Category: Fauna

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  Flight of the Black Swan

  Author Dorothy L. ◦ This morning at 06.00 hrs, I literally dragged myself from my comfy bed as I had an appointment to meet people at the sewage ponds!!! I’d had a huge week, busy, busy. But enough of that.… Continue reading

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  A tangled web…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Life can get complicated… sometimes, things do not go right… the smooth sailing has hit some turbulence… and there appears to be no way out. So it is, your life may become a tangled web… or… Continue reading

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  The more you know…

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ what I do know, is that the more you know, the more you know… you really need to know more… These pics are in reverse order… First pic, “How’s this, is that better? Have you got… Continue reading

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  A day in the life of Redbank Waterhole

  Author Dorothy L. ◦ WOW so much water in the gorge, the banks are wonderfully green, the sky is cloud free and a vibrant azure blue. Then I heard this loud squark, squark, squark, and there atop a dead tree… Continue reading

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  Those White-plumed Unexpected Moments…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Sometimes in your everyday life, Mother Nature throws an unexpected moment your way… There I was, working busily in the garden at my work place in Alice Springs… I was looking in the cabinet drawer for… Continue reading

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  Henry… at the Gap

  …a morning at Simpsons Gap Author Dorothy L. ◦ After all the rain of the past week, it was time for a visit to Simpsons Gap this morning. Besides my passion for bird photography, I’m also into insects, and a… Continue reading

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  They’re not all blue

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ Five reasons why I prefer the name Amegilla to “Blue banded bee” 😀 They’re not all blue, actually, most aren’t… white, yellow, pale green, never a frown with golden brown (‘cept the only one I’ve ever… Continue reading

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  Illyarrie

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ It’s hard to pick a favourite when it comes to gum trees but for me the Illyarrie, or red capped gum (E. erythrocorys) is high up on the list. And not just for it’s stunning visual… Continue reading

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  I’m sure I need a rest…

  Author Dorothy L. ◦ Birds of Prey… Since I arrived back from a birding holiday in South Australia in late December… yes that’s correct, a birding holiday!! …I knew I was in need of rest. I thought about driving in… Continue reading

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  The “buzz pollination” club

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ Lipotriches (Austranomia) australica, another one of my favourites that I reckon doesn’t get the “airtime” that she deserves. You’ll often see posts of male Lipotriches, fairly drably dressed in faded flannel compared the girls, and all… Continue reading

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  Reflected Moments

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Photos by Dorothy L. ◦ The dictionary interprets the word ‘reflection’ as an instance of reflecting especially, (as in the return of light or sound waves from a surface); the production of an image by or… Continue reading

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  The unmistakable eyes of Megachile aurifrons

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ The unmistakable eyes of Megachile aurifrons, also known as the “Golden browed resin bee” (‘cos that’s what really stands out with this bee isn’t it… 😄). The bee in the following pic with the yellow and… Continue reading