Fauna

Hairy Caterpillar

There are over 10,000 species that have a caterpillar stage in Australia, so identification is likely to be tricky…

A pait of Tawny Frogmouth birds nestled against a tree

Tawny Frogmouth Pair

This pair of Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides)has been living on the verge outside our house for a few weeks. They are pretty hard to see as their camouflage works quit well against this tree…

An eel is moving across a pavement that is underwater.

Bikeway Surprise

I started riding in to work with a little trepidation since a thunder-storm had just passed. But I was brave. What could happen…

A medium-sized bird sits on a branch of a fig tree with a dense canopy of branches and leaves. Dappled sunshine lights up some foliage below the bird.

Figbird Feeding

This is a female Figbird I photographed on 30th May in the fruiting canopy of a large Small-leaved Fig (Ficus oblique). According to Wikipedia, these birds were once classified as a sub species of Sphecotheres viridis but now considered a distinct Australian species …