tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87708110096255036412024-02-23T02:15:25.136+11:00In Japara's backyardIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.comBlogger485125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-37077129887082622202024-01-07T17:38:00.002+11:002024-01-07T17:38:16.059+11:00Heart shaped insect<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Photographed and unusual looking insect that I hadn't seen before and was able to identify it as a Silky Lacewing <i>Psychopis insolens </i>a delicate insect found in coastal regions of Queensland and NSW.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZobCdm_v226c87PUr2FCBqk-8E-aMswwNIR5QZrQ-_INbEsDRmV-SjGlZ6vEh-GGSqfJ_sYFCAEnW4jLX-bcSZvehbFcnG7sQ-7tu_a-co1KRuhIQb1keOqS4EvZVDQTH_2OMA2aDckCnT33vB6Oqn0aC1XJifrrK0LS65p4uH-03rVRqw7YmrnrA_6Y/s1499/IMG_3106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1499" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZobCdm_v226c87PUr2FCBqk-8E-aMswwNIR5QZrQ-_INbEsDRmV-SjGlZ6vEh-GGSqfJ_sYFCAEnW4jLX-bcSZvehbFcnG7sQ-7tu_a-co1KRuhIQb1keOqS4EvZVDQTH_2OMA2aDckCnT33vB6Oqn0aC1XJifrrK0LS65p4uH-03rVRqw7YmrnrA_6Y/w400-h300/IMG_3106.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv3Edn69MnFIx2X19ZqJMUIeuLTjzdMdd9Z6EOp0mvHdrLZhcZTDn6JSLhwq7ox20sQ7eBaWZLydFnNzlw5xhfKLC9D7sCXO-4OvwZAsx6MnpdMINFmsjxGEzAD9LSjheHmrC2C_O4xtCYPW43dnW9r82PfvzwDiQ5fvkLVhxFDF8ND5phRoeZ4MHIK8/s1936/IMG_3107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1936" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv3Edn69MnFIx2X19ZqJMUIeuLTjzdMdd9Z6EOp0mvHdrLZhcZTDn6JSLhwq7ox20sQ7eBaWZLydFnNzlw5xhfKLC9D7sCXO-4OvwZAsx6MnpdMINFmsjxGEzAD9LSjheHmrC2C_O4xtCYPW43dnW9r82PfvzwDiQ5fvkLVhxFDF8ND5phRoeZ4MHIK8/w400-h250/IMG_3107.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span> <br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-37159993559227545462024-01-07T17:26:00.003+11:002024-01-07T17:39:26.030+11:00Out of the swamp<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> First day of 2024 and a photo of a snake that I have seen a few times on the property but this was the first photo opportunity.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10aWciUtI_EYt00zUFi48e9cqsLTLiAAIdf9fmiXvcD18XFQ2tMgsryP1yi3Hbbjz-P_7ADIpsgQUc703spX4rbtltFZlxaGhiY0-qOUOX1NocnWQ1FptBiZ3r8ui4KhmNDnzBhIsaRs0HHWMgQHXegHpKylsyyOCQGJhBxtsv-d6M3xAovVlDohIVzk/s4608/IMG_3099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10aWciUtI_EYt00zUFi48e9cqsLTLiAAIdf9fmiXvcD18XFQ2tMgsryP1yi3Hbbjz-P_7ADIpsgQUc703spX4rbtltFZlxaGhiY0-qOUOX1NocnWQ1FptBiZ3r8ui4KhmNDnzBhIsaRs0HHWMgQHXegHpKylsyyOCQGJhBxtsv-d6M3xAovVlDohIVzk/w400-h300/IMG_3099.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It is a Black-bellied Swamp Snake <i>Hemiaspis signata </i>also called a Marsh Snake, a smallish venomous snake with a painful bite but not considered dangerous. As their names suggests their habitat is generally marshy land or around water like farm dams, creeks etc where they feed on frogs insects and small rodents.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">However they are also found in garden areas around homes, as was the case with this one, on a path between two garden beds.<br /> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">They are quite widespread on the east coastal regions from tropical Queensland though to southern NSW. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2gOcRagtq8C0CLaGdU3XMLYqMbXflZ-HM6TGk8r-EIvm_tKAqj9dOzu7EstQliT0Zy7a31N0yKxwG7Ka5pC3yYKqq1zKWtiX70dF7xchVTbafM2lLwgLvy8Ji4pxgnEXDOfk2xZV24bcJTcCo6cv9D7qRK0hiq4Dkp3pgPbJ3RetYT33TD2Sgf_rd5M/s1757/IMG_3101a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1757" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2gOcRagtq8C0CLaGdU3XMLYqMbXflZ-HM6TGk8r-EIvm_tKAqj9dOzu7EstQliT0Zy7a31N0yKxwG7Ka5pC3yYKqq1zKWtiX70dF7xchVTbafM2lLwgLvy8Ji4pxgnEXDOfk2xZV24bcJTcCo6cv9D7qRK0hiq4Dkp3pgPbJ3RetYT33TD2Sgf_rd5M/w400-h263/IMG_3101a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-50885439225274068982023-12-04T17:22:00.003+11:002023-12-04T17:23:56.258+11:00Tiny Mantis<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tiny mantis (3cm) on the railing of the deck this morning which I have found the ID as one of the Bolbe genus and this one found in Australia is known as the Pygmy Ground Mantis.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugFGLKppw_HCaPn-GnuKrt2cER32kDSR62AAy-gsOXicMWERVT1vH2RPhdOngdzxqKdEyt1Xo77AIJNI1gvIpEEBvg9EUTB4fHXUvfj_jxKROWb3GQCjIM1OSrEuNOEMpFuuZ6q5tAEgPoTLNxRW_eleBPWsnYJ06BaZxyLLaS2GACvar63fWVuA67x8/s2129/IMG_3059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1604" data-original-width="2129" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugFGLKppw_HCaPn-GnuKrt2cER32kDSR62AAy-gsOXicMWERVT1vH2RPhdOngdzxqKdEyt1Xo77AIJNI1gvIpEEBvg9EUTB4fHXUvfj_jxKROWb3GQCjIM1OSrEuNOEMpFuuZ6q5tAEgPoTLNxRW_eleBPWsnYJ06BaZxyLLaS2GACvar63fWVuA67x8/w400-h301/IMG_3059.