An Oecophylla smaragdina weaver ant hangs from the bottom of her nest, alert to any photographers that might try anything brash.
Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia.
Hand feeding wild King Parrots.
Quolls are just so damn cute.
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#AustralianWildlife #Quoll #EasternQuoll
The size of a small domestic cat, itβs no wonder the Eastern quoll is a favourite marsupial of those lucky enough to see one. Nocturnal by nature, this bold ...YouTube
I was going to go down to the workshop over lunch, but it seems my resident Pink-Tongued Lizard has other ideas.
I didnβt want to disturb him, so no workshop time over lunch.
Our friendly magpie was back today, foraging for worms and bugs in the backyard, with a new friend, a Pied Currawong.
They seemed to get along ok together.
#bird #photo #nature #AustralianWildlife #AustralianMagpie #PiedCurrawong
Weβve been visited by a very tame magpie. He seems to like peanuts (chopped) but not birdseed. Technically I should feed him mealworms, or earthworms but I donβt have any handy (funny that).
Met some grey kangaroos this morning just outside Mulliganβs Flat while we were scoping out where to go tonight for our twilight wildlife tour.
Oh, pretty excited, the frogs decided I weren't a threat and called for me while I was filming!
Video is shaky (handheld while kneeling in a puddle) and the light flickers 'cause it was just a cheap LED torch, but I still got a call on video. π
#frog #RedEyedTreefrog #Nature #AustralianWildlife #video
Sorry about the flickering light, it was a small LED torch and clearly the refresh rate is such that it flickrs when filmed. Also, the video is shaky because...YouTube
Found this Eastern Small-eyed Snake tonight under the house.
Very chill fellow, which we left alone (apart from a quick photoshoot).
Highly venomous (mytotoxic) with one recorded death in the greater brisbane area (probably quite some time ago, the Qld Museum book doesn't specify).
#snake #AustralianWildlife #SmallEyedSnake #photo #nature #snek
Oooh lookit! I found another #Quoll #video online:
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#AustralianWildlife #EasternQuoll #marsupial
A Tasmanian marsupial quoll, normally nocturnal, who is a frequent visitor to Blackstone during the day and night. Colloquially called native cats, their fur...YouTube
Because there's always room for one more Quoll video:
#EasternQuoll #AustralianWildlife
Dasy, an eastern quoll was orphaned at a very young age. Now in the hands of his foster mum it seems like the cute little fella has landed on his feet.YouTube
Look at this glorious friend.
A Red-eyed Treefrog (Litoria Chloris). One of about 3 - 4 spotted in my backyard in the rain, calling away happily.
BirdLife Australia is releasing an album of threatened bird calls.
Brushtail Possum on the fly screen.
There needs to be more #Quoll videos in the fediverse.
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This is our Spotted Tailed Quoll Kaoota. She is calling for a mate, this behaviour is referred to as clicking or clucking.YouTube
Hand feeding a juvenile male King Parrot π
#video #bird #AustralianWildlife
This wee chap has overcome his wariness and happily sits on my hand to have some seed.YouTube
Spotted a little Ringtail possum while doing my #AussieBirdCount today. It was being hassled by 5 Noisy Miners.
When we were staying in the Daintree, on two nights we dined at the restaurant attached to the Daintree Eco-Lodge. The food was delicious (but on the higher price side), but more importantly there were frogs in the and around the large pond next to the dining area. They had this peculiar call, which I sent to the FrogID team (using their app) and they identified it as Papurana daemeli: frogid.net.au/frogs/papurana-dβ¦
#AustralianWildlife #frog #sound #WoodFrog
A large species of frog reaching up to 8 cm in body length. It has a brown, dark brown or bronze back, with a distinct brown stripe from the tip of the snout to the lower back that divides the back from the side, sometimes clearly separating the diffβ¦www.frogid.net.au
Whales were seen!
We found three pods of whales, most just a mother and calf, but one pod contained mother, calf and an escort.
They were all fairly placid, no breaches or jumps, but still cool to see these huge animals relatively close (closer than the shore anyway).
Another new bird! A Great Bowerbird, spotted in Chillagoe. The male (with the pink crest) was displaying for three females in the hope of mating. He was ultimately unsuccessful on this attempt, but Iβm sure he gave it another go after we left.
Not the best photos, since he was off the track and hidden in the undergrowth, but here is the Tooth-billed Bowerbird, which also only lives on and around the Atherton Tablelands. I have a sound recording of his call too, which I'll post when I can get it off the phone.
#bird #photo #nature #ToothBilledBowerbird #AustralianWildlife
After hearing them all over the Daintree Rainforest and Atherton Tablelands, I finally saw a Victoria's Riflebird. This is a female (I heard the male, but it wasn't coming down from the tree tops).
These birds only live around this area (Atherton -> Daintree) and are one of three Qld species of Riflebirds.
#bird #photo #AustralianWildlife #nature #VictoriasRiflebird
I also found a Brown-capped Emerald-Dove (well two of them actually) along the same stream the platypus was in.
#bird #photo #nature #AustralianWildlife #BrownCappedEmeraldDove
A short 4 sec #video of one of the platypus. They're quite small, and don't always stay surfaced for long.
Spotted two wee platypus this morning after leaving Hastie's Swamp (and heading to Yungaburra).
More cuteness! Mareeba Rock Wallabies. These are fairly small kangaroos (about knee height), very soft, and adorable.
Spotted at Granite Gorge, Mareeba.
#AustralianWildlife #macropod #marsupial #MareebaRockWallaby #photo #nature
Also, another new bird for me, the Macleayβs Honeyeater. This bird only occurs on the Atherton Tablelands.
#bird #photo #AustralianWildlife #MacleaysHoneyeater #nature
Took some finding, but I found a Golden Bowerbird (and bower). These guys only occur in a small part of far north Qld and only above 900m elevation.
Now with video for added cuteness.
#cute #marsupial #macropod #AustralianWildlife #RedLeggedPademelon
Behold! Cuteness overload.
A Red-legged Pademelon. These tiny fellows are about the size of a rabbit.
#AustralianWildlife #photo #nature #RedLeggedPademelon #macropod #marsupial
