Author Koh Lin ◦
It can be really hard to pick your favourite photo, especially when there are more than 38,000 images to choose from… so maybe I should say…
“a selection of some of my favourite photos“
To narrow the selection down, I am just going to look at the photos that I have taken for Ausemade… beginning with our mascot, the Western Bowerbird.
The original photo was used as a header image on the Ausemade Facebook page. (photo taken Sep 2012 and used as a header image on the 3 January 2021).
You can see some other photos in the post Facebook Cover Photos and Facebook Cover Photos II.
From the above photo (in our garden), the following image of the erectile iridescent lilac/pink nape crest (nuchal crest) on the male Western Bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata), preparing to woo a lady with the call song that varies from mimicry of other birds, to churring and grinding sounds, through to the sounds of a feral cat.
The photos from the blog Secrets in my garden… hints at what our website has….
From a child’s toy to a coin, coloured stones, marbles, discarded plastic waste…
Desert Trilling Frog (Neobatrachus sudellae)
This photo makes me smile, a Desert Trilling Frog emerging from aestivation… these photos were taken in February 2010. The Desert Trilling Frog (Neobatrachus sudellae formerly Neobatrachus centralis).
The Desert Trilling Frog scientific classification has been changed from Neobatrachus centralis to Neobatrachus sudellae. It is also commonly known as the Painted Burrowing Frog… who couldn’t love these frogs…
Golden-browed Resin Bee (Megachile aurifrons)
I was able to observe the Golden-browed Resin Bee (Megachile aurifrons) both at work and at home in Alice Springs, providing me with some interesting observations. These were some of my favourite photos.
Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp (Radumeris tasmaniensis)
This photo of the male Radumeris tasmaniensis (Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp) was rescued from a swimming pool and looked striking against the backdrop of a pink rose.
Following is the Radumeris radula (Yellow Hairy Flower Wasp) on lemon blossoms in Alice Springs.
Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis)
A paticular favourite of mine (with over 480 photos) is the Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis). The female of the species are often easy to see, if you don’t accidentally walk into their big webs… as mentioned in my blog A tangled web…
The Australian Golden Orb Weaver are interesting to observe with their captured prey…
Owlet Moth / Figure Eight Moth (Ophiusa parcemacula)
This Owlet Moth / Figure Eight Moth (Ophiusa parcemacula) in Alice Springs, calmly sat on my finger, before I carefully moved it on to a shrub.
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum
This beautiful native bee is a male Lasioglossum dotatum, subgenus Homalictus, belonging to the subfamily Halictinae, I rescued from a swimming pool in Alice Springs. This is a group of native bees that are commonly called Sweat and Furrow Bees.
Bag-shelter Moth (Ochrogaster lunifer)
Found across coastal and inland regions of Australia, Ochrogaster lunifer are a well known moth, usually associated and recognised in the caterpillar form, referred to as the “Processionary Caterpillars“. They are often seen in Alice Springs, where the ranges are associated with the “Caterpillar Dreaming”. The adult are a striking looking moth, variable in markings, often with white streaks and wing colours from a cream to light-brown to a dark brown form (although the sheer variation is thought to indicate more then one species).
An unusual sight, with an oversize caterpillar in the procession.
Alice Springs Green Blowfly (Lucilia cuprina)
I had heard of native bees “blowing bubbles”, but this was a first for me seeing a Green Blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) on a Banksia praemorsa shrub, blowing a nectar bubble in Alice Springs.
Potter Wasp (Delta latreillei)
Known as the Potter Wasp (Delta latreillei) or Mud Wasp is a bold orange and black coloured wasp that is quite common in Alice Springs. They can often been seen working on their mud nest and filling up the cells with prey for their young.
Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
The Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is found across Australia. The Echidna belong to a group of mammals called Monotremes.
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
An iconic and popular animal, the Koala is a marsupials (subclass Marsupialia, class Mammalia). I was thrilled to see the mother and child…
This is just a small selection of my favourite photos that I have taken over the years…
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