Day 72 - this is the Australian Seagull - or Silver Gull - the most common species found all around the Australian Coastal fringes. This one I photographed on a beautiful little beach at Hawley in Tasmania.
Day 71 - Female Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly - it was trying to find a safe place to lay its eggs - of course, on my mother-in-law's lemon tree.
Day 70 - In the heat of the day in Summer, the dairy cows graze beside the Manning River and then go in up to their bellies to cool off. It is a beautiful scene.
Day 69 - Rose Crowned Fruit Dove
Day 68 - A very unusual visitor. We have red-bellied blacks and green tree snakes, which we relocate. The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), often referred to as the common brown snake, is considered the second most venomous land snake. It is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. I know you're not supposed to kill snakes but this one was extremely aggressive and chased one of our customers across the paddock and up onto the verandah.
Day 67 - Praying Mantis
Day 66 - Wild Maned or Wood Ducks (not the most common wild duck in Australia) in our paddock - unlike many ducks, they nest in a hollow branch of a tree, not on the ground. When their nestlings are ready to leave the nest, they either carry them to the ground or else just push them out, even when the nest is high up in the tree as it often is. This group were enjoying the grass seeds, which they eat by putting their beaks either side of a stalk and gradually graze up. This morning there were 20 in the flock.
Day 65 - a dead Bess Beetle!
Great closeup of the beetle.
ReplyDeleteSnakes ... can't imagine what it might be like to live with poisonous snakes. We used to have a country house and occasionally saw a snake - but none were venomous (or even dangerous).
ReplyDeleteI suppose it's like living with anything else that is threatening or dangerous - you get used to it!
DeleteGorgeous photos again Christine...apart from the you-know-what! See? I can't even say it!! ;)
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