Showcase Australia

Category: Reptiles

  • Such beauty… such perfection

    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

  • His head stuck in a can…

    His head stuck in a can…

    Author Gary Taylor ◦ Well here’s two things I’ve heard about, but in all the time I’ve spent out in the bush I’ve never actually encountered… 😃 So, doin’ our weekly bush run/road trip, whipping down a quiet little country… Continue reading

  • not quite the surf… Lifeguard

    not quite the surf… Lifeguard

    Author Koh Lin ◦ After my umpteenth rescue, it appeared to me that I was like a surf lifesaver, except without the surfboard, or the surf… ok so there was no beach, and it was just a swimming pool… so… Continue reading

  • Secrets in my garden…

    Secrets in my garden…

    Author Koh Lin ◦ As a well known phrase from a late 1960’s popular American television sitcom… “I see nothing!” That was me… and I suspect a lot of other people. With the growing interest in the natural world around… Continue reading

  • It’s a jungle out there!

    It’s a jungle out there!

    Author Koh Lin ◦ Wow… there is excitement plus outside our house… a hive of activity… With the nesting behaviour of the Golden-browed Resin Bees (species Megachile aurifrons), the frantic flitting to and fro of the Masked Bees (Hylaeus sp),… Continue reading