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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Sat 16 Dec, 2017 7:47 pm
by rcaffin
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Yet another goanna.
Have to be sorry for the poor guy. There was a sulphur crested cockatoo above his head threatening to rip his head off (very very loud!), and a large brush turkey wandering around the base of the tree eyeing off his tail.
He lived, but the birds do NOT like them. (They raid nests.)

Cheers
Roger

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Thu 21 Dec, 2017 9:54 pm
by Heremeahappy1
Nice Sambar stag heading up the back of Mt Stirling and too many browns and copperheads along the Howqua. Heard there's some ancient marine fossils on Howitt, similar to those found in Antarctica.
Luke

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Fri 22 Dec, 2017 7:38 am
by north-north-west
At least the snakes are native, which is more than can be said about ferals like deer.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Fri 22 Dec, 2017 9:06 am
by L_Cham_67
Went and visited the Abercrombie Caves in NSW the other day, and spotted plenty of wildlife.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Fri 22 Dec, 2017 10:57 am
by Aushiker
Does bikepacking count? :)

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Blue-tongue lizard [skink] by Andrew Priest (Aushiker), on Flickr

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Fri 22 Dec, 2017 12:02 pm
by rcaffin
Someone has been dumping garden mulch on our nature strip. Most annoying.
Today we found out who was doing it.

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He is stripping stuff from under our trees and kicking it across the road.

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It ends up here, in our neighbour's garden.

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Same brush turkey as was hassling the goanna (previous posting) I think.

Cheers
Roger

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Sun 24 Dec, 2017 9:44 am
by Heremeahappy1
north-north-west wrote:At least the snakes are native, which is more than can be said about ferals like deer.

Unsure what this comment adds to the the discussion, I'm certain all members understand deer aren't native. I'm also not native, although not quite as feral.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Sun 24 Dec, 2017 11:10 am
by stepbystep
Had a beaut demonstration in aeronautics over the Erskine Range the other day. 2 sea eagles sparring. Also saw platypus on the Crossing and Davey Rivers, wedgies, albatross, OBP's, wombats and 5 seperate Ground Parrot sightings. Awesome Cpl weeks in the SW.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Sun 24 Dec, 2017 12:10 pm
by neilmny
Not my last walk but following the gliding birds theme.
On Mt Stirling South Peak and saw about 5 Nankeen Kestrels.
It was a magnificent sight. they seemed to be taking insects out of the air in flight.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Sun 24 Dec, 2017 2:46 pm
by north-north-west
Heremeahappy1 wrote:
north-north-west wrote:At least the snakes are native, which is more than can be said about ferals like deer.

Unsure what this comment adds to the the discussion, I'm certain all members understand deer aren't native. I'm also not native, although not quite as feral.


It's one of my major bugbears; I really can't stand invasive ferals being referred to as 'wildlife". 'Wildlife' should be limited to native species. IMO.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Mon 25 Dec, 2017 11:47 pm
by Heremeahappy1
north-north-west wrote:
Heremeahappy1 wrote:
north-north-west wrote:At least the snakes are native, which is more than can be said about ferals like deer.

Unsure what this comment adds to the the discussion, I'm certain all members understand deer aren't native. I'm also not native, although not quite as feral.


It's one of my major bugbears; I really can't stand invasive ferals being referred to as 'wildlife". 'Wildlife' should be limited to native species. IMO.


Fair enough I can respect that opinion NNW. Although I've witnessed much more damage from another invasive, non-native species. Regularly. Sambar are like ghosts, many people have never laid eyes on them. Seeing a stag in the predawn light, overlooking the spectacular Vic alps, for me is amazing. I'll skip my bugbears.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Tue 26 Dec, 2017 3:09 pm
by Luc-Porter
Christmas Day walk along Cowan Creek.
The Ray was a first for me.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Tue 26 Dec, 2017 4:36 pm
by taswegian
What's the snake?
Interesting markings.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Tue 26 Dec, 2017 5:47 pm
by Neo
A young python looking for a feed perhaps?

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Tue 26 Dec, 2017 6:27 pm
by ofuros
Maybe a Diamond Python...

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Wed 27 Dec, 2017 5:51 pm
by ofuros
Denham Falls Reserve, Qld.

Lethargic lounging lizards... :wink:
Unusual banded colouring on the 1st pic.
After a little googling, Water Dragons are supposed to be able to change their skin colour to blend in with their surrounds.

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Mon 01 Jan, 2018 9:31 am
by north-north-west
ofuros wrote:After a little googling, Water Dragons are supposed to be able to change their skin colour to blend in with their surrounds.


Didn't know reptiles had evolved sufficiently to use the internet.
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Mon 01 Jan, 2018 9:42 am
by Tortoise
No pics, but thrilled with a wedge-tail or two soaring above me on every recent peak.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Mon 01 Jan, 2018 2:21 pm
by ofuros
north-north-west wrote:
ofuros wrote:After a little googling, Water Dragons are supposed to be able to change their skin colour to blend in with their surrounds.


Didn't know reptiles had evolved sufficiently to use the internet.
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)


:shock:
Slightly larger dragon this morning recovering from last nights new years party...
and a cure for a everyones hung over head, a forest full of noisy razor grinder cicadas. :wink:

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Tue 02 Jan, 2018 10:39 pm
by Aushiker
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A lucky photo (for me) of a Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu) on the Yaberoo Budjara Heritage Trail. I seem to only see them running across a track or road in front of me; rarely do I see them casually wondering up the trail.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Sun 28 Jan, 2018 1:42 pm
by Lamont
Are we still mentioning snakes? Stopped above Baw Baw by a beautiful Tiger on Wednesday. Yellow stripes glistening in the sun! Got within a metre and a half had to stop and wait for about 5 minutes while it kept sunning itself on the track.
It crawled off, but and lo and behold it, or it's doppelganger came back 20 minutes later!
Slithered as cooly as you like within a metre (until I saw it!) through a sunny patch while I ate my muesli and worked it's way slowly away over 4-5 minutes.
Never had a more alien breakfast, watching it move off slowly while I ate. Just magestical as Sam Neill would say.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Mon 12 Feb, 2018 10:59 am
by ofuros
Longneck...Koreelah NP

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Mon 12 Feb, 2018 3:09 pm
by cajun
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Saw 4 of these today with this one being the most photogenic, along with half a dozen lyre birds and what I am calling an olive python, on a day walk in the RNP.

The snake was about 6' long in the old money but really quite skinny for an animal that size, and didn't have a thickening around the head. It was sunning itself on the side of the track and rapidly made it's way to shelter in a crevasse of an overhang. In fact I saw it's head first and was expecting something no bigger that 3' or smaller. I was very surprised at it's length. :shock:

EDIT - further research suggests an Eastern Brown, however, most brown snakes I have seen are much thicker through the body. I haven't seen an olive coloured one although I know they do vary a lot in colouration. Python / Brown - definitely don't want to get them mixed up!



Cheers
Ken

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Wed 21 Feb, 2018 8:35 pm
by Hughmac
Tiger snake hogging the track on Yellow Pup. Needless to say it got right of way.
Goanna 'hiding' on Roots Ridge.
Very relaxed black snake sharing our lunch break on the Nattai. Wasn't two feet from one of my companions, and hardly batted an eyelid.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Fri 23 Mar, 2018 2:52 pm
by Neo
Nine satin bower birds together! Two satin, one of which was showing off in the bushes, the others ladies or juveniles.
Crosslands Reserve carpark. I wasn't walking but it's along the GNW. They were just hanging out on the grass pecking some afternoon tea.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Wed 29 Aug, 2018 12:44 pm
by ofuros
1st & probably the last I'll ever see...a Bennett's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) @ Cedar bay NP. 8)

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Sun 09 Sep, 2018 2:23 pm
by Trundlers
Spotted pardalote. It had a good look at us before flitting off into the bush. Didn't get a photo.

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Sun 09 Sep, 2018 5:14 pm
by Aardvark
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I'm a stick

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Checkin us out
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Caught in the act

Mt.Haldon to Rocky Pk, Gatton shire, Southeast Queensland

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Mon 05 Nov, 2018 11:19 am
by peregrinator
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Diamond Python, Croajingolong NP, East Gippsland


Diamond Python, Morelia spilota spilota, October 2018. Approximate length two metres. Moved slowly off the track. I acted too slowly to get a shot of the full body.

According to Coventry & Robertson, The snakes of Victoria (1991), this is a nocturnal snake that locates "small to medium-sized, warm-blooded vertebrates" using "heat-sensory pits on the lips. The prey is then overcome by constriction. Eggs, approximately 10 to 30 per clutch, are laid in a cluster and brooded by the female. This is the only form of direct parental care exhibited by any Victorian snake." This species "is restricted to the coastal heaths of far East Gippsland."

Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

PostPosted: Mon 19 Nov, 2018 1:05 pm
by ofuros
Lazing in his early morning sunny spot & didn't want to move...crept to within 1.5m & he stayed put.
I circled around & carried on...section-hiking the Gold Coast Hinterland walk.

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