Thorny Devil

Yes, I am a contributor to Wikipedia, and many of the photos I've posted here at Noah I've contributed there as well.

did u write the article on wiki about Thorny devil? Cause it is the same pic that you posted here. :)

Good onya too Lori! 15 acres sounds like a lot of hard work but a very worthwhile project.

As we say downunder, 'good onya Karen'. And yeah, there are plenty of organizations in the US that can help you with covenanting your property, so do look into it

Our land was pretty much all pasture although we are bordered on one side by mixed woodland, so we are really just adding to it. So far this year we have planted over 60 native trees, a 300' mixed hedgerow & started creating a few beds of native plants (fruit & seeds for the birds, nectar for the butterflies!). Our next project will be to dig a couple of ponds including a 80' earth pond which hopefully will bring in plenty of frogs, toads & dragonflies. We're also certified as a wildlife habitat though I hadn't thought about covenanting it - what a great idea!

Thanks, lori.tas, it's a nickname I've picked up at work!! I think that's what great about Noah, it's encouraging us to not just post photos, but actually learn about the animals we're photographing, and I'm learning something new every day just by looking at other people's photos. :) It's a great sharing experience.

Dangermouse (love your name, btw) I only read about the "dew" function of their spines in a recently published article. It's amazing how much we keep 'discovering' about animals we already know.

We are accredited "Land for Wildlife". And have put a covenant on our property to keep it mainly native bush and native grasses. The grass bit is important as Tasmania has less than 3% of its original native grasslands.

We are slowly but surely replacing all the non-native garden flowers with natives. It's important not to go too fast, as the bird especially have come to rely on things like fuchsias, horehound, etc. So we're planting other native nectar bearing flowers, with the intention of letting them get big before we remove the pre-existing plants. A lillypilly and another banksia went in just yesterday.

Great picture, and interesting to read about these fellars. Thanks for sharing. :)

Me too! We have 8 acres here that we are in the process of improving as wildlife habitat & most of my current spottings are of the various birds & bugs that inhabit our land!

Isn't it Karen. But they are really sweet. Apparently the 'thorns' create runnels that condense and channel the night-time dew into droplets that then find their way to it's mouth.

Thanks Greg. I'm both American and Australian so I've had two great big continents to travel without ever leaving home (except for Canada and Mexico, and New Zealand, of course). Most of my American photos are pre-digital camera, so it's going to take a bit of scanning before I get those posted.

Mostly I like documenting our 15 acres. We have over 40 species of birds and 16 species of native orchids (some of which are starting to come up right now). In addition, I photograph anything else that catches my eye. If you look really close on Google maps, you can see our house. ;)

Interesting scientific name!

Wow, what an interesting creature!

Great stuff right there. You must get around - huge pic collection here!

i love the way they move

Increadible!

Wow, this creature is amazing.

Crazy!

The most unstressed wild reptile I've ever encountered.