One of the things I love about NZ beech forests is the variety that grows on the forest floor: the soft mosses, the pale lichens, all the different tiny plants and fungi reaching for the sky. This weka (Gallirallus australis australis) walks about on a soft bed of mosses, looking for food, keeping a close eye on its nearby chicks.
Adult weka on moss
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