Mark Hows
@mammalmark.bsky.social
Mostly Mammals but likes all wildlife particularly Ladybirds, Birds, Moths, Herps, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Plants. Likes real ale and and chips.
🇳🇿 New Zealand - My trip is over and I am flying home so my last post of a few photos
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
🇳🇿 New Zealand - My trip is over and I am flying home so my last post of a few photos
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 21 was just a travelling day so just a few photos of South Island Moths yet to be identified 3/3
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 21 was just a travelling day so just a few photos of South Island Moths yet to be identified 3/3
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 21 was just a travelling day so just a few photos of other stuff some other insects 2/3
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 21 was just a travelling day so just a few photos of other stuff some other insects 2/3
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 21 was just a travelling day so just a few photos of other stuff first some Lepidoptera 1/3
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 21 was just a travelling day so just a few photos of other stuff first some Lepidoptera 1/3
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 20 - The last day of birding was dedicated to one bird, the black stilt and we were very lucky to get amazing extended views of this incredibly rare wader
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 20 - The last day of birding was dedicated to one bird, the black stilt and we were very lucky to get amazing extended views of this incredibly rare wader
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 19 - Working our way up the SE coast today's highlight was the yellow eyed penguins
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 19 - Working our way up the SE coast today's highlight was the yellow eyed penguins
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 18 - Stewart Island Pelagic 2/2 - Some other excellent species including mottled and soft plumage petrels along with the commoner species
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 18 - Stewart Island Pelagic 2/2 - Some other excellent species including mottled and soft plumage petrels along with the commoner species
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 18 - Stewart Island Pelagic 1/2 An excellent showing of Albatross over 60 individuals at one stage
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 18 - Stewart Island Pelagic 1/2 An excellent showing of Albatross over 60 individuals at one stage
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 17 - Stewart Island, Bulwers albatross, yellowhead, weka amongst the many avian highlights and some excellent New Zealand Sealions
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 17 - Stewart Island, Bulwers albatross, yellowhead, weka amongst the many avian highlights and some excellent New Zealand Sealions
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 16 - A cracking day in the mountains for just one bird the New Zealand Rock Wren, although a car park Kea was good value
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 16 - A cracking day in the mountains for just one bird the New Zealand Rock Wren, although a car park Kea was good value
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 15 - Down the west coast, only a few birds on a mostly travelling day.
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 15 - Down the west coast, only a few birds on a mostly travelling day.
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 14 - In the Okarito area, multiple sightings of the Okarito kiwi (no photos) but some common species and a long finned eel
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 14 - In the Okarito area, multiple sightings of the Okarito kiwi (no photos) but some common species and a long finned eel
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 13 - Through Arthur's pass today to the west coast, Kea were the highlight
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 13 - Through Arthur's pass today to the west coast, Kea were the highlight
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 12 - Kaikoura Pelagic with some excellent views of Albatross, petrels and shearwater, grey faced petrel of note but Northern Royal Albatross the star
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 12 - Kaikoura Pelagic with some excellent views of Albatross, petrels and shearwater, grey faced petrel of note but Northern Royal Albatross the star
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 11 - Queen Charlotte sound and Blumine island 2/2 - Awesome mammals - Hectors dolphin is very rare
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 11 - Queen Charlotte sound and Blumine island 2/2 - Awesome mammals - Hectors dolphin is very rare
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 11 - Queen Charlotte sound and Blumine island 1/2 - Awesome birds - King shag and orange fronted parakeet are super rare
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 11 - Queen Charlotte sound and Blumine island 1/2 - Awesome birds - King shag and orange fronted parakeet are super rare
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 10 - Foxton to Picton - Mostly travelling, dusky dolphin of note from the ferry and a few photos from the North Island to finish our time there
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 10 - Foxton to Picton - Mostly travelling, dusky dolphin of note from the ferry and a few photos from the North Island to finish our time there
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 9 - Napier to Foxton we had excellent views of all the birds today in perfect weather conditions the spotless crake showed amazingly well
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 9 - Napier to Foxton we had excellent views of all the birds today in perfect weather conditions the spotless crake showed amazingly well
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 8 - Lake Taupo to Napier produced a few good birds despite the mixed weather
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 8 - Lake Taupo to Napier produced a few good birds despite the mixed weather
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 7 - An excellent day from the Thames estuary to Lake Taupo catching up with some excellent birds the Blue ducks showed very well
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 7 - An excellent day from the Thames estuary to Lake Taupo catching up with some excellent birds the Blue ducks showed very well
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 6 - Still poor conditions but we made a day trip to Tiritiri island in the pouring rain to catch up with some rare species the Kōkako was awesome
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 6 - Still poor conditions but we made a day trip to Tiritiri island in the pouring rain to catch up with some rare species the Kōkako was awesome
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 5 - Terrible weather so no kiwis possible but we managed a few new birds in the torrential rain
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 5 - Terrible weather so no kiwis possible but we managed a few new birds in the torrential rain
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 4 - Another Pelagic, very calm so few birds, Wilson's storm Petrel of note but the cetaceans were the star, common and bottlenose dolphins and long fin pilot whales
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 4 - Another Pelagic, very calm so few birds, Wilson's storm Petrel of note but the cetaceans were the star, common and bottlenose dolphins and long fin pilot whales