People of the meadow

A DigitalNZ Story by Jane

Image: Freshly hatched Red Admiral clinging to empty chrysalis

Freshly hatched Red Admiral clinging to empty chrysalis

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Alpine cicada

Alpine cicada

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Girl seated in the grass...

Girl seated in the grass...

Auckland Libraries

Image: Unidentified man lying on the grass beside picnic basket and umbrella, unknown location

Unidentified man lying on the grass beside picnic basket and umbrella, unknown location

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Artist unknown :Otaheite swallow. Pl[ate] CXII. [Welcome swallow. ca 1800]

Artist unknown :Otaheite swallow. Pl[ate] CXII. [Welcome swallow. ca 1800]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Nesting pair of swans in a reed bed wetlands area, probably Christchurch region

Nesting pair of swans in a reed bed wetlands area, probably Christchurch region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cow eating hay, Northland

Cow eating hay, Northland

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Anigozanthos Rufa

Anigozanthos Rufa

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Geoffrey de Montalk at Vallombrosa, Remuera

Geoffrey de Montalk at Vallombrosa, Remuera

Auckland Libraries

Image: Turpin, Pierre Jean Francois, 1755-1840 :Lin de la Nouvelle Hollande. Phormium tenax (Forster). 12eme de grand. nat. Turpin fils pinxt; Dien sculpt. Botanique. Monocotyledones. Asphodelees (Juss) [1804-1806?]

Turpin, Pierre Jean Francois, 1755-1840 :Lin de la Nouvelle Hollande. Phormium tenax (Forster). 12eme de grand. nat. Turpin fils pinxt; Dien sculpt...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Tussock butterfly (Argyrophenga antipodum)

Tussock butterfly (Argyrophenga antipodum)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Red Admiral on rose

Red Admiral on rose

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Close up head with antennae of male Emperor Gum moth

Close up head with antennae of male Emperor Gum moth

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Two tired plow horses.

Two tired plow horses.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The shepherd

The shepherd

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Eyes of Leaping Spider

Eyes of Leaping Spider

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: PLATE II. WHITE AN1S. I. PORTION OF KAURI SUPPORT DAMAGED BY WHITE ANTS. 2. EGGS. 3-4. LARVAE. 5. SOLDIER. 6. WINGED INSECT. 7 WINGED INSECT AT REST. 8. EXCRETA. (Progress, 01 June 1906)

PLATE II. WHITE AN1S. I. PORTION OF KAURI SUPPORT DAMAGED BY WHITE ANTS. 2. EGGS. 3-4. LARVAE. 5. SOLDIER. 6. WINGED INSECT. 7 WINGED INSECT AT RE...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: The Grass of Parnassus

The Grass of Parnassus

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Other

Grass grub or brown beetle, Costelytra zealandica

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Robert Wells with grass sled

Robert Wells with grass sled

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: South Island Thrush (Piopio) / North Island Thrush ( Piopio)

South Island Thrush (Piopio) / North Island Thrush ( Piopio)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cow's Head

Cow's Head

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki