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0 2 Mealy Rosette Lichen

Mealy Rosette Lichen

by Neil RossWarwick, Queensland, Australia

widespread genus contains 73 species. This lichen was growing on

0 0 Mountain Orange Gum

Mountain Orange Gum

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

belongs to the family Myrtaceae. It ranges from the Northern Tablelands of NSW ...

12 9 Hairy Trumpet

Hairy Trumpet

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

This is one of the few really ‘hairy’ agarics, having dense pale brown hairs ...

1 0 Showy Mirbelia

Showy Mirbelia

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

A small erect shrub in the pea family of Fabaceae, growing to a height of 1 ...

0 0 False Sarsaparilla Vine

False Sarsaparilla Vine

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

blooming (see notes). This spotting was found growing across

0 0 Flatweed (or Smooth Cat's Ear)

Flatweed (or Smooth Cat's Ear)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

It is very difficult to distinguish between these two species, and there are ...

1 2 Cortinarius sp.?

Cortinarius sp.?

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Large golden-yellow/brown agaric mushroom, possibly Cortinarius sp. ...

3 0 Silver Princess cicada

Silver Princess cicada

by Mark RidgwayUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

A small cicadoidean about 22mm long overall. Green patterned thorax. Tapered ...

0 2 Lair of Eastern Grey Kangaroos

Lair of Eastern Grey Kangaroos

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

. This region of the country is called the

2 0 Mountain Orange Gum (bushfire recovery)

Mountain Orange Gum (bushfire recovery)

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

Northern Tablelands of NSW to the Granite ...

1 2 Mountain Tea-tree

Mountain Tea-tree

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

the crevices in the granite that make up ...

2 0 Mountain Orange Gum

Mountain Orange Gum

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Tablelands of NSW to the Granite

5 5 Cunningham's Skink

Cunningham's Skink

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

diurnal omnivore, and I saw this fellow feeding on the various lichens which ...

0 2 Coral or Snow Lichen

Coral or Snow Lichen

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

can form large mats over Girraween's

0 0 Large Daisy Bush

Large Daisy Bush

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Large Daisy Bush is a native Australian shrub that grows to a height of about ...

1 0 Tree Trigger-plant

Tree Trigger-plant

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

Stylidium laricifolium, commonly known as the "larch-leaf, tree trigger-plant, ...

0 0 Black Cypress Pine

Black Cypress Pine

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

, NSW, and VIC. In Girraween, the only specimens I found were high up on the ...

0 0 Black Cypress Pine

Black Cypress Pine

by Neil RossGirraween, Queensland, Australia

, NSW, and VIC. In Girraween, the only specimens I found were high up on the ...

1 3 Coreopsis (aka Tickseed)

Coreopsis (aka Tickseed)

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

These plants with their gorgeous yellow flowers are members of the family ...

5 5 Stoney Creek Frog

Stoney Creek Frog

by Neil RossWarwick, Queensland, Australia

I only took one photo of this fellow, unfortunately because I thought it was ...

7 4 Common Ringtail Possum (male)

Common Ringtail Possum (male)

by Neil RossWarwick, Queensland, Australia

This ringtail possum (ringy) was spotted in a tree in broad daylight. Unusual ...

7 6 Spotting

Spotting

by Neil RossWarwick, Queensland, Australia

One of the most exquisite fungi I have seen in a long time, the colour of this ...

7 0 Eastern Grey Kangaroos (juvenile joeys)

Eastern Grey Kangaroos (juvenile joeys)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

The eastern grey kangaroo is a marsupial found in southern and eastern ...

3 6 Purple Russula sp.

Purple Russula sp.

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Purple-capped agaric mushroom. Approximately 5-6 cms in diameter and height, ...

0 2 False Sarsaparilla Vine

False Sarsaparilla Vine

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Hardenbergia is a small genus of three species, the most common and best known ...

3 0 Fig Trees

Fig Trees

by Neil RossToowoomba, QLD, Australia

Unk. species of ficus growing on a steep hillside. These two trees really stood ...

1 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

A hoverfly I spotted feeding on the nectar of Isotoma anethifolia, ...

3 4 Eastern Water Skink

Eastern Water Skink

by Neil RossGirraween, Queensland, Australia

There are 389 species of skink in Australia, which is about half of our lizard ...

2 0 Orange Lichen

Orange Lichen

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Orange-coloured lichen found growing on the branches of a cherry blossom tree. ...

2 0 Giant Red Bull Ant

Giant Red Bull Ant

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

The Giant Red Bull Ant (aka "hoppy joe") is one of the largest ant species in ...

3 0 Salmon Gum Bolete

Salmon Gum Bolete

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Definitely the largest mushrooms I have ever seen, and plenty of them (12 fresh ...

10 9 Pied Currawong

Pied Currawong

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

One of my favourite Australian birds, the Pied Currawong, is closely related to ...

0 0 Spiny Kangaroo Apple

Spiny Kangaroo Apple

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

I think Spiny Kangaroo Apple is such a cool name. Such a pretty flower too, and ...

1 0 Conesticks

Conesticks

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

Petrophile canescens, commonly known as "conesticks", is a common shrub of the ...

4 3 Spoon-leaved Sundew (carnivorous plant)

Spoon-leaved Sundew (carnivorous plant)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

A cluster of Spoon-leaved Sundews, and they are carnivorous plants. It's a ...

2 0 Wallangarra Wattle

Wallangarra Wattle

by Neil RossAmiens, Queensland, Australia

Spring is the season when wattle explodes into life, and everywhere you look is ...

0 0 White Sally Wattle

White Sally Wattle

by Neil RossBoorook, New South Wales, Australia

Acacia floribunda, commonly known as "white sally wattle, gossamer wattle, ...

3 0 Drosera Sundew (carnivorous plant)

Drosera Sundew (carnivorous plant)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Sundews are a rosetted tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. ...

1 0 Leptospermum sp. Tea-tree (bushfire recovery)

Leptospermum sp. Tea-tree (bushfire recovery)

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

In the aftermath of February's devastating bushfires, new life is starting to ...

4 0 Grisette

Grisette

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

Amanita vaginata, commonly known as the "grisette", is an agaric mushroom in ...

3 0 Common Fieldcap

Common Fieldcap

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

Agrocybe pediades, also known as "common fieldcap", is a small agaric fungus in ...

1 0 Horsehoof Fungus

Horsehoof Fungus

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

A bracket polypore and club fungi species, "horsehoof fungus" is very ...

1 0 Wild Iris

Wild Iris

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

large granite boulders.

3 0 Tree Trigger-plant

Tree Trigger-plant

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

My first encounter with this species. Stylidium laricifolium, commonly known as ...

1 0 Youman's Stringybark

Youman's Stringybark

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Youman's Stringybark is an Australian native eucalypt that belongs to the ...

6 4 Feral Goats (with newborn kid)

Feral Goats (with newborn kid)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

This is the first time I have ever seen feral goats, and I certainly didn't ...

7 21 Bush Tick (female)

Bush Tick (female)

by Neil RossBrisbane, QLD, Australia

Aka cattle tick and scrub tick. My original ID for this spotting was Australian ...

2 0 White Banksia

White Banksia

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Beautiful banksia flowers at various stages of development. Unfortunately, I'm ...

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