lookANDsee » fauna http://las.new-england.net.au A pictorial journal of life in rural Australia Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:01:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/au/ Moth on kitchen window http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/26/moth-on-kitchen-window/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/26/moth-on-kitchen-window/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:01:29 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4813
  • Avian art Moths are attracted to the light at the kitchen window...
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    Surely these creatures must know by now that if they stay still for long enough they’ll end up being featured on this photoblog.

    This moth, along with hundreds of others, was attracted to the light in the kitchen window. The frogs got fat.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/26/moth-on-kitchen-window/feed/ 0     Potted frog http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/23/potted-frog/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/23/potted-frog/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:04:35 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4811
  • Freddo Frog A large frog (about 12 cm in length (5 inches))...
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    This frog escaped from the watering can spout. It’s only about 4 cm (1.5 in.) in length. Cute feet.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/23/potted-frog/feed/ 1     Pardalote http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/06/pardalote/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/06/pardalote/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:06:18 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4795
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    A pardalote taking off from a wire across a pergola above our kitchen window.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/12/06/pardalote/feed/ 1     The Swarm http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/11/18/the-swarm/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/11/18/the-swarm/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:07:57 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4779
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    I had no idea that ants could swarm, if that’s what we’re seeing here.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/11/18/the-swarm/feed/ 0     Red-necked wallaby http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/10/31/red-necked-wallaby/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/10/31/red-necked-wallaby/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:02:01 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4761
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    We commonly see Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Swamp Wallabies, and Eastern Wallaroos around our property. Less common, though, is the Red-necked Wallaby. Two or three individuals have been spotted around the house over the past month or so. They’re more skittish than the other macropods, so it’s a pleasure to have them stay still (almost) long enough for a photograph.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/10/31/red-necked-wallaby/feed/ 0     Outback 2011: Bladensburg National Park http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/08/06/outback-2011-bladensburg-national-park/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/08/06/outback-2011-bladensburg-national-park/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:02:28 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4555
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    Bladensburg National Park is around 16 km (10 miles) from Winton. As we enter the park we pass brolgas, …

    …, and emus (trying to hide from the camera).

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/08/06/outback-2011-bladensburg-national-park/feed/ 2     Outback 2011: Currawong at Carnarvon http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/07/22/outback-2011-currawong-at-carnarvon/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/07/22/outback-2011-currawong-at-carnarvon/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:05:39 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4515
  • Currawong comes to visit While stopped for lunch, a Currawong stopped by us looking...
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    Almost back at the vehicle after completing the bushwalk and this Currawong was spied sitting atop a fence hoping (I guess) for a tidbit. It was to be disappointed.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/07/22/outback-2011-currawong-at-carnarvon/feed/ 1     Avian art http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/06/28/avian-art/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/06/28/avian-art/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:06:22 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4460
  • Moth on kitchen window Surely these creatures must know by now that if they...
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    Moths are attracted to the light at the kitchen window at night. Small frogs are attracted to the moths and sit vertically, clinging to the window pane. And here, we have the “Splat!!” after a tawny frogmouth picked off a moth for itself. The oily feathers left their mark.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/06/28/avian-art/feed/ 0     Young Eastern Grey Kangaroo http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/05/14/young-eastern-grey-kangaroo/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/05/14/young-eastern-grey-kangaroo/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 12:02:56 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4406
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    Yesterday’s photograph of an Eastern Grey kangaroo shows the mother of this young ‘roo. They’re part of a group of five or six kangaroos that come past the house at times during the day.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/05/14/young-eastern-grey-kangaroo/feed/ 2     Portrait: Eastern Grey Kangaroo http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/05/13/portrait-eastern-grey-kangaroo/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2011/05/13/portrait-eastern-grey-kangaroo/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 12:08:50 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=4402
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    This Eastern Grey kangaroo is a frequent visitor around the house. So she had her portrait taken.

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