lookANDsee » fauna http://las.new-england.net.au A pictorial journal of life in rural Australia Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/au/ Swallow chicks http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/07/12/swallow-chicks/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/07/12/swallow-chicks/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:11:15 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3925
  • Recently hatched The swallows that nest under the car-port roof have...
  • Spring has sprung The swallows (Welcome Swallows) nesting on a beam in...
  • The week’s firewood Once a year I take the chain-saw out and...
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    The Welcome Swallows didn’t migrate north this winter – at least not yet – they’re still around. And, even more strange, they raised a late brood of three chicks on a joist in our car port about six weeks ago.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/07/12/swallow-chicks/feed/ 0     Werrikimbe: Lazy morning http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/07/07/werrikimbe-lazy-morning/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/07/07/werrikimbe-lazy-morning/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:08:40 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3917
  • Morning atmosphere I’m attempting to capture the atmosphere of an early...
  • More morning mist The images I’ve used over the last few days...
  • A crisp morning It may not have been quite as cold this...
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    Whiling away the morning.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/07/07/werrikimbe-lazy-morning/feed/ 0     Ant’icipating http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/06/03/anticipating/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/06/03/anticipating/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:00:26 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3865
  • Towards Salisbury Waters An extended group sets out on a cold winter’s...
  • Salisbury Waters Dangars Falls is a popular tourist destination near Armidale....
  • Salisbury Waters … on reaching our destination, something to eat, a...
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    While sitting on logs, drinking water, and recovering from the ascent from Salisbury Waters, this native paid us a visit. The colourful creature just wouldn’t stay still enough for a decent portrait though, too many ant’ics, hence the blur.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/06/03/anticipating/feed/ 0     Quoll pays a visit http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/31/quoll-pays-a-visit/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/31/quoll-pays-a-visit/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 12:05:43 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3861
  • Tree curiosity Take a close look at the tree in the...
  • Too close for comfort Summertime is storm time. I feel confident in saying...
  • Young possum When I approached the dog’s yard to take them...
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    We’ve had our share of Australian fauna come to visit around the house over the years, but this was the first quoll I’ve seen. I went to collect the dogs from their large yard for the morning walk, when I found them paying close attention to this visitor – it was sitting atop a branch in a tree inside the dog yard.

    After duly photographing the quoll, which I presume to be a tiger quoll, we went for a walk. It had gone by the time we returned.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/31/quoll-pays-a-visit/feed/ 1     Life and death in the kitchen http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/30/life-and-death-in-the-kitchen/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/30/life-and-death-in-the-kitchen/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 12:00:45 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3858
  • Moth on carpet I noticed a large moth trying to hitch a...
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    Working in the kitchen, I noticed this spider and moth dangling from the light that was illuminating the cutting board. Of course, this minutiae of everyday life needed to be recorded.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/30/life-and-death-in-the-kitchen/feed/ 0     Riverside: Worse for wear http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/20/riverside-worse-for-wear/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/20/riverside-worse-for-wear/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 12:02:51 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3842
  • Something’s missing You’ll have to use your imagination here. Just seconds...
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    This butterfly looks like it’s had a hard life. It looks a bit worse for wear.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/05/20/riverside-worse-for-wear/feed/ 0     Newtown: Looking up two storeys http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/04/26/newtown-looking-up-two-storeys/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/04/26/newtown-looking-up-two-storeys/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:06:47 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3804
  • Sydney: King Street, Newtown Many of the buildings in Newtown’s main street, King...
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    A Newtown inhabitant. On the guttering, two storeys up.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/04/26/newtown-looking-up-two-storeys/feed/ 0     Riverside: In the air http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/04/07/riverside-in-the-air/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/04/07/riverside-in-the-air/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:04:37 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3763
  • Life and death in the kitchen Working in the kitchen, I noticed this spider and...
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    This spider was large enough (just for a change) that I saw it before I walked into it’s web. This photograph shows it larger than life – but not by much!

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/04/07/riverside-in-the-air/feed/ 2     Aphids piggyback http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/02/27/aphids-piggyback/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/02/27/aphids-piggyback/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:09:33 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3697
  • Frogging around I’ve no idea what a frog gets up to...
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    It was only today that I noticed that this photograph had two aphids piggybacking on the left-most frog. That helps to give a sense of scale.

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    ]]>     http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/02/27/aphids-piggyback/feed/ 0     Mini-frog http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/02/26/mini-frog/ http://las.new-england.net.au/2010/02/26/mini-frog/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:12:44 +0000 gordon http://las.new-england.net.au/?p=3695
  • Snake in the grass A red-bellied black snake took a sojourn outside the...
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    The pineapple sage outside the kitchen window has started flowering – and it’s full of frogs. The flowers may be attracting bugs which the frogs like to snack on. These particular frogs are tiny 3 cm (1 inch) chunks of green which may, in the grand wheel of life, become snacks for the black snakes that like to pass through this area.

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