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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KevinChengParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

0 0 Fruit Fly?

Fruit Fly?

by JamesPriest2Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Brownish coloured upper body, with black speckled wings

1 5 Fungus Eating Ladybird Beetle Larva

Fungus Eating Ladybird Beetle Larva

by zenmachParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Fungus Eating Ladybird Beetle Larva.

2 4 Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

by SeanWeeklyNew South Wales, Australia

Cockatoo cooling off in the midday heat!

0 0 Dragonfly Larvae

Dragonfly Larvae

by JennytheTurtleParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Small freshwater creek surrounded by a residential area. Found in an edge ...

0 0 Rufous net-casting spider

Rufous net-casting spider

by nodgersParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Large orange-brown spider about 5 cm in diameter.

1 0 Geometrid Moth

Geometrid Moth

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

Found on Narrabeen Alluvial Coastal remnant ridge among grasses, Smooth-barked ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by JennytheTurtleParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Possibly Turkey tail fungi (Trametes versicolor)?

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by JennytheTurtleParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Body size of about 4-6cm long. Quite large sized spider. Found on vegetation ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by zenmachParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

The kids found this 10-12cm hairy caterpillar in the yard.

0 0 Burrowing Bee

Burrowing Bee

by SueMorrisParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Burrowing Bee. Orange striped abdomen, dark head. Multiple females using same ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

It was pretty long, 3m long. Reddish brown color. Eye color was weird. The ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I really didn't get a good look at the snake. This was all I got. Cant tell the ...

3 0 Spotting

Spotting

by JennytheTurtleSydney, NSW, Australia

Found on a tree on the bank of the creek

1 1 Black headed Hover Fly

Black headed Hover Fly

by JamesPriest2Saint Marys, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney outer suburban garden (St Marys not

1 0 Australasian Fig Bird (male juvenile)

Australasian Fig Bird (male juvenile)

by JamesPriest2Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Australasian figbird has a total length of 27–29.5 cm (10.6–11.6 in) This ...

4 4 White Ibis

White Ibis

by SeanWeeklySydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Australian White Ibis is identified by its almost entirely white body ...

0 0 Blue Jacaranda

Blue Jacaranda

by emilyjemNew South Wales, Australia

Native to South America but widely planted throughout Sydney and most of ...

2 4 Thomisid spider

Thomisid spider

by JennytheTurtleParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Crab spider - probably female Body was about 1cm long (from head to end of ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by JennytheTurtleParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

It can fly

0 0 Sandy Grass-dart Butterfly

Sandy Grass-dart Butterfly

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

Parramatta Red Gum and Smooth-barked Apple ...

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by zenmachParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

I saved this insect from drowning in my pond. It's about 1cm in length with ...

1 4 Spotting

Spotting

by zenmachParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

This caterpillar looks like a stick. Almost missed it it was so well ...

0 0 Bi-pinnate Wattle

Bi-pinnate Wattle

by mark_cachiaParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Small Bipinnate Acacia sp. Either Acacia pubescens or Acacia irrorata I think. ...

12 6 Spotted Pardalote

Spotted Pardalote

by SeanWeeklyNew South Wales, Australia

The Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) is one of the smallest of all ...

1 0 Grey Mangroves

Grey Mangroves

by Neil RossSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mangroves are essential habitat where bountiful and beneficial fish live, feed ...

13 11 Grey Headed Flying Fox

Grey Headed Flying Fox

by SeanWeeklyNew South Wales, Australia

The grey-headed flying fox is the largest bat in Australia, It relies on sight ...

10 6 Australian Pelican

Australian Pelican

by SeanWeeklySydney, New South Wales, Australia

There are seven species of pelicans in the world, all of which are similar in ...

3 2 White Faced Heron

White Faced Heron

by SeanWeeklyNew South Wales, Australia

The White-faced Heron feeds on a wide variety of prey, including fish, insects ...

2 0 Broad-tailed Gecko or Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko

Broad-tailed Gecko or Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko

by TonyScotlandParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

The Broad-tailed Gecko or Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko[1] (Phyllurus platurus) is ...

3 2 Black-winged Stilt (aka Pied Stilt)

Black-winged Stilt (aka Pied Stilt)

by Neil RossSydney, NSW, Australia

The Black-winged Stilt is a large black and white wader with long orange-red ...

3 6 Grey (Lavender) Planthopper

Grey (Lavender) Planthopper

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

Small lavender hopper of 5 to 7mm

1 0 Red Arrow (male)

Red Arrow (male)

by Neil RossParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Quite a striking dragonfly, and very elusive. It took me forever to get close ...

1 3 Oyster Mushrooms

Oyster Mushrooms

by Neil RossParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Agaric oyster mushrooms. Large caps up to approx. 15 cms in diameter and white ...

1 0 Eastern Great Egret (with non-breeding plumage)

Eastern Great Egret (with non-breeding plumage)

by Neil RossSydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Eastern Great Egret's overall plumage is white, and for most of the year, ...

0 0 Cramp Ball Fungus

Cramp Ball Fungus

by Neil RossParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Also known as Tinder Fungus, Coal Fungus, Carbon Balls, and King Alfred's ...

0 0 Blue Skimmer Dragonfly (male)

Blue Skimmer Dragonfly (male)

by Neil RossParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Also known as the Sky Blue Dragonfly, this was quite a handsome fellow. Very ...

2 0 Salmon Gum Bolete

Salmon Gum Bolete

by Neil RossParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

The biggest stemmed mushrooms I have ever seen. Phlebopus marginatus is likely ...

5 5 Leaf galls on acacia

Leaf galls on acacia

by Mark RidgwayNew South Wales, Australia

Each about 4mm diameter these galls were clustered in on a few of the outer ...

8 3 Southern Boobook

Southern Boobook

by Neil RossSydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Southern Boobook, often referred to as 'Mopoke' after its call, is ...

0 0 Oyster Mushrooms

Oyster Mushrooms

by Neil RossSydney, NSW, Australia

Agaric oyster mushrooms clustered at the base of a tree trunk. Large caps up to ...

0 0 Mazegill fungi

Mazegill fungi

by Neil RossSydney, NSW, Australia

A species of Mazegill fungi, possibly Gloeophyllum sp. which is known to occur ...

3 2 Sweet Pittosporum

Sweet Pittosporum

by Neil RossSydney, NSW, Australia

When natives go bad!! Also known known as native daphne, Australian cheesewood, ...

3 2 Sydney Red Gum

Sydney Red Gum

by Neil RossSydney, NSW, Australia

Imagine trying to harvest this tree's apples. It's not that sort of apple tree ...

14 8 Eucalyptus Flowering Gum

Eucalyptus Flowering Gum

by Neil RossWest Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Hybrid flowering gum, crossed between Corymbia ficifolia (Red Flowering Gum) ...

10 12 Striped Marsh Frog

Striped Marsh Frog

by Neil RossParramatta, New South Wales, Australia

An Australian native, the Striped Marsh Frog is a large wetland-dwelling frog ...

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