Nick Moyes (Peat free)
@nickmoyes.bsky.social
Naturalist, mountaineer, museum curator, Flora writer, photographer, Derby Peregrine Project, Wikipedia admin & novice allotmenteer. Retired.
Two thirds of what I say is correct; half is not. #Derby, UK
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Two thirds of what I say is correct; half is not. #Derby, UK
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The first of two very unusual things I found on the summit ridge to Mount Tongariro (1967m) today.
Care to guess what the second thing was?
Care to guess what the second thing was?
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The first of two very unusual things I found on the summit ridge to Mount Tongariro (1967m) today.
Care to guess what the second thing was?
Care to guess what the second thing was?
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Right, time to head northwards from #Wellington, and to the Tongariro Alpine Crossing!
Hoping for better weather than this morning!
Hoping for better weather than this morning!
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Right, time to head northwards from #Wellington, and to the Tongariro Alpine Crossing!
Hoping for better weather than this morning!
Hoping for better weather than this morning!
A gorgeous Tuatara lizard at Wellington’s #Zealandia exclosure.
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
A gorgeous Tuatara lizard at Wellington’s #Zealandia exclosure.
“Yet across the gulf of space…intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.”
#Wellington
#Wellington
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Yet across the gulf of space…intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.”
#Wellington
#Wellington
I’m no actor, but I’ve just found myself in a re-run of Schindler’s Lift.
Now on the 21st floor.
Now on the 21st floor.
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I’m no actor, but I’ve just found myself in a re-run of Schindler’s Lift.
Now on the 21st floor.
Now on the 21st floor.
That’s one big fish for a small stream!
Longfin Eel at Otari-Wilson’s Bush Reserve, Wellington.
Longfin Eel at Otari-Wilson’s Bush Reserve, Wellington.
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
That’s one big fish for a small stream!
Longfin Eel at Otari-Wilson’s Bush Reserve, Wellington.
Longfin Eel at Otari-Wilson’s Bush Reserve, Wellington.
Of all the things I could imagine finding at the rear of a #Cathedral, it certainly wasn’t this.
#Nelson
#NewZealand
#Nelson
#NewZealand
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Of all the things I could imagine finding at the rear of a #Cathedral, it certainly wasn’t this.
#Nelson
#NewZealand
#Nelson
#NewZealand
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow!
What a way to wave goodbye after three weeks touring New Zealand’s South Island!
Yes, that really is a hot spa overlooking the InterIslander ferry terminal as the sun goes down over the hills above #Picton.
#TombstoneMotel
What a way to wave goodbye after three weeks touring New Zealand’s South Island!
Yes, that really is a hot spa overlooking the InterIslander ferry terminal as the sun goes down over the hills above #Picton.
#TombstoneMotel
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Wow!
What a way to wave goodbye after three weeks touring New Zealand’s South Island!
Yes, that really is a hot spa overlooking the InterIslander ferry terminal as the sun goes down over the hills above #Picton.
#TombstoneMotel
What a way to wave goodbye after three weeks touring New Zealand’s South Island!
Yes, that really is a hot spa overlooking the InterIslander ferry terminal as the sun goes down over the hills above #Picton.
#TombstoneMotel
Well, I survived the skydive!
Great to see the world from the perspective of a stooping Peregrine Falcon- even if at only half the speed, and trussed to a big burly bloke!
Great to see the world from the perspective of a stooping Peregrine Falcon- even if at only half the speed, and trussed to a big burly bloke!
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Well, I survived the skydive!
Great to see the world from the perspective of a stooping Peregrine Falcon- even if at only half the speed, and trussed to a big burly bloke!
Great to see the world from the perspective of a stooping Peregrine Falcon- even if at only half the speed, and trussed to a big burly bloke!
Wondering if it’s only me who thinks of this Val Doonican song whenever they hear a #NewZealand Bellbird calling?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PrJL...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PrJL...
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Wondering if it’s only me who thinks of this Val Doonican song whenever they hear a #NewZealand Bellbird calling?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PrJL...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PrJL...
Tomorrow, it’s “Let’s jump out of an aeroplane at 13,000 feet!” day and pretend I’m a Peregrine Falcon.