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span> <br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-73833204689932750192023-11-14T17:26:00.000+11:002023-11-14T17:26:00.788+11:00Night Heron at the small dam today<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today I had the second sighting of a young Nankeen Night Heron <i>Nycticorax caledonicus</i> at our small dam, that is amongst the trees behind our shed. The previous time I surprised it and it flew off the perch on a tree branch, some distance from me and I only had my phone, so the photo I took was poor quality and difficult for identification. However I thought it looked like an Australasian Bittern based on the colouring and markings. Today I had my camera with me and although I spooked it and again it flew to a branch in the same tree as previously I was able to get a better photo (not the best, as I was on full zoom and handheld)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahkPZcCcvq7C7x7O-FkB1mq_VNYGpEals8C0YM_LYhWS9_U-xkzuHYbLDw2m8nYBR9pQIIPbso6kCiNu_GQU3_eLQf2XkTEmzW07MUH78KK4IeYh1EVGY4GvN90JT95kj7qJxFwNzbAnPAy08v7xpjCAzkLXc-5HA3tc3anFMUJIdg0ZH8THOjHU31Xg/s2818/IMG_3033a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="2818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahkPZcCcvq7C7x7O-FkB1mq_VNYGpEals8C0YM_LYhWS9_U-xkzuHYbLDw2m8nYBR9pQIIPbso6kCiNu_GQU3_eLQf2XkTEmzW07MUH78KK4IeYh1EVGY4GvN90JT95kj7qJxFwNzbAnPAy08v7xpjCAzkLXc-5HA3tc3anFMUJIdg0ZH8THOjHU31Xg/w400-h320/IMG_3033a.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> The markings are similar to the Australasian Bittern as this is a juvenile with very different plumage to the adult which has a black crown, with rufous upper body and a white belly and breast.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">They range through most of Australia other than some of the desert regions, also New Zealand, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Philippines and some Pacific Islands.. As the name suggests they are active at night feeding around swamps, dams, rivers and creeks where frogs and night insects are their prey. During the day they roost in trees near the water sources</span> <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-33235524044815847532023-11-12T18:05:00.005+11:002023-11-12T18:05:51.164+11:00Scarlet Percher sunbathing by the pool<p> A new dragonfly photo today when a Scarlet Percher landed on the stone edging of the pool, something that this species is known often prefer rather than on leaves and twigs.</p><p>The Scarlet Percher <em>Diplacodes haematodes</em> is a dragonfly which
occurs throughout Australia (except Tasmania), Timor, New Guinea,
Vanuatu and New Caledonia. It is locally common in hot sunny exposed
sites near rivers, streams, ponds and lakes. The male has red eyes,
face, thorax and abdomen and orange suffusions on the wing bases. There
are no markings on the abdomen. The female has yellowish colouring with black markings. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCtCn5fsDTEuidb64YBOFtLuu0QShOtWuEv5-5UtxyVPb_78cFK1aFOZMTOw1N9e8wPu9D-f_oDD3e3NZzofJZoDJ57FU3yP7oxOJort2kYTJC5TwmI2L1-0r7BOI5qd3si_-_lda_opu4JO9YxXA37QKCwdZeGIbyVq1TDo21YSEd9DAuCdoi8QefW0/s1741/IMG_3028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1741" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCtCn5fsDTEuidb64YBOFtLuu0QShOtWuEv5-5UtxyVPb_78cFK1aFOZMTOw1N9e8wPu9D-f_oDD3e3NZzofJZoDJ57FU3yP7oxOJort2kYTJC5TwmI2L1-0r7BOI5qd3si_-_lda_opu4JO9YxXA37QKCwdZeGIbyVq1TDo21YSEd9DAuCdoi8QefW0/w400-h286/IMG_3028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNbE8p9Ww2WEgE8PHMiMHVOzvle24pxwp1Bin2UPWatQsCMB5FnLjrDMO0bz_rNMQDxWVB6kDTNVLHW4J47Tf0D5dQw0Db2drrgfnkhSGUl1eITk8Vm2ZQ-O-_hvRoKvGjDlRUcOFzgzvB-t5Ins_tGj82J90ZQpJ1DuIVTxRkFtgw4Eepv-lSKaBKJo/s2174/IMG_3031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="2174" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNbE8p9Ww2WEgE8PHMiMHVOzvle24pxwp1Bin2UPWatQsCMB5FnLjrDMO0bz_rNMQDxWVB6kDTNVLHW4J47Tf0D5dQw0Db2drrgfnkhSGUl1eITk8Vm2ZQ-O-_hvRoKvGjDlRUcOFzgzvB-t5Ins_tGj82J90ZQpJ1DuIVTxRkFtgw4Eepv-lSKaBKJo/w400-h321/IMG_3031.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-80234890742642250882023-10-29T17:30:00.000+11:002023-10-29T17:30:00.302+11:00A few seasonal visitors today,<p> At last we received some rain just in time to keep some vegetation that was really suffering after trying to cope with extremely dry conditions following two years of above average rainfall.<br />The wildlife also appreciated the rain and more sightings as they make the most of the conditions.</p><p>Today we had a few seasonal visitors to the garden, first, Brush Cuckoos that have been busy calling to organise partners to breed and deposit the eggs in the nest of poor unwitting foster parents.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLMjhgOr5kE0pI3iF7LfFjn0PNaxZ2z3kA1-Ma9FOv1Gg3LgGa-iAHnejhuC4eQcB-ghB6HGzpyIEpRGFTvyZa6Are2Gv1l-ITHGDoqa2CAMKsKO6fd5EeCbE2mPPA9XI1FQUqH5oTswfg11eYeoUPcw2FTSy4OAk24ke5feyJspqVUNpNJlJ7T33T5c/s2574/IMG_2990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="2011" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLMjhgOr5kE0pI3iF7LfFjn0PNaxZ2z3kA1-Ma9FOv1Gg3LgGa-iAHnejhuC4eQcB-ghB6HGzpyIEpRGFTvyZa6Are2Gv1l-ITHGDoqa2CAMKsKO6fd5EeCbE2mPPA9XI1FQUqH5oTswfg11eYeoUPcw2FTSy4OAk24ke5feyJspqVUNpNJlJ7T33T5c/w313-h400/IMG_2990.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><br />Second, a Black-faced Monarch one of the fly-catcher group.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjL_SYzk32FKXLg4yO9tDCYghgIqg0bmdLGNqrExHJv6-7b7rjmXP8Jnsos9GTAyq7_W__muWVMyTcimiko0Ihyphenhyphen1A8JVHcWyw0LHsY1m2Wgxw_O_9HxAlSZ8vmEilFRxQig_2YptAFB9ZS2xQd9UfYIdI7npBUFd7bULY1JVOlN1xQoIOSQyPBbvamTE/s1647/IMG_2992a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1197" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjL_SYzk32FKXLg4yO9tDCYghgIqg0bmdLGNqrExHJv6-7b7rjmXP8Jnsos9GTAyq7_W__muWVMyTcimiko0Ihyphenhyphen1A8JVHcWyw0LHsY1m2Wgxw_O_9HxAlSZ8vmEilFRxQig_2YptAFB9ZS2xQd9UfYIdI7npBUFd7bULY1JVOlN1xQoIOSQyPBbvamTE/w291-h400/IMG_2992a.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><p><br />Third, another cuckoo, a Shining Bronze Cuckoo that was very busy working over the vegetation for caterpillars, worms and small insects.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvEAjw1MaLi9RxX0PfPBQNWczeZSwgyk5T7cSalRLedvTbWbhVYOXu6MFLRYMc5W_ejrcEm1HRtdEQCwQxv7yDmR_aACS76tkXjyENPpMahUb88CPHCZu1LUDXUjjbI5zpemIjBrVsmH4G4fsEODmJwTNWbrPzhS_nWVmI_BPO9N-F8S11RM0RcKqTu0/s2809/IMG_2995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2809" data-original-width="2084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvEAjw1MaLi9RxX0PfPBQNWczeZSwgyk5T7cSalRLedvTbWbhVYOXu6MFLRYMc5W_ejrcEm1HRtdEQCwQxv7yDmR_aACS76tkXjyENPpMahUb88CPHCZu1LUDXUjjbI5zpemIjBrVsmH4G4fsEODmJwTNWbrPzhS_nWVmI_BPO9N-F8S11RM0RcKqTu0/w296-h400/IMG_2995.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lf4hyphenhyphenxExNCX70eMoqIsyJwHQ74Hzw4XdO3NG4IyyPhZEq5am8VwOgbogkd3XzFBmj6RWT7ha13rRsL5Pgs_TTJzDoo6dcBz21zgdn63zepPZHNZ4AoeCzl5kvR1rB54DDZYD-MnrayEzYNjP1__CewWGNgt7kMA09vXvYgjfpzaB2a2mfIIPs8dvCCE/s1909/IMG_3003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="1844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lf4hyphenhyphenxExNCX70eMoqIsyJwHQ74Hzw4XdO3NG4IyyPhZEq5am8VwOgbogkd3XzFBmj6RWT7ha13rRsL5Pgs_TTJzDoo6dcBz21zgdn63zepPZHNZ4AoeCzl5kvR1rB54DDZYD-MnrayEzYNjP1__CewWGNgt7kMA09vXvYgjfpzaB2a2mfIIPs8dvCCE/w309-h320/IMG_3003.JPG" width="309" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-76514808690049263672023-08-03T15:59:00.000+10:002023-08-03T15:59:02.708+10:00Another new sighting<p><span style="font-family: arial;">It is quite sometime since I have posted anything but it has been a year of activity not associated with nature in the backyard. Much of the nature activity has been similar to many previous posting and I haven't had much time to go looking.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">However I didn't have to go searching for this posting as it was in my area of usual activity on the property. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I had sighted a bird that I was sure I hadn't seen previously but didn't have my camera and was only able to get a distant shot with the phone. Not good enough to identify the bird but gave me a couple possibles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A week later the bird was in the same area and I managed to get the camera and be back to get some photos.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFrslEG-HTyF8n7wEoX7C8XJ-BkMuxAzSwmzcyvyPG13Cua542EDcviFw-AwLlhQmuLtCCvkDkXMP9xiviplAXEOBn4WrN-F_vp2a_4sUXVvdH4il6NkWx44QH7246kRgzD2lxfRmOkM7a74YShLN_sTcImMUMVCTi9Ajo-Wi-BkB5dklMOedbeFMfGw/s3727/IMG_2960a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="3727" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFrslEG-HTyF8n7wEoX7C8XJ-BkMuxAzSwmzcyvyPG13Cua542EDcviFw-AwLlhQmuLtCCvkDkXMP9xiviplAXEOBn4WrN-F_vp2a_4sUXVvdH4il6NkWx44QH7246kRgzD2lxfRmOkM7a74YShLN_sTcImMUMVCTi9Ajo-Wi-BkB5dklMOedbeFMfGw/w400-h264/IMG_2960a.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> Trying to identify what species the bird was I found two very similar looking birds but after some consultation with a friend and then further confirmation on INaturalist it is a Russet-Tailed Thrush.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">They range from northern Queensland east coast down to just south of our location on the mid-north coast of NSW and found in rainforest fringe and woodland forest. </span> <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-13939162015282621822023-01-07T16:29:00.000+11:002023-01-07T16:29:18.624+11:00An exciting first sighting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLagz-jZIrBZX8eTJ2xZEs1pve6SdI2Ea3MwjJZewR_mjigBKuxHuT4QbcfeqjXCWyj-PDixDbsqGuBmDqFwOhIxh5CAtzDEOxaYsQgsrQH1aRlKBhfu8moqWQPjn7CiHZk8Rrs7DgEZ4SSUMAZaV6BPaPVAB0-InTsaQQJhPNn8lALV90qBU0scCv/s1024/IMG_2677c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLagz-jZIrBZX8eTJ2xZEs1pve6SdI2Ea3MwjJZewR_mjigBKuxHuT4QbcfeqjXCWyj-PDixDbsqGuBmDqFwOhIxh5CAtzDEOxaYsQgsrQH1aRlKBhfu8moqWQPjn7CiHZk8Rrs7DgEZ4SSUMAZaV6BPaPVAB0-InTsaQQJhPNn8lALV90qBU0scCv/w319-h400/IMG_2677c.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><div></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLagz-jZIrBZX8eTJ2xZEs1pve6SdI2Ea3MwjJZewR_mjigBKuxHuT4QbcfeqjXCWyj-PDixDbsqGuBmDqFwOhIxh5CAtzDEOxaYsQgsrQH1aRlKBhfu8moqWQPjn7CiHZk8Rrs7DgEZ4SSUMAZaV6BPaPVAB0-InTsaQQJhPNn8lALV90qBU0scCv/s1024/IMG_2677c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></p></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Today a friend who was visiting to collect his wildlife camera that he was using to track feral rusa deer was surprised to find Koala almost next to the camera. He messaged me and I quickly went to the location to get a photo. This is the first Koala sighted on our property so it is a wonderful find, as we have hoped we would have Koalas living in the forest.</span><br /> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-51940506298215242782022-02-17T18:02:00.001+11:002022-02-17T18:02:41.705+11:00Nightjar in the headlights<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Last night on the way up the track I noticed something on the ground and thought it might be a nightjar as I have seen them in this area previously, but not had a chance to get a photo. Unfortunately the phone I had with me does not have a great camera but decided to see if I could get a shot just for the record.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSOpYOSGVckDQQFnIkxND4UFX_cGt5EjhMPVI8TSYYvvLFv92mDY2heOeMq2S77q813KYr91j2OHoghWq8rsm1qC-oP8T__gr-cFyW62CoLUqrjvJTt2D6hoInWcn5ZG4CgfF6zWI112zpsGZiMnDoJdFanRflzjoGqMxvyPdn9kFJpETwmMRH7wjx=s1824" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSOpYOSGVckDQQFnIkxND4UFX_cGt5EjhMPVI8TSYYvvLFv92mDY2heOeMq2S77q813KYr91j2OHoghWq8rsm1qC-oP8T__gr-cFyW62CoLUqrjvJTt2D6hoInWcn5ZG4CgfF6zWI112zpsGZiMnDoJdFanRflzjoGqMxvyPdn9kFJpETwmMRH7wjx=w330-h400" width="330" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> As you can see a poor photo but enough to identify the bird as a White-throated Nightjar, one of the four nightjar species found in Australia. The White-throated Nightjar ranges from the tip of Cape York in Queensland along the dividing range and east coast through to southern Victoria.</span> <br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-139495806856556112022-02-16T14:20:00.000+11:002022-02-16T14:20:05.079+11:00This Common Australian Crow is not a bird<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">The first butterfly I can recall seeing was a Common Australian Crow (Euploea core corinna) during a lesson in Primary school, when the class watched a butterfly emerge from its pupa, pump up its wings and fly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The school had many oleander shrubs in the grounds and the plant is a favourite food of the caterpillars in </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">suburban areas,</span> which give the butterfly its other common name as the oleander butterfly. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Outside of suburban city areas they range from north Western Australia across to tropical Queensland along the coastal range to South Australia where the</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> caterpillars</span> feed on a wide range of native food plants. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We do not have a lot of sightings of this butterfly on our property and this is the first time I have photographed one.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgMxGcBJKOZVyGAxHG9BtsLq33wl90avF19AnWNpMnlh-y9Qnqa2xk5PyYk05VeFXnIhMZYk2G_B1djz4kZVYkQq2x58nNMbI4VgqoeQV90PeZgg_6Wa0vRcuUUcEBiKjquSl8SIWTaL_jlg294qek_7NPOvEFGQPfDNElucerC0KilgN5zcXVUqk_=s907" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgMxGcBJKOZVyGAxHG9BtsLq33wl90avF19AnWNpMnlh-y9Qnqa2xk5PyYk05VeFXnIhMZYk2G_B1djz4kZVYkQq2x58nNMbI4VgqoeQV90PeZgg_6Wa0vRcuUUcEBiKjquSl8SIWTaL_jlg294qek_7NPOvEFGQPfDNElucerC0KilgN5zcXVUqk_=w339-h400" width="339" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-41181473189482218102021-12-12T14:18:00.001+11:002021-12-12T14:18:29.078+11:00"Camo" Katydid<p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">As I was doing some pruning of shrubs I happened to see a movement and on closer look found a well camouflaged Katydid nymph.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NJsYOckNLxM/YbVkqtS5u6I/AAAAAAACpgQ/XLzkHbobXUAukMbbPasMm20sFEfYzixwQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/Katydid%2Bspotted%2Bc%2Bc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1024" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NJsYOckNLxM/YbVkqtS5u6I/AAAAAAACpgQ/XLzkHbobXUAukMbbPasMm20sFEfYzixwQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/Katydid%2Bspotted%2Bc%2Bc.