Category: Central Australia
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Whose there…
Author Andrew Turner â—¦ When all there is… Is a piece of reflective glass… But then you know, that one of them knows…. Grammatically it is “Who’s there?”…. but these birds don’t speak… they just babble 🙂😄🙃 See our Alice… Continue reading
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Time to play…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Following on from our blog There’s more than size, when opposite attracts, another look at the escapades of the males and the female… when it is time to play for the Australian Goldern Orb Weaver Spiders… Continue reading
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Happy New Year… 2025
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Welcome to 2025, the first flower from our Stapelia next to our fish pond. Then a stroll in our backyard, to our forever bower of the Western Bowerbird, still adorn with treasures that have been continually… Continue reading
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a little bee that looks like a little Crabronid wasp
Author Koh Lin â—¦ It’s either a little bee that looks like a little Crabronid wasp, or a little Crabronid wasp that looks like a little bee… It looked almost deceased, when I fished it out of the swimming pool… Continue reading
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Dingo encounters…
Author Andrew Turner â—¦ Since living in Central Australia, we have crossed paths with dingoes many times… and grown very fond of the Canis dingo (formerly Canis lupus dingo). We learnt about dingoes when we saw the “dog fence” at… Continue reading
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A Hawk Moth in Alice…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ I love seeing large moths… and in particular the beautiful Convolvulus Hawk Moth (scientific classification Agrius convolvuli). I stumbled across this specimen on one of my daily working rounds in Alice Springs… it was just lying… Continue reading
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Sleeping beauty…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ for some… sleeping beauty is forever… whilst others may revive… a life rescued… Check out other blogs by Koh Lin. Continue reading
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The Red Centre / Central Australia
Author Emily Simpsons â—¦ With its many names… The Heart of Australia, The Red Centre, The Arid Centre, The Dead Centre… this region is like a faceted precious gemstone, a place also known as Central Australia, that reflects aspects of… Continue reading
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More treasures to be had…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Looking beyond the bower… Our Western Bowerbird has been around for many years now… from our very first blog Treasures of our Western Bowerbird (July 2020), we wrote about the bower being there for some years… Continue reading
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Art of Birds – Sequel
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Photographer Dorothy Latimer â—¦ Why speak, when an image can resonate all that is needed… Check out our following listed pages on the images of the birds above: Continue reading
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bees do it…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ There I was, just minding my own business, with my trusty mobile phone… thinking I wouldn’t mind snapping a few native bees in the park today… And there they were… a couple of Lasioglossum (Homalictus) on… Continue reading
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Wildlife at the Beanie Festival 2023
Alice Springs Beanie Festival Author Koh Lin â—¦ The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is an iconic event in the heart of Australia, showcasing the skills of artisans of all ages and background. With over 6,000 beanies from around Australia and… Continue reading