Category: Guest Author

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  urbanum or urbanus…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ The question is… “Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum” and “Homalictus urbanus”, the same bee, so which is the correct spelling “urbanum‘ or “urbanus” … ALA has “Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum“. Cath McInnesSame bee, different classification. See linkNow that Homalictus… Continue reading

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  Bembix YY 5000 and Bembix XY 5000

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ From several metres away, as some zipped from flower to flower while others, typical of some male bees, seemed to hover territorially over “their” patch, for a moment I thought I might have found another “new”… Continue reading

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  Skippy, Kangaroos and Wallabies

  Author Koh Lin ◦ I have this memory as a teenager, when we first learnt that we were coming to Australia to live, of expecting to see a kangaroo hopping down the streets of Sydney… this was back in the… Continue reading

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  flying so close…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ When she wants to fly around you… stop… be still… and observe… It is amazing to see Mother Nature so close… but I had to draw a line, when she was checking out my ankles as… Continue reading

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  Intertwined…

  Author Koh Lin ◦ No matter how you view it… events in your life cross and overlap… if it wasn’t for this, that would not have happened… do we call it fate… or was it meant to be… The beginning…… Continue reading

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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