{"id":13989,"date":"2021-04-04T07:44:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T19:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=13989"},"modified":"2021-04-04T07:44:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T19:44:58","slug":"another-side-of-okareka-night-macro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/13989","title":{"rendered":"Another side of Okareka &#8211; Night Macro."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8527-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8527-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of Green and Golden Bell Frog\" class=\"wp-image-13992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8527-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8527-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8527-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Green and Golden Bell Frog (<em>Litoria aurea<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being close to home, Okareka is probably the location I most frequently write about. Visits are usually late afternoon for the possibility of a brief moment of magical light with birds. One previous post was a nocturnal visit for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astrophotography<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8427-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8427-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of Green and Golden Bell Frog\" class=\"wp-image-13991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8427-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8427-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GreenAndGoldenBellFrog-D85_8427-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Green and Golden Bell Frog<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With my recent focus on macro photography another night trip was in order to photograph the frogs and spiders that emerge once the birds are disadvantaged by the dark. The sheer number of spiders is incredible with eyes shining back from the grasses like Christmas lights. Most of these are Nurseryweb spiders but there are a number of other species also present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NurserywebSpider-D85_8490-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NurserywebSpider-D85_8490-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a young Nurseryweb Spider (Dolomedes minor) on Harakeke\/Flax\" class=\"wp-image-13993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NurserywebSpider-D85_8490-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NurserywebSpider-D85_8490-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NurserywebSpider-D85_8490-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Young Nurseryweb Spider (<em>Dolomedes minor<\/em>) on Harakeke\/Flax<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being hunters the Nurseryweb spiders are out prowling for prey but no doubt some become prey to the frogs if wandering too close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8458-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8458-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a young Green and Golden Bell Frog\" class=\"wp-image-13995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8458-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8458-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8458-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Young Green and Golden Bell Frog<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aotearoa\/New Zealand has 3 introduced species of frogs that have established themselves. The Brown Tree frog (<em>Litoria ewingii)<\/em>,  Southern Bell frog (<em>Litoria raniformis)<\/em> and Green and Golden Bell frog (<em>Litoria aurea)<\/em>. The two Bell frogs can both occur at Okareka and can be challenging to differentiate especially when young. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/nature\/native-animals\/reptiles-and-frogs\/frogs-pepeketua\/identifying-introduced-frog-species\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Conservation Identification key<\/a> can be helpful with adult frogs if you can get a clear view of their back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8417-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8417-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of Southern Bell frog (Litoria raniformis) showing developing warts on the back \" class=\"wp-image-13994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8417-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8417-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8417-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SouthernBellFrog-D85_8417-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Young probable Southern Bell frog (<em>Litoria raniformis<\/em>) showing developing warts on the back <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos with Nikon D850, Tamron F017 90mm macro lens, Nikon SB900 flash with homemade macro 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