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Hang in there, it's almost Christmas!
Hang in there, it's almost Christmas!
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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New album just dropped.
(as an aside, do you know it's been 30 years this year since Silverchair released their debut album, Frogstomp)
New album just dropped.
(as an aside, do you know it's been 30 years this year since Silverchair released their debut album, Frogstomp)
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I was stuck at work this afternoon for longer than expected and so I used that time for a spot of birding.
I found some Masked Lapwing chicks, a family of Bush-Stone Curlews and a ridiculous Little Corella.
#Bird #australianWildlife #WildOz #bushstoneCurlew #maskedlapwing #littlecorella
A Little Corella ( a small cockatoo ) on a dead branch of a Jacaranda tree, wings spread out and up, beak open mid-call. Behind it there are living jacaranda branches with green leaves and purple flowers.
One of two Masked Lapwing chicks on grass. They are fluffy white bodied birds with brown mottled wings and cap and slightly long legs.
One of two Masked Lapwing chicks on grass. They are fluffy white bodied birds with brown mottled wings and cap and slightly long legs.
Three Bush Stone Curlews sittings and standing in a patch of late afternoon sun at the base of a pine tree.
I was stuck at work this afternoon for longer than expected and so I used that time for a spot of birding.
I found some Masked Lapwing chicks, a family of Bush-Stone Curlews and a ridiculous Little Corella.
#Bird #australianWildlife #WildOz #bushstoneCurlew #maskedlapwing #littlecorella
A Little Corella ( a small cockatoo ) on a dead branch of a Jacaranda tree, wings spread out and up, beak open mid-call. Behind it there are living jacaranda branches with green leaves and purple flowers.
One of two Masked Lapwing chicks on grass. They are fluffy white bodied birds with brown mottled wings and cap and slightly long legs.
One of two Masked Lapwing chicks on grass. They are fluffy white bodied birds with brown mottled wings and cap and slightly long legs.
Three Bush Stone Curlews sittings and standing in a patch of late afternoon sun at the base of a pine tree.
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A male Australasian Darter sunning himself on the walk bridge across the northern part of the lake at work yesterday morning.
He was not at all worried about the passing foot traffic.
Full shot of the Darter perched on a stainless steel railing. It is mostly dark brown, but with a patch of rufous on the neck, white stripe behind the yellow beak, and patterned wings (lighter and darker feathers on the fore edge, dark trailing “flight” feathers. The tail is light brown tending to grey with a lighter ladder patten up the middle.
Portrait of the Darter showing mostly neck, shoulders and head. He is a dark brown colour with a yellow pointy beak, white stripe from the beak under the eye. He has a rufous patch on the front of his neck where it curves, and the part of the wing that is visible has some light brown feathers.
A male Australasian Darter sunning himself on the walk bridge across the northern part of the lake at work yesterday morning.
He was not at all worried about the passing foot traffic.
Full shot of the Darter perched on a stainless steel railing. It is mostly dark brown, but with a patch of rufous on the neck, white stripe behind the yellow beak, and patterned wings (lighter and darker feathers on the fore edge, dark trailing “flight” feathers. The tail is light brown tending to grey with a lighter ladder patten up the middle.
Portrait of the Darter showing mostly neck, shoulders and head. He is a dark brown colour with a yellow pointy beak, white stripe from the beak under the eye. He has a rufous patch on the front of his neck where it curves, and the part of the wing that is visible has some light brown feathers.
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On my way to the office this morning, I noticed this Australasian Darter, having a bit of trouble with its breakfast.
The trouble was short-lived though, and soon swallowed.
#Bird #Fish #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralasianDarter #Tilapia
A very satisfied long-necked bird, with a lump in its neck (travelling down to its belly).
The same long-necked bird, now with fish detached, beak wide open and fish heading down its mouth head first.
A long necked bird pokes its head above the bank of the lake it is swimming in, with a fish skewered in its beak. It looks vaguely alarmed (although it probably isn't).
On my way to the office this morning, I noticed this Australasian Darter, having a bit of trouble with its breakfast.
The trouble was short-lived though, and soon swallowed.
#Bird #Fish #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #AustralasianDarter #Tilapia
A very satisfied long-necked bird, with a lump in its neck (travelling down to its belly).
The same long-necked bird, now with fish detached, beak wide open and fish heading down its mouth head first.
A long necked bird pokes its head above the bank of the lake it is swimming in, with a fish skewered in its beak. It looks vaguely alarmed (although it probably isn't).
STOP OCCUPATION 🍉 S. Costa
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So the reed flower stalk is turning in to hot frog real-estate. Three there today, including a very tiny one IN the flower bloom section.
So the reed flower stalk is turning in to hot frog real-estate. Three there today, including a very tiny one IN the flower bloom section.
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Update! The joey is out of the pouch. Caught here in-between bounding around.
#SwampWallaby #Joey #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #macropod #marsupial
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Update! The joey is out of the pouch. Caught here in-between bounding around.
#SwampWallaby #Joey #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #macropod #marsupial
Update! The joey is out of the pouch. Caught here in-between bounding around.
#SwampWallaby #Joey #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #macropod #marsupial
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Also spotted this morning was this incredibly photogenic frog.
Also spotted this morning was this incredibly photogenic frog.
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We've had a few storms recently, but despite some of the reeds being bent over, there's still a good collection of #EasternDwarfTreeFrog s.
I counted 7 on one reed this morning, and 12 in total.
Four tiny green frogs perched along a single reed stalk. Two are on leaves, and two on the stalk itself.
Side view of one of the frogs on a leaf. It is green and has its limbs tucked up underneath it. The leaf is long (part of a reed) and curved, such that the frog is sitting on the apex of the curve.
Front on view of a tiny green frog with slightly yellow underside sitting on a curved leaf (the same frog as the side view photo).