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> With my iphone in the back pocket I was able to get a couple of photos as I thought by the time I went to get my camera it could have moved on and I would be lucky if I was able to spot it again.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not having seen one before I had no idea of the identity but after some searching found it to be the nymph of the 32 Spotted Katydid, <i>Ephippitytha trigintiduoguttata .</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Their habitat is the coastal eucalyptus forests from central Queensland<i> </i>down the east coast and as far as Adelaide but much more common in the Queensland. <br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-23650312964844829922021-11-30T17:45:00.001+11:002021-11-30T17:45:57.907+11:00Not so fiery skimmer<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Noticed a dragonfly alight on a plant and managed to get a photo before it moved on to its next stop</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PcCrSQK8a8/YaXHw-lXMhI/AAAAAAACpfI/JUKoPz_mHEAXpYOk98ZQ_LuZ618Q07pXQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/IMG_2163c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1024" height="286" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4PcCrSQK8a8/YaXHw-lXMhI/AAAAAAACpfI/JUKoPz_mHEAXpYOk98ZQ_LuZ618Q07pXQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h286/IMG_2163c.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />. Checking the identity I found it to be a female Fiery Skimmer <i>Orthetrum villosovittatum.</i><span style="font-family: arial;">and unlike the male that I posted in 2012 lacks the bright red colouring.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M3ndtRXmC6A/YaXID2LUyuI/AAAAAAACpfQ/ttW4TyWQuQAVASmeh0UM4AsoHmRWZ9kZgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/IMG_0868ac.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1024" height="280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M3ndtRXmC6A/YaXID2LUyuI/AAAAAAACpfQ/ttW4TyWQuQAVASmeh0UM4AsoHmRWZ9kZgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h280/IMG_0868ac.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-27479044368878566032021-11-04T17:55:00.000+11:002021-11-04T17:55:03.332+11:00A name that suits<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Digging in our mound of woodchip mulch I brought to the surface a beetle of the species that is the largest in Australia. The suitably named Rhinoceros Beetle (<i>Xyltrupes S) </i>that is found through Islands to the north of Australia and down the coastal regions of Queensland and less common further south.to about Sydney.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisneal11tUSwy51HHkra-cSI9x6ckj6vB6GFiTjpz6yQxG6_2KG5j9jcj9vEe25n9sLFXa6z_vKFf6OyizB587cjyKiqvvFYP34E9jav0yoXMaM1l6bGisZpksTttOLDdHPwHJ2kXGnhU/s995/Rhinoceros+beetle+c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="995" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisneal11tUSwy51HHkra-cSI9x6ckj6vB6GFiTjpz6yQxG6_2KG5j9jcj9vEe25n9sLFXa6z_vKFf6OyizB587cjyKiqvvFYP34E9jav0yoXMaM1l6bGisZpksTttOLDdHPwHJ2kXGnhU/w400-h309/Rhinoceros+beetle+c.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Only the male beetles have the horns which they use to fight with other males coming into their territory looking for a mate. The larvae are very large curl grubs that feed on decaying vegetation, rotting timber and in our case woodchip mulch. When disturbed they have an aggressive hissing sound to scare off attackers and also emit a chemical defense.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Renowned for their strength and size (up to 70mm) it is not surprising that they are also called Hercules, Ulysses and elephant beetles.</span> <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-80018858746386875792021-10-28T17:58:00.001+11:002021-10-28T17:58:45.376+11:00A new skipper<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I noticed one of the skipper family of butterflies land on a flower in the garden and it did look a little different to other skippers that I have seen on the property. It stayed quite still on the flower and allowed me to get a few photos with the phone camera.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BD-cOKX6Hco/YXpIK6Kd6II/AAAAAAACpcY/dI83Npm-cIggQ3Yrp_U7tU5tFzm4aUO1QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1585/Trapezites%2Bpraxedes%2Ba.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1585" height="290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BD-cOKX6Hco/YXpIK6Kd6II/AAAAAAACpcY/dI83Npm-cIggQ3Yrp_U7tU5tFzm4aUO1QCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h290/Trapezites%2Bpraxedes%2Ba.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oL6LP_rIwUI/YXpIZU3STgI/AAAAAAACpcc/FP4EdKW3pK0r0-ElxEa0LvBFP3-VEtJPgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1805/Trapezites%2Bpraxedes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1805" height="271" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oL6LP_rIwUI/YXpIZU3STgI/AAAAAAACpcc/FP4EdKW3pK0r0-ElxEa0LvBFP3-VEtJPgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h271/Trapezites%2Bpraxedes.