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Took these two photos a week or so ago up at the shops.

White ones are Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos. The others are just pigeons. There were about half a dozen of the cockatoos in total, and a dozen pigeons, but the others were too far away for the photo. Birds like to hang around in that spot because people sit at the nearby bus stop or in the park and eat their lunch.

( another one )

starfleetbrat

Saw this little lizard while I was out recently. I'm not 100% sure what kind of skink it is but I think it might be a Fence Skink (Cryptoblepharus virgatus).
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/fence-skink/

Seen West of Sydney, Australia

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Hi, here's a photo of a bird I took late last year.

Its a Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/welcome-swallow/

Seen West of Sydney, Australia.

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I photographed this handsome fellow back in October, at my parents' place, Dad having summoned my little sister to see him, and I not intending to pass up the opportunity. Only got around to organising those photos recently, though.

nanila

I was very excited this weekend to have gotten some of the best macro shots I've ever taken of a holly blue butterfly in my garden! They are tiny and infrequently settle at eye level so this was a treat.

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Christmas Eve last year:

Went outside my parents' house and heard a bird call that didn't fit. Took me a minute to realise that it was a yellow-tailed black cockatoo call. Not something I normally hear/see near my parents' house in Australia. Quickly grabbed my sis' camera with her awesome zoom lens to get photos, as the two cockatoos were pretty high in the banksia (I think) tree.

Black Cockatoo nomming on a banksia nut, beak on to the camera

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Proud of these. Two pictures of a yellow and black Tau Emerald dragonfly perching on a plant, the first from the back, the second side on.

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Current Mood: creative

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Just down from my parents' house, in semi-rural NSW.

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Stalked mistletoe (Amyema miquellii) on a local eucalypt. This mistletoe is native to Australia and its long, thin leaves mimic many types of eucalypts. The photo was taken back in January, while it was still summer in this hemisphere.

( Adult orange parasite wasp )

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Cow, probably a Hereford, with Cattle Egrets (along Repentance Creek Road near Goonengerry).

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And because someone was admiring them, chikkins:

As with last time, these are selected from a wider range I post at

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Close-up of an Ironbark trunk, at Minyon Grass in the Nightcap National Park.

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Photos selected from those I've been posting at

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speculumannorum_feed. All tree identification is extremely suspect.

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Taken earlier this week in my garden, Canberra, Australia. Not sure of the exact identification.
In case anybody is a bit insect-phobic, photos under the cut.
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There was some courting behaviour going on on Sunday in the garden of the place I'm renting. They're the Orchard Swallowtail butterfly. The female is the one sitting on the leaf. There were 3 males in total at one point!

( 10 photos )

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~ 2 am, approximately the end of totality. Taken through a 12 inch telescope. A panorama of two shots.

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Australian Emperor, 7 Nov 2011, Sydney

Taken at my uni with my new DSLR. With my old camera it was almost impossible to get a somewhat decent shot of these dragonflies as they never seem to land. With my new camera using the telephoto lens and manual focus, I can get some decent shots. This was the crispest shot I got in the air. My first dragonfly/damselfly forage for the summer at my uni's lake.

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Hilda's Lookout, Blue Mountains, 17 Sep 2011

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Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet, Canberra, 15 Oct 2011

Taken at a walk in aviary using my telephoto lens.

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Everglades Gardens, Blue Mountains, NSW, 19 Sep 2011

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Current Mood: happy

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Some of these were taken with my new Canon DSLR (yay for finally having a DSLR!), others with my higher end Olympus point and shoot.

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Echo Point, Blue Mountains, Australia. 4 Jul 2011.

Another from the rainy day.

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Yesterday I went to the Blue Mountains. It was rainy, but, it resulted in some pretty awesome views...

View from a lookout at Wentworth Falls

( Larger version )

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( More photos from Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens from a few weeks ago )

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First lot of photos (other than the panoramas) from my visit to Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens a couple of weeks ago. Loved the autumn colours.
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starfleetbrat - Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos and Pigeons
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lark_ascends - Total Lunar Eclipse, Dec 11, Sydney, Australia
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Entries tagged with places: australia

Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos and Pigeons

Lizard

Welcome Swallow

Backyard echidna!

Holly blue butterfly

Black cockatoos

Tau Emerald dragonfly

Rainbow Lorrikeet

Australian mistletoe and wasp

Australian Flora & Fauna and scenery

Selected photos of Australian trees

Green long-legged fly, 5 November 2012

Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly, 26 Feb 2012

Total Lunar Eclipse, Dec 11, Sydney, Australia

Dragonfly, landscapes, and bird from Australia

Bird, flowers, and Lake George panorama

Stormy weather rainbow

Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains, Australia, 4 Jul 2011

Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens, NSW, Australia

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