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The Aussie salute…
Author Koh Lin ◦ Many Ozzies would know about the “Aussie salute“, whilst others might know it as the “Barcoo salute” (being named after the region around the Barcoo River in Queensland)1. The “Aussie salute” refers to the gesture that… Continue reading
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It’s all in the eyes…
Author Andrew Turner ◦ Red eyes often signify an irritation in the eyes, or imbibing too much the night before… but these beautiful red eyes is just making a home for the young… Nature is beautiful… Check out other blogs… Continue reading
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What a Wonderful World…
Author Koh Lin ◦ One of my favourite songs growing up is What a Wonderful World, as sung by Louis Armstrong… the words resonating in my working day and through my life… I see trees of green, red roses too…… Continue reading
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“Snow bees”
Author Gary Taylor ◦ “Try catching the bee and put it in the freezer for a bit” they say, “it slows down their metabolism and you can get some good close up pics and then set them free” they say…… Continue reading
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we experienced something that reminded me of my childhood…
Author Jean and Fred Hort ◦ As a child I spent many happy days with my brothers, sister and friends running to the top of sand hills and jumping off. Yesterday, we experienced something that reminded me very much of… Continue reading
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I am a snotty gobbler
Author Andrew Turner ◦ When I was young, being called a “snotty gobbler” was not a good thing. Now that I’m older, I really enjoy being a “snotty gobbler”. Pictured above is the fruit of the Snotty Gobble Mistletoe, aka… Continue reading
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My heart at the tail end
Author Koh Lin ◦ It started like any other day at work.. although I was feeling a little low. I actually felt heavy in the heart, possibly all that bad news on the television and the internet and thinking of… Continue reading
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the cool embrace…
Author Koh Lin ◦ In the cool embrace… a sleep that slowly ebbs…but not today… Retrieved from a swimming pool in Alice Springs, this Lasioglossum dotatum native bee, initially looked deceased. But life returned and it soon revived, shook off… Continue reading
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Such beauty… such perfection
Author Marianne Broug ◦ I was so moved this morning, with tears forming… I was looking intently at a Dragonfly and didn’t see this beautiful Shingleback, Tiliqua rugosa only a few feet from where I stood. It’s yellow markings with… Continue reading
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Not so squeamish now…
Author Koh Lin ◦ I remember once, I use to be squeamish about touching bugs and things… just as sad, was if they were in the home, as out came that spray or shoe… but times have changed. Since my… Continue reading
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Different enough superficially to make you think…
Author Koh Lin ◦ Sometimes a photograph can be definitive… especially when Google say this is Nyssus coloripes (Spotted Ground Swift Spider)… but the photo only shows white spots… And then you see the same but different spider (on the… Continue reading
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the males didn’t seem to care…
Author Mark Hanlon ◦ This is Julodimorpha saundersii from Kalbarri in W.A. today. I found them quite commonly flying over the heath and the females walking across the road (females cannot fly). Unfortunately many were hit by cars however the… Continue reading