joncounts, 
It's time for a proper #introduction. Kia ora.
I'm an #ecology lecturer at #LincolnUniversityNZ and live in Ōtautahi-Christchurch. I'm interested in #EcologicalMonitoring, #BiologicalInvasions (esp. #weeds), and NZ #NaturalHistory (so much still to discover!). I'm site admin for #iNaturalistNZ #MātakiTaiao, the NZ node of #iNaturalist.
I'm @joncounts because I count a lot of nature (~17,000 species counts each month). See https://wildcounts.org.
#AotearoaNZ #nature #plants #insects #birds
Here are the monarch butterflies (orange) and cabbage white butterflies (white), both exotic species in #AotearoaNZ, that I counted in February 2022 between the Port Hills and the city centre.
Here are the house sparrows (white) and starlings (blue), both exotic species in #AotearoaNZ, that I counted in February 2022 between the Port Hills and the city centre. Note these species are largely absent from the hills but dominate the suburbs.
Here are the kahukura/red admiral butterflies (red, endemic species) and yellow admiral butterflies (yellow, Australian species now native in NZ), that I counted in February 2022 between the Port Hills and the city centre of Ōtautahi-Christchurch, New Zealand. Kahukura are mostly in the hills away from the city.
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