But Peregrines probably don’t have second thoughts;
…who knows if I will?
They also stoop a lot faster than 120mph!
But Peregrines probably don’t have second thoughts;
…who knows if I will?
They also stoop a lot faster than 120mph!
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Tomorrow, it’s “Let’s jump out of an aeroplane at 13,000 feet!” day and pretend I’m a Peregrine Falcon.
But Peregrines probably don’t have second thoughts;
…who knows if I will?
They also stoop a lot faster than 120mph!
But Peregrines probably don’t have second thoughts;
…who knows if I will?
They also stoop a lot faster than 120mph!
Despite the low cloud and periodic rain, our walk along part of the Abel Tasman trail today was very pleasant.
#NewZealand
#NewZealand
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Despite the low cloud and periodic rain, our walk along part of the Abel Tasman trail today was very pleasant.
#NewZealand
#NewZealand
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
After a damp morning watching fur seals, followed by a 4hr drive in the rain, it was nice to stop to make a brew and to dry out some of the wet gear.
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
After a damp morning watching fur seals, followed by a 4hr drive in the rain, it was nice to stop to make a brew and to dry out some of the wet gear.
Just as parts of the UK are swamped with Rhododendron, here in New Zealand it seems that Broom has invaded and spread across significant parts of the Abel Tasman area. ☹️
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Just as parts of the UK are swamped with Rhododendron, here in New Zealand it seems that Broom has invaded and spread across significant parts of the Abel Tasman area. ☹️
Gosh. I’d never considered that Broom (Ulex europaeus) could grow as an epiphyte.
But here it is growing high up on tree ferns at Gillespie Beach in New Zealand.
Definitely one for #wildflowerhour
But here it is growing high up on tree ferns at Gillespie Beach in New Zealand.
Definitely one for #wildflowerhour
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Gosh. I’d never considered that Broom (Ulex europaeus) could grow as an epiphyte.
But here it is growing high up on tree ferns at Gillespie Beach in New Zealand.
Definitely one for #wildflowerhour
But here it is growing high up on tree ferns at Gillespie Beach in New Zealand.
Definitely one for #wildflowerhour
This photo of #MountCook and Mt Tasman was taken from our bed at 7:30pm this evening. Two hours later we were out hunting for #glowworms along a forest trail.
Only in #NewZealand!
Only in #NewZealand!
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This photo of #MountCook and Mt Tasman was taken from our bed at 7:30pm this evening. Two hours later we were out hunting for #glowworms along a forest trail.
Only in #NewZealand!
Only in #NewZealand!
Mount Cook and Mt. Tasman (left) from Lake Matheson this morning.
#NewZealand
#NewZealand
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Mount Cook and Mt. Tasman (left) from Lake Matheson this morning.
#NewZealand
#NewZealand
Mount Cook and Mt. Tasman (left) from Lake Matheson this morning.
#NewZealand
#NewZealand
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Mount Cook and Mt. Tasman (left) from Lake Matheson this morning.
#NewZealand
#NewZealand
Sometimes it’s the little things you encounter that impress you the most.
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Sometimes it’s the little things you encounter that impress you the most.
Well, today in Wanaka started out fine and bright, with afternoon rain forecast.
It certainly delivered!
Wintry conditions on Isthmus Peak summit, with no view at all after 3.5 hrs and 1,200m of uphill slog, initially in sunshine. So here’s a screenshot from the OS Maps app to prove I was there!
It certainly delivered!
Wintry conditions on Isthmus Peak summit, with no view at all after 3.5 hrs and 1,200m of uphill slog, initially in sunshine. So here’s a screenshot from the OS Maps app to prove I was there!
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Well, today in Wanaka started out fine and bright, with afternoon rain forecast.
It certainly delivered!
Wintry conditions on Isthmus Peak summit, with no view at all after 3.5 hrs and 1,200m of uphill slog, initially in sunshine. So here’s a screenshot from the OS Maps app to prove I was there!
It certainly delivered!
Wintry conditions on Isthmus Peak summit, with no view at all after 3.5 hrs and 1,200m of uphill slog, initially in sunshine. So here’s a screenshot from the OS Maps app to prove I was there!