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"And I... will always love you"
2025 - Whitney^H^H^H Conb-Crested Jacana
"And I... will always love you"
2025 - Whitney^H^H^H Conb-Crested Jacana
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There were 15 Eastern Dwarf Tree Frogs this morning (that I managed to count anyway).
There were 15 Eastern Dwarf Tree Frogs this morning (that I managed to count anyway).
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The turtle I spotted the other day, was back on the same rock this morning, but this time facing us, rather than mooning us.
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #EasternShortNeckedTurtle #turtle
A side view of the turtle on a rock, plus its reflection in the still water of the lake.
A smallish turtle perched on a rock in a lake in the morning sun. It has its head up, basking.
The turtle I spotted the other day, was back on the same rock this morning, but this time facing us, rather than mooning us.
#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #EasternShortNeckedTurtle #turtle
A side view of the turtle on a rock, plus its reflection in the still water of the lake.
A smallish turtle perched on a rock in a lake in the morning sun. It has its head up, basking.
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A small sample of the many Eastern Water Dragons around campus as the weather warms up.
They all have their defined territories but sometimes the world's slowest territorial disputes occur, whereby an invading party very very slowly encroaches on an existing territory and there is much head bobbing and circling.
One half of a territorial dispute. This large male is the interloper. It has its mouth slightly ajar and is trying to look threatening.
Another juvenile water dragon. It has bolder stripes and mottling and blends in nicely with the tree bark of the tree it is sitting on.
An adult male Eastern Water Dragon. This one has the red flush of breeding season on its chest and belly, and the spikes on the back of its neck are more prominent.
A juvenile water dragon that was oddly quite near an older adult. It is a greyish lizard about 20cm long with faint stripes laterally across its body and a row of very short spikes along its spine.
A small sample of the many Eastern Water Dragons around campus as the weather warms up.
They all have their defined territories but sometimes the world's slowest territorial disputes occur, whereby an invading party very very slowly encroaches on an existing territory and there is much head bobbing and circling.
One half of a territorial dispute. This large male is the interloper. It has its mouth slightly ajar and is trying to look threatening.
Another juvenile water dragon. It has bolder stripes and mottling and blends in nicely with the tree bark of the tree it is sitting on.
An adult male Eastern Water Dragon. This one has the red flush of breeding season on its chest and belly, and the spikes on the back of its neck are more prominent.
A juvenile water dragon that was oddly quite near an older adult. It is a greyish lizard about 20cm long with faint stripes laterally across its body and a row of very short spikes along its spine.
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Before I went to find the pardalotes and bee-eaters, I encountered the local pelican population.
This one had clearly got the memo that chairs were for sitting, but didn't quite know how they worked.
The same pelican, briefly awake and looking at the photographer, but it didn't bother to change position on the back of the chair.
An Australian Pelican (a large white and black bird with a massive bill) perched and snoozing on the back-rest of a park bench. There's a small lake/large pond behind it.
Before I went to find the pardalotes and bee-eaters, I encountered the local pelican population.
This one had clearly got the memo that chairs were for sitting, but didn't quite know how they worked.
The same pelican, briefly awake and looking at the photographer, but it didn't bother to change position on the back of the chair.
An Australian Pelican (a large white and black bird with a massive bill) perched and snoozing on the back-rest of a park bench. There's a small lake/large pond behind it.
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This is one of our resident Pied Currawongs that turn up and ask for a few sultanas as a snack.
It might be the one Lea calls Horatio, although it might be the other one (lets call it Yorrik for arguments sake). They're difficult to ID individually, but together Yorrik is the smaller of the two.
This is one of our resident Pied Currawongs that turn up and ask for a few sultanas as a snack.
It might be the one Lea calls Horatio, although it might be the other one (lets call it Yorrik for arguments sake). They're difficult to ID individually, but together Yorrik is the smaller of the two.
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More tiny frogs this morning, including a stack of three hiding between two leaves.
A tiny green frog, on a reed leaf, near where it joins the stem. It is in a small patch of wan sunlight.
Three tiny green frogs between two leaves of a reed. They are stacked head to tail. The third one (at the bottom) is hardly visible.
A tiny green frog with white belly hiding between two leaves of a reed growing in a pond.
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Encountered a new cycling hazard today: wild koala pissing onto the bike path from above.
More tiny frogs this morning, including a stack of three hiding between two leaves.
A tiny green frog, on a reed leaf, near where it joins the stem. It is in a small patch of wan sunlight.
Three tiny green frogs between two leaves of a reed. They are stacked head to tail. The third one (at the bottom) is hardly visible.
A tiny green frog with white belly hiding between two leaves of a reed growing in a pond.
Encountered a new cycling hazard today: wild koala pissing onto the bike path from above.
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Dusky Moorhen chicks out on the lake and surrounds today.
A smaller black fuzzy moorhen chick in some algae calling for its parent.
A small black fuzzy chick swimming. It has turned its head to look at the camera, but with black eyes on black feathers, its hard to see that.
A small fuzzy black chick with bald orange pate and beak, being fed by its parent on the water.
A small black fuzzy waterbird with bald orange pate, and orange beak swimming in front of its parent (who is grey/brown with a bright orange beak (with yellow tip) and face shield.
Dusky Moorhen chicks out on the lake and surrounds today.
A smaller black fuzzy moorhen chick in some algae calling for its parent.
A small black fuzzy chick swimming. It has turned its head to look at the camera, but with black eyes on black feathers, its hard to see that.
A small fuzzy black chick with bald orange pate and beak, being fed by its parent on the water.
A small black fuzzy waterbird with bald orange pate, and orange beak swimming in front of its parent (who is grey/brown with a bright orange beak (with yellow tip) and face shield.