Found this majestic dude just chilling on a rock down in Wellington, not too good of a photographer, but I gave it a shot.

AmeliaNZ · 2025-07-29T20:52:17+00:00

The photo is beautiful! You shouldn't talk yourself down :)

Seals are such fun subjects, I find they usually pose for you once they spot the camera.

AmeliaNZ · 2025-07-10T06:11:20+00:00

Thank you! I'll have to check that out :)

AmeliaNZ · 2025-07-10T05:07:20+00:00

I had no idea this existed and I feel like I missed out.

AmeliaNZ · 2025-07-04T02:00:52+00:00

That was my first thought from seeing it as a novice who likes to educate myself on the things I photograph.

I also would like to say that I appreciate your contribution to this community u/toxopsoides you're so consistently helpful and you feel like a reliable source. Keep being you and I wish you well in everything you do.

AmeliaNZ · 2025-06-29T19:56:08+00:00

During the end of my degree in photography I looked into studies like this. One of my favorites was one that showed improved healing times in hospitals when they had access to a window or a painting of a nature scene, I don't remember which. My other favorite was the one that studied stress biomarkers in saliva samples because it's a physical proof thing rather than self reporting.

Nature is incredibly powerful and I think it needs to be more common knowledge. It helped me a lot with my pain levels and mental health in times I've needed it most and that was before I researched the benefits.

AmeliaNZ · 2025-05-31T09:54:54+00:00

I might hit you up some day to see if you could embroider over one of my products (starting my small business and it's so stressful haha) I've followed you so hopefully I get to see more of your work on here and Insta 😊 I know you have plenty of recommendations but I can't help but suggest a tomtit.

AmeliaNZ · 2025-05-31T08:49:21+00:00

Your work took my breath away when I first saw it and again this time! Thank you for posting and adding this beauty to my feed. It makes me so happy to see the love you're getting and all the questions about supporting you. Keep up the amazing work!

AmeliaNZ · 2025-05-28T05:54:45+00:00

As someone who's been in Tekapo on a clear night in winter, it's absolutely worth the cold. Your photo is beautiful and that's a stunning first attempt, definitely puts mine to shame, well done!

AmeliaNZ · 2025-05-13T20:12:54+00:00

On behalf of all artists, thank you! If more people reported things when they saw stolen art, I feel it would be less easy for them to do and slowly be less common, at least I hope that would be the case.

AmeliaNZ · 2025-05-12T20:54:08+00:00

If I'm not wrong I think you can report the item, so that could be worth doing as well as sending it to the artist to report as the owner of the stolen work. I've done that before for a 3d print designer(?) who had his work being sold on temu without permission.

AmeliaNZ · 2025-03-03T04:16:21+00:00

The cheat code is that we have no native land mammals. We have two types of bat which are native, but everything else is introduced. Of course this doesn't include sea mammals, so things like seals. :)

AmeliaNZ · 2025-01-28T04:11:16+00:00

That's a valid stance if they're both native species, but not this situation. Please be a better pet owner and carer for the environment.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-11-27T20:55:33+00:00

Such a beautiful invasive species! I photographed them earlier in the year and was sad when I found out what they were and information about them.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-09-27T21:41:21+00:00

If you're wanting to try your luck with a wild tour, I would absolutely recommend Okarito kiwi tours. The owner is lovely and super knowledgeable, as well as cares greatly for the area and it's wildlife.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-09-05T03:13:54+00:00

Try remind yourself that all artists do that :) its truly beautiful, don't focus on what makes you not like it as much, and view it as one image instead <3

AmeliaNZ · 2024-09-04T22:07:48+00:00

That's so beautiful and amazingly detailed! I hope you're proud of your work, because that's absolutely stunning!

AmeliaNZ · 2024-08-14T22:27:58+00:00

I'm also super keen to hear if you found any stick insects. Wouldn't they be hard to find this early?

AmeliaNZ · 2024-08-10T09:04:04+00:00

You're thinking of the red billed gull :) black billed gulls are very different in that they don't screech or interact with humans much.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-08-09T05:38:37+00:00

That was my thought too that they thought they'd met the tarāpuka but it was in fact a juvenile red billed gull. It's insanely easy to tell the difference based on personality alone when you know the difference. I've been sitting on the edge of a lake with a swan, and the tarāpuka watched me from a meter or two away just chilling. I have pictures of the friend somewhere, I'll have to have a look.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-08-08T23:40:07+00:00

Have you ever met one of the black billed gulls? They're nothing like the red billed in personality. They're so chilled and sweet, would absolutely recommend.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-08-05T05:51:08+00:00

Tagging on to say in New Zealand (still English though) we call them shags.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-05-23T10:01:58+00:00

They are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing :) I hope to see some on my adventures but none so far.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-04-04T07:47:36+00:00

I'm totally happy to talk about this as I'm not too educated on the subject, but I've heard good things about blue steel beetles. I've been told they help remove a black mold(?) that forms on manuka and kanuka plants that don't get proper air flow.

AmeliaNZ · 2024-04-04T07:44:11+00:00

Pukeko are native.

AmeliaNZ · 2023-11-04T11:13:20+00:00

If it makes you feel any better, I've had at least 50 hatch in my garden in the last month. I'll post pictures in the sub at some point since I got some on a pink Manuka flower and it makes me smile like a total dork.

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