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0 0 Common Warrener

Common Warrener

by Neil RossNew South Wales, Australia

The colours of this sea mollusc caught my eye, made more vivid by the late ...

2 0 Little Blue Periwinkles

Little Blue Periwinkles

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

These small sea snails are about the size of your little fingernail and are the ...

6 0 Red Marine Algae

Red Marine Algae

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

A species of red marine algae, yet to be identified. At first I thought I'd ...

3 0 Zebra Top Periwinkle

Zebra Top Periwinkle

by Neil RossNew South Wales, Australia

legs are merely the distorted reflection of the pine trees further up the ...

2 1 White-faced Heron

White-faced Heron

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

islands of the Sub-antarctic, and all but the driest areas of Australia. This ...

1 0 Wavy Top Periwinkle

Wavy Top Periwinkle

by Neil RossNew South Wales, Australia

The Wavy Top is a periwinkle, a marine gastropod, and is not dissimilar to the ...

0 0 Dune Fan Flower

Dune Fan Flower

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Aka Scented Fan Flower, Scaevola calendulacea is an Australian native prostrate ...

14 15 Neptune's Necklace

Neptune's Necklace

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

Neptune's necklace is a distinctive algae made up of strings of hollow, ...

2 7 Brazilian Aeolid - Nudibranch

Brazilian Aeolid - Nudibranch

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

My first nudibranch spotting :) Spurilla braziliana is an intertidal species, ...

11 7 Grey-headed Flying Fox (colony July 2016)

Grey-headed Flying Fox (colony July 2016)

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

It's 3 years since I've visited this colony - ...

17 24 Broad-leaved Paperbark

Broad-leaved Paperbark

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

The broad-leaved paperbark is an Australian native evergreen tree. It can grow ...

0 0 African Daisy

African Daisy

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

of habitats, particularly beaches, dunes, ...

0 0 Sausage Weed

Sausage Weed

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

Sausage weed is a distinctive algae with short, swollen stems (8 - 20 cm) ...

4 0 Common Coral Weed

Common Coral Weed

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

Corallina officinalis is a calcareous red seaweed which grows in the lower and ...

1 3 Hairy Chiton

Hairy Chiton

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

Chitons are molluscs commonly found along rocky shores. Australia has about 150 ...

6 7 Purple Swift-footed Shore Crab

Purple Swift-footed Shore Crab

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Aka purple rock crab, large shore crab, papaka nui. Carapace has broadly ...

2 2 Rose-coloured Barnacle

Rose-coloured Barnacle

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Rose-coloured Barnacles spotted on the rocks with Black Nerite molluscs (Nerita ...

1 0 Six-plated Barnacles

Six-plated Barnacles

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

The Six-plated Barnacle is a medium-sized barnacle with six non-porous, main ...

1 2 Coastal Gazania

Coastal Gazania

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Gazania rigens (syn. G. splendens), sometimes called Treasure Flower, belongs ...

0 0 Bitou Bush

Bitou Bush

by Neil RossGosford, NSW, Australia

A native to the South African Cape region, Chrysanthemoides monilifera is an ...

2 0 Port Jackson Shark

Port Jackson Shark

by Neil Ross

Heterodontus portusjacksoni, commonly known as the "Port Jackson shark", is a ...

11 8 Grey Nurse Shark

Grey Nurse Shark

by Neil Ross

, most often at this one (North Avoca

1 0 Humpback Whales

Humpback Whales

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

My very first sighting of Humpback Whales, and I was so excited. They were a ...

2 2 Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

I'm pretty sure this is an adult Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena ...

2 0 Oulactis Anemone

Oulactis Anemone

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Beautifully coloured Oulactis Anemone, also commonly known as Sand Anemone and ...

4 12 Oulactis Anemone (with eggs or polyps?)

Oulactis Anemone (with eggs or polyps?)

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

The amazing Oulactis Anemone, also commonly known as Sand Anemone and Speckled ...

0 0 Rose-coloured Barnacle

Rose-coloured Barnacle

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Also known as Rosy Barnacle and Rose Barnacle, this is a tall, conical ...

0 0 Sea Tulip

Sea Tulip

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Pyura spinifera, commonly known as "sea tulip", is a tunicate species of ...

1 0 Black Nerite

Black Nerite

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Nerita atramentosa, commonly known as Black Nerite, is a medium-sized sea ...

1 0 Sydney Rock Oyster

Sydney Rock Oyster

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Only a brief encounter, but this tiny little Sydney rock oyster made me smile ...

2 2 Norfolk Island Pine

Norfolk Island Pine

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Araucaria heterophylla is a distinctive conifer, a member of the ancient and ...

3 2 Grey-headed Flying Fox (new colony Feb 2012)

Grey-headed Flying Fox (new colony Feb 2012)

by narossNew South Wales, Australia

The Grey-headed Flying-Fox is one of the largest bats in the world with a ...

7 2 Bluebottle

Bluebottle

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

This bluebottle caught my eye, and despite it being

5 0 Cunjevoi

Cunjevoi

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Pyura praeputialis, commonly known as "cunjevoi", is an intertidal and shallow ...

9 10 Mulberry Whelk

Mulberry Whelk

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Morula marginalba, commonly known as "mulberry whelk", is a carnivorous species ...

4 0 Hairy Mussel

Hairy Mussel

by Neil RossNorth Avoca, New South Wales, Australia

Trichomya is a monotypic genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family ...

25 6 Grey-headed Flying Fox (colony July 2013)

Grey-headed Flying Fox (colony July 2013)

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

My original spotting of this colony was in Feb 2012 - ...

6 6 Australian King Parrot (mated pair)

Australian King Parrot (mated pair)

by Neil RossNew South Wales, Australia

The Australian King Parrot is endemic to eastern Australia and are normally ...

2 0 Bleating Tree Frog

Bleating Tree Frog

by Neil RossNew South Wales, Australia

Also known as Keferstein's Tree Frog, this tree frog is a member of the family ...

8 2 Variegated Limpet

Variegated Limpet

by Neil RossGosford, NSW, Australia

Avoca

10 3 Little Blue Periwinkles (with Dark Periwinkles)

Little Blue Periwinkles (with Dark Periwinkles)

by Neil RossTerrigal, New South Wales, Australia

Austrolittorina unifasciata, commonly known as the banded periwinkle or little ...

1 2 Common Garden Snail

Common Garden Snail

by narossNew South Wales, Australia

There are over 1000 species of native Australian snails and slugs. However, ...

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