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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Baeng72 » Sun 25 Oct, 2020 2:46 pm

Can anybody help me please identify this little critter

That'd be a Ringtail possum.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby rcaffin » Sun 25 Oct, 2020 3:36 pm

I would imagine it is a Psuedocheirus peregrinus, more commonly known as a Ring Tail Possum.

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby MeanderingFlyFisher » Sun 25 Oct, 2020 4:40 pm

Thanks Roger and Baeng 72.
I youtubed ringtail and it definately was one.
I don't recall seeing one before especially in the middle of the day with all the possums I have seen are brushtails which are a lot bigger and generally up a tree and at night time.
Perhaps it was a younger one being pretty small and was very disoriented in the daylight.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Mark F » Tue 27 Oct, 2020 4:11 pm

Giant pink slug endemic to Mt Kaputar.

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby rcaffin » Tue 27 Oct, 2020 5:18 pm

Update on the Frogmouth nest near our back door, from 12/Oct.

Frogmouth was seen two days ago sitting beside the nest in warm weather rather than on it. This suggests growing babies filling the nest - good.

Very bad weather yesterday, causing us some concern for the nest. However, it was mainly icy rain rather than strong wind. We noticed the male hunched over the nest, sheltering the babies with his slightly outstretched wings. Rather cold and drizzling: tough guy.

Today was almost sunny this pm. My wife Sue was checking on the nest from a safe distance, and a small Frogmouth head popped up over the edge of the nest and looked at her. Yeah!

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby GregG » Tue 27 Oct, 2020 8:48 pm

rcaffