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Megathyrsus maximus*, known as "guinea grass" and "green panic grass", is a ...
A 'congregation' of approximately 50 Ibis (or is it Ibises?) feeding on some of ...
Ocyphaps lophotes, commonly known as the crested pigeon and top notch pigeon, ...
Ocyphaps lophotes, commonly known as the crested pigeon and top notch pigeon, ...
This is a Magpie Goose rookery and some of these birds can be seen in the ...
Caterpillar found inside the calyx of Wild Gooseberry (Physalis angulata). How ...
False Parasols are off-white to cream in colour, with darker brown scales ...
The Giant Grasshoppers are the largest grasshoppers in Australia. They are also ...
The Noisy Miner is a bold and curious bird, and is an Australian native. I just ...
Wild Gooseberry is an erect, herbaceous, annual plant belonging to the ...
A tiny little Noisy Miner chick, only days old, has fallen from the nest. Not ...
This is a follow-up to my original spotting from 3 days ago. All four chicks ...
Donuca orbigera, commonly known as the "white banded noctuid moth", is a ...
These two Noisy Miner chicks have taken their first flight into the wider ...
The Australian Hornet (aka Potter Wasp) is quite large - approx. 30 mm. The ...
The Darth Maul Bug, aka Large Milkweed Bug, is a member of the family ...
Very small Katydid nymph, body less than 10mm in length. Beautiful lime green ...
Rattle Ant nest construction over a 4 day period (04-07 March, 2014). These ...
The Pied Butcherbird is a medium-sized songbird native to Australia. It grows ...
Cumbungi is a generic term given to three aquatic plant species of the Typha ...
I'm fairly certain I've identified this species correctly, but perhaps someone ...
It is always a joy to spot one of my favourite Australian lizards.... the ...
Polistes humilis is a species of wasp in the Vespidae family, and is an ...
I spotted this small wasp which had distinctive black and yellow bands on the ...
The bush stone-curlew, aka bush thick-knee, is a large, slim, mainly nocturnal, ...
This is my very first encounter with a Spangled Drongo, and I helped it out by ...
A member of the family Halcyonidae, the Sacred Kingfisher is a beautiful ...
This little bird is lucky to be alive - it collided with a glass door. At first ...
This group of approx. 20 Shield Bugs was feeding on bird excrement found on a ...
These Egrets appear to be juvenile, and I'm fairly certain they're Inermediate ...
Agaves are succulents with a large rosette of thick, fleshy leaves, each ending ...
The aggressive posturing of Noisy Miner parents - arched back, lowered head, ...
The most likely contender for this discarded egg is the Crested Pigeon ...
A Green Stink Bug captured by Green-headed Ants (Rhytidoponera metallica), also ...
One week old Noisy Miner chicks. They hatched on June 25, 2014, or at least ...
The Noisy Miner chicks are now two weeks old. With the exception of small tail ...
DAY 3 - From the original spotting of these fungi on DAY 1 ...
The Eastern Great Egret's overall plumage is white, and, for most of the year, ...
DAY 2 - Fungi caps have faded considerably since original spotting yesterday. ...
The Tessellated Stick Insect is a not very large but common species of stick ...
The Painted Pine Moth Caterpillar (aka White Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar) ...
The Lily Caterpillar Moth belongs to the family Noctuidae, and is found in the ...
A Coastal Carpet Python kills and eats a Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus ...
The "welcome swallow" (Hirundo neoxena) is a small passerine bird in the ...
This pair of fledged sibling miners was spotted on the footpath, snuggling ...
The Rattle Ant (aka Black Weaver Ant and Dome-backed Spiny Ant) is a ...
The Noisy Miner is a bold and curious bird, and is an Australian native. It is ...