wellington and the ninth annual New Zealand molecular ecology meeting on Friday. After an early start everyone settled into his or mostly her corner of the university bus we … Weiterlesen
Der erste Advent unter Neuseelands Sonne…
Heute ist der erste Advent: Nach einem feinen Frühstück bestehend aus Devils Food Cake und Custard, haben wir im Garten gewerkelt. Nach anfänglichem frösteln unter Wolken war es später wunderbar sonnig und so haben wir uns mächtig den Pelz verbrannt. … Weiterlesen