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> When I had a chance to identify it I was pleased to see that it was one I hadn't photographed previously however as many species in this family are very similar I may have seen one before. They are found in NSW and Victoria and the lavae feed on Lomandra mat rush species of which we have quite a lot on the property.</span> <br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-26670450811028442752021-09-10T16:39:00.002+10:002021-09-10T16:39:39.237+10:00Colourful but prickly critter<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">A colourful but prickly critter,found in the garden when I was doing a bit of tidying.I hadn't see one at our place before, although I didn't have to spend much time identifying as I had done that when my friend Melisa found one at her place a year ago, almost to the day.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bF-ZfXOQxj4/YTr79L8EwFI/AAAAAAACpXI/Tqm6XXV6LX8vMGFZ7roQJLAUOsrHlVeFgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/Patterned%2Bnotodontid%252C%2BAglaosoma%2Bvarigata%2Bc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1024" height="249" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bF-ZfXOQxj4/YTr79L8EwFI/AAAAAAACpXI/Tqm6XXV6LX8vMGFZ7roQJLAUOsrHlVeFgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h249/Patterned%2Bnotodontid%252C%2BAglaosoma%2Bvarigata%2Bc.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> It is the caterpillar of the Patterned Notodontid Moth (Aglaosoma varigata) and it is about 75mm in length. I haven't seen a moth here as yet but hoping one might visit once this caterpillar pupates.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">The moth is found in Eastern Australia through to South Australia and the caterpillar feeds on a range of plant species.</span></span></span> <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-31100882799968582021-06-01T16:02:00.000+10:002021-06-01T16:02:55.234+10:00Unwelcome Visitor<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have been having some visits from as couple of our native critters, Bush rats and Antechinus that like to get into the house and find things to nibble or a nice spot to make a nest. However last night we had a visit from an introduced critter that has become quite widespread in Australia since arriving as a stowaway on ships probably as far back as the First Fleet, a Black Rat <i>Ratus ratus.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d5jaPNS2xMM/YLXMth54ClI/AAAAAAACpOI/6w4ikUGrg8kh3j9d46NaWZnrSg7lMiNOACNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/IMG_1743c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1024" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d5jaPNS2xMM/YLXMth54ClI/AAAAAAACpOI/6w4ikUGrg8kh3j9d46NaWZnrSg7lMiNOACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/IMG_1743c.JPG" width="400" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h2Tl2kZY6PU/YLXM6lS1yOI/AAAAAAACpOM/jCAC6Mu-yLsh0LCwj_eLrKzSHmqdsWx3gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/IMG_1741c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h2Tl2kZY6PU/YLXM6lS1yOI/AAAAAAACpOM/jCAC6Mu-yLsh0LCwj_eLrKzSHmqdsWx3gCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h256/IMG_1741c.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></i></span> <br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-82971308080481120322021-04-02T21:51:00.000+11:002021-04-02T21:51:05.351+11:00Eyes on this moth<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> A couple of days ago I found a moth that was new to me and did some searching to get the identity and I was quite sure that it was in the Anthelidae family which was correct but I punted on the Montane Anthelid. However after posting on the iNaturalist site I was soon corrected that it was in fact the Eye Spot Anthelid <i>Anthela ocellata</i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This moth's larvae feed on grasses and it is widespread through Australia. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8WWnZr50AaY/YGb2Mm89GQI/AAAAAAACpKs/38tw50yMnzAynbWiBQZAd4NjBc3oknE4QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/IMG_1616c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1024" height="264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8WWnZr50AaY/YGb2Mm89GQI/AAAAAAACpKs/38tw50yMnzAynbWiBQZAd4NjBc3oknE4QCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h264/IMG_1616c.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o6W75zNi8KM/YGb2SuMsGwI/AAAAAAACpKw/1LiKd8zVShwQ-7Fa1bZT5VKiL7JPhEK5QCNcBGAsYHQ/s883/IMG_1617c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="883" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o6W75zNi8KM/YGb2SuMsGwI/AAAAAAACpKw/1LiKd8zVShwQ-7Fa1bZT5VKiL7JPhEK5QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1617c.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-90082318832581688292021-03-18T12:59:00.000+11:002021-03-18T12:59:06.897+11:00Noisy Miner from my desk<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I work at my desk my outlook through the window is of part of our garden and one shrub that is a magnet for birds is the Grevillea "Honey Gem", which is one of the popular grevillea cultivars often accused of causing an influx of large honeyeaters that displace smaller birds. This maybe true when it is mass planted but as part of our diverse plant selection we have large and small birds visiting every day.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One native bird that gets a lot of bad publicity is the Noisy Miner <i>Manorina melanophyrs</i> as they gather in large flocks and are very aggressive to other birds in their habitat. However they generally like tall woodland areas with sparse understorey.and as most of our property does not meet that requirement the Noisy Miners they are not regular visitors and do not cause problems.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg38ewblYUXk1q0W7d_F7OyV4QkBVMAnkXdkp-iwXHON-83cSZcpghPksOQomfAShGIJM8KrqOlCs6qcpSQqbN0eFiP-azfLLvMVMljtGp5eAWq2x9HiGmbHAxDzTnsy3uXo7Uq6XUdf4/s880/IMG_1586c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="880" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg38ewblYUXk1q0W7d_F7OyV4QkBVMAnkXdkp-iwXHON-83cSZcpghPksOQomfAShGIJM8KrqOlCs6qcpSQqbN0eFiP-azfLLvMVMljtGp5eAWq2x9HiGmbHAxDzTnsy3uXo7Uq6XUdf4/w400-h349/IMG_1586c.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are four Australian Miner species included in the honeyeater family and the Noisy Miner ranges along the east coast and great dividing range.<br /></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-51537374466518038642021-02-12T18:32:00.002+11:002021-02-12T18:32:55.973+11:00Dragonfly season<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The wet summer has brought the insects out in large numbers and it is hunt and be hunted from the small flies to dragonflies and cicadas.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The dragonflies are very busy hunting, particularly in the morning where they are flitting to and fro catching any flying insect that takes their fancy. They are also being hunted as needle-tail swifts swoop down at speed twisting and turning to take the dragonflies on the wing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Lots of different dragonflies and yesterday took some photos of ones that I haven't posted before.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIcSA-rzL8PPDll1uNgW_EYJnLIjJP98-SRAuz_bvnCjjGRhaOk5QDfz_J1zwv-ksqZeUFh0HwRF67_aHWpaDVftVUZjMBb03KheJzYP0_b-rhflBCu8PlE5-rhrcC_bUdLg7JSwQeaw/s1024/IMG_1553c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1024" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIcSA-rzL8PPDll1uNgW_EYJnLIjJP98-SRAuz_bvnCjjGRhaOk5QDfz_J1zwv-ksqZeUFh0HwRF67_aHWpaDVftVUZjMBb03KheJzYP0_b-rhflBCu8PlE5-rhrcC_bUdLg7JSwQeaw/w400-h250/IMG_1553c.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Skimmer (m) Orlhetrum caledonicum<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qplCTeqmRkw/YCYth8d6aSI/AAAAAAACpIM/bZRsPsZPSEMcjV-DAxTdaH3aMbJ0QCYjQCNcBGAsYHQ/s976/IMG_1562c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="976" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qplCTeqmRkw/YCYth8d6aSI/AAAAAAACpIM/bZRsPsZPSEMcjV-DAxTdaH3aMbJ0QCYjQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h315/IMG_1562c.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Skimmer (f)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NDAy0KKsVUU/YCYtxhNdU1I/AAAAAAACpIU/CseqH0qK7AYEq7DKrsu1s5Ntw0gL9ThzwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/IMG_1564c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1024" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NDAy0KKsVUU/YCYtxhNdU1I/AAAAAAACpIU/CseqH0qK7AYEq7DKrsu1s5Ntw0gL9ThzwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h256/IMG_1564c.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wandering Percher Ocplacodes bipunctata<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span> <br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-85171519150958017252021-01-09T17:22:00.001+11:002021-01-09T17:22:27.827+11:00Young hawk hunts more than sparrows<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Recently we have seen a pair of hawks around the property, rapidly flying through the treetops </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">on the hunt </span>trying to scare birds to take flight to enable a strike.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday late afternoon I heard one calling and I found both birds were in the trees near the house but only one was</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> on a branch</span> in a clear area preening for a photo.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kl4EP0T7D2o/X_lEiNxjjCI/AAAAAAACpF4/thbWIziSfFAdsPP1Mo-yVtwBEVNXuoTbACNcBGAsYHQ/s1307/IMG_1483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="895" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kl4EP0T7D2o/X_lEiNxjjCI/AAAAAAACpF4/thbWIziSfFAdsPP1Mo-yVtwBEVNXuoTbACNcBGAsYHQ/w274-h400/IMG_1483.JPG" width="274" /></a></div><br /> It was catching the last of the sun and stayed for some time until its mate flew and then it followed. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They are quite small hawks and I was not sure of the identification as there are a couple that are quite similar particularly in their young plumage.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On checking in my field guide it showed the distinctive feature, a tail with indented square shape and plumage that identified it as a young Collared Sparrowhawk <i>Accipiter cirrhocephalus </i>where as the similar Brown Goshawk has a rounded tail end.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was quite an occasion as I have rarely seen them on our property and I was keen to get a photo or two as the only time of managed to photograph one it was partly hidden by foliage. Today the first one that I saw taking a break from flying only stayed long enough for a shot with wings together.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b_7S05kmCAo/X55DaRCsIuI/AAAAAAACpAg/Y2qstemz0TMMX-YLZZyxBiMuFGTKEUDDQCNcBGAsYHQ/s976/IMG_1288ac.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="976" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b_7S05kmCAo/X55DaRCsIuI/AAAAAAACpAg/Y2qstemz0TMMX-YLZZyxBiMuFGTKEUDDQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h315/IMG_1288ac.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">After some time seeing many flying around but not stopping I finally saw one rest on acacia foliage and spread its wings to the sun.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7NvunZlTzss/X55EkhtQvZI/AAAAAAACpAo/Ua83-VD6hFQuWY1uJRahDcJ7Qo_qLE4UwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/IMG_1289ac.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1024" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7NvunZlTzss/X55EkhtQvZI/AAAAAAACpAo/Ua83-VD6hFQuWY1uJRahDcJ7Qo_qLE4UwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/IMG_1289ac.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I only managed to get the one photo before it was on the wing again but pleased with the result. These butterflies are found from northern Australia to as far south as eastern Victoria, however they are more numerous in northern regions, sometimes in large numbers.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://natureblognetwork.com/"><img src="http://natureblognetwork.com/button.php?u=japara" alt="Nature Blog Network" border="0" /></a></div>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451513271646055518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770811009625503641.post-6812472707157978622020-08-02T16:03:00.003+10:002020-08-02T16:11:08.956+10:00Return visit with partner<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The ripening fruits on the Strawberry Guava <i>Psidium cattleianum </i>are proving attractive to the bower birds, the Regent and the Satin, but this visit it was the female bird that I noticed in the bush feeding on a piece of fruit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However it until I looked at the photo I wasn't sure which species, as both are brownish but the Regent has the black patch on the crown and the mottled back where as the Satin is more olive coloured and mottled on the breast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This afternoon we were discussing some fruit in the orchard when I happened to get a glimpse of a bright yellow splash of colour at the top of the Strawberry Guava bush. First thought was a bird with a fruit from the adjacent </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">calamondin bush, then suddenly thought, Regent Bower Bird and dashed for the camera.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Definitely a male Regent Bower Bird <i>Sericulus chrysocephalus </i>and only the second time I have seen one on our property. They are generally found in the rainforest and adjacent forest areas of coastal Queensland and NSW.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their natural food are the fruits of rainforest trees but they are very partial to exotic fruits much the the chagrin of orchardists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It quickly flew off into the trees where I managed to get another photo before it left the area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally I thought I had it nailed but then I was worried as there had been few sightings so had to ask an expert. He thought it was a different species and looking at the reference he gave I found a better match. A female moth in the CATOCALINAE family <i>Ericeia plaesoides.</i> </span></div>
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