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  • The Land of Crabs

    The Land of Crabs

    Author Tanya Hattingh â—¦ The land of crabs – where there are more than 20 land crab species (and > 160 species in the reefs and shallows). The number of Christmas Island Red Crabs is thought to be about 100… Continue reading

  • How much can a koala bear…

    How much can a koala bear…

    Author Andrew Turner â—¦ An iconic Australian animal, the koala bear is not actually a bear, belonging to the subclass classification group known as Marsupialia, aka Marsupial. Often depicted as cute and cuddly, they have sharp claws and should not… Continue reading

  • Alice Springs Herpetophile

    Alice Springs Herpetophile

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ Someone who love reptiles is known as a “herpetophile”, the word also extends to someone who loves amphibians. A “herpetologist” is someone who studies or has a interest in this group of animals and in scientific… Continue reading

  • Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2025

    Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2025

    2025 Sporting Headgear The launch of the 29th Anniversary celebrations of the 2025 Alice Springs Beanie Festival, was buzzing with excitement, starting with a sneak preview of the exhibition beanies for guests and sponsors… With the festival on all this… Continue reading

  • You wear it well…

    You wear it well…

    Author Andrew Turner â—¦ The perfect time of year and place to wear a beanie is at the Alice Springs Beanie Festival in June. We take a look back at previous beanie wearers and some of their beaming smiles… enjoy.… Continue reading

  • Beanie flashback…

    Beanie flashback…

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is an iconic and eclectic creative arts festival, and now in it’s 29th year. Whilst we have been attending since 2006, it was not until 2021 that we became actively involved… Continue reading

  • Ausemade Beanie Sponsorship…

    Ausemade Beanie Sponsorship…

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ We became involved with sponsorship of the Alice Springs Beanie Festival in 2021. An amazing iconic annual event, that bring together people from all backgrounds and ages. The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is a fun filled… Continue reading

  • Touching insects

    Touching insects

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ It wasn’t so long ago, that I use to have a phobia of actually touching insects… now because of my fascination and interest in photographing insects for Ausemade, I will often pick them up (usually if… Continue reading

  • Mobile phone shots

    Mobile phone shots

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ Australia has some wonderful creatures both large and small. Just walking down the street, along green verges, open gardens and your local parks provides opportunities to see some Australian fauna. Even the walls on the side… Continue reading

  • Juvenile Sacred Kingfisher rescue…

    Juvenile Sacred Kingfisher rescue…

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ It was quite windy this particular day, and we heard a commodation outside. The dogs alerted us to a bird on the ground. We quickly scooped it up and placed it into a box lined with… Continue reading

  • OCDB

    OCDB

    Author Gary Taylor â—¦ Woohoo, reckon I’ve got a “new” species of native bee in my BeeTown…. 😃It’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve had a bush run. Midwest WA got its first rains last week, a whopping 75mm… Continue reading

  • Sturt Pea

    Sturt Pea

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ The Sturt’s Desert Pea (often referred to in the shorten form of Sturt Pea), is also known as Flowers of Blood. One of Australia’s most recognisable prostrate ground covering plants, it can cover several square metres… Continue reading