Australian Wildlife
Featured Work
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Playing chicken by Shane Smart
“Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.” – M. Thatcher. / Kangaroo Island, South Australia. / © 2007.
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Garden Beast VI by Ken Boxsell
Thanks for dropping by the beasties of my backyard
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Beautiful Orb by Vanessa Barklay
Here is the same large red orb spider at rest, in position. back into it’s web, a great photo taken by my daughter Alex, 10, there is 3 in this Orb Spider set. This spider is so pretty, it was deep bright red with a fat back looking as though it has been painted, lovely to see some nature like that this morning with Alex. / / / Taken at Ravenshoe, Far North Queensland, Australia with Canon PowerShot A480
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King Parrot by Ern Mainka
King Parrot, Yarra Ranges region, Victoria. / © Ern Mainka
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Skink by Moorey
This little skink was kind enough to pose for the camera. Striped Skink Ctenotus Robustus (Thanks to Steven for the right title)
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More clown time by Stephen Colquitt
Another shot from a recent visit i made to visit this fantastic family of anemone fish living on the GBR Nikon D200 / 105mm VR Macro Also check out this guys’s Dad / and his brother /
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Here I Come by PPV247
Bleating Tree Frog, Litoria dentata / Gillieston Heights, NSW
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All dressed up and no where to go! by Normf
This Female Harlequin Bug – (Tectocoris diophthalmus) seems to have come to the end of the road, These guys love Hibiscus and don’t mind getting stuck into the cotton plants as well. Amazing colours! / Canon EOS 40D / Program AE / Shutter Speed 1/30 / Aperture Value 2.8 / Spot Metering / ISO Speed 100 / Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Male Harlequin Bug / Juvenile Harlequin Bug / What are the differences between bugs and beetles?. Well I’d never really thought about it (as most people refer to “Bugs” as any insect or spider). But I ran into problems reseaching Harlequin Beetles because… they are actually Bugs Here is how to tell. / Mouthparts / Bugs: mouthparts modified into piercing stylet (i.e. needle-like). / Beetles: chewing mouthparts. / Wings / Bugs: wings (if present) are membranous or partially thickened. / Beetles: forewings modified to form hard, leathery coverings called elytra, hindwings membranous and fold under elytra when not flying. / Diet / Bugs: liquid diet: mostly plant-feeders (nectar/sap), some feeders on animal fluids. / Beetles: wide range of plant and animal materials eaten. / Lifecycle / Bugs: incomplete metamorphosis – juveniles resemble adults except smaller and lack wings. / Beetles: complete metamorphosis – larvae with hardened head, chewing mouthparts and usually have legs. / Scientific classification / Bugs: Order Hemiptera / Beetles: Order Coleoptera Reference Australian Museum here
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Prehistoric reminder - Eastern Water Dragon by Alex Howen
An impressive lizard in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia My thanks to RedBubble member Steve Bullock for identifying this good looking male dragon.
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Blue Lined Octopus by James van den Broek
Hapalochlaena fasciata
Recent Work
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Boxing Wallabies... by Janine Hewlett
Taken at Granite Gorge, Mareeba. / / Used Canon EOS 50D. / / f/4.5 / 1/250 sec. / iso 400
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ding dong bell pusy in the well by sonnet
ding dong bell
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Winter Stalker #3 by Dennis Gay
LARGER VIEW FOLKS! THE SUBJECT: / The brilliant white form of an Ardea alba (Great Egret) contrasts wonderfully with the dark waters of a backwater on a wonderful winter day. / It has caught a meal in the shallows as you can probably see by the slight flurry in the water under its beak. THE LOCATION: / Photographed from the shore of a quiet tidal backwater at Lake Cathie, about a fifteen minute drive south of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING OF ‘Winter Stalker #3’: / I was at a loose end so decided to take a drive down to Lake Cathie, (pronounced “Cat-eye” – don’t ask me why), just to see what I could see. / I remembered this little backwater and as I drove along the shore I spotted the flash of white through the trees that was this magnificent Egret feeding in the shallows. / My lens was at its full 300mm stretch and I could not get any closer so this is not really a wildlife shot, more a landscape with a bird in it. / Fuji S9600: RAW, Manual settings of f/4.9 @ 1/320sec, Exposure lock, Auto focus, ISO80, Hand held. / Lightroom 2.2 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Aussie Birds collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more fine feathered friends. Enjoy! AUSSIE BIRDS – The Heron Family / (Click the links!) Ardea alba – Winter Stalker #3 / Ardea alba – Winter Stalker #1 / Ardea alba – Egret Twins / Egretta novaehollandiae – Crossing the Minefield / Egretta novaehollandiae – Cast a Long Shadow / Butorides striatus – Rufous Morph – Brunch for a Bittern / Butorides striatus – Rufous Morph /
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jebediah by jeroenvanveen
tarnagulla, victoria, june09
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Koala in the park by georgieboy98
We took one of our regular strolls through the Yanchep National Park this afternoon, in the course of which we saw several kangaroos, heaps of different birds – and this koala. As you can see, he was quite happy to pose for his picture. / As we live in Yanchep we are only a couple of minutes away from this park, for which we have an annual pass. / The entrance to the National Park is almost exactly 50 kms north of Perth, Western Australia and it is one of the oldest national parks in the state. I should add that all the animals are in the wild. / Photo taken with a Sony Alpha 350 dslr / 55-200 lens with polarising filter / f5.6 at 1/60th / hand held
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Hello Yellow by Trudi's Images
We were out for a drive today and went off the beaten track a bit to discover a new area, not much where we drove but a dumping ground for peoples rubbish and the settling ponds for the local sewerage plant hmmmm, but even amongst such revolting human waste beauty can be found if you look for it. / A couple of Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo’s dropped by for an impromptu visit, very unusual for them to be so low down in the tree’s so we got some lucky shots !! Olympus 570 uz All profits pledged to the wildlife appeal
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ducks in spring season by sonnet
ducks
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Royal Spoonbill ~ Lets Shimmy Shimmy Shake by Robert Elliott
100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia *Royal Spoonbill *. Photo taken in the Myall Lakes National Park, NSW, Australia.
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BIRD by sonnet
BIRD
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Golden Orb Spider by suzyque
This spider was sitting behind the Ladies bathroom at Paronella Park, near Innisfail, Qld. It was huge. I tried putting my hand up to it a couple of times for my friend to take a photo so you could get a comparison but I couldn’t bear to keep it there long enough for her to get a shot. At a guess I’d say it was close to 8 or 9 inches from leg end to leg end. I can’t say for sure that the web was that golden colour or whether it was the light that made it look so golden but I haven’t adjusted any of the colour and this is just what I saw.
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Just About Awake by stevealder
This koala is trying to wake up after a marathon daytime sleep. Imaged in suburbia at Mango Hill, Brisbane, Queensland.
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Just About Asleep by stevealder
This koala can barely keep its eyes open and is longing to get back to its lengthy afternoon sleep. Imaged in suburbia at Mango Hill, Brisbane, Queensland.
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Australian Wildlife
For everyone who lives in Australia, or those who come to visit, our wildlife is one of our major drawcards, be it the most venemous snakes in the world, to our unique mammals and diverse bird and sea life. This is a group where you can show the world what makes Australia so unique, and show off our amazing wildlife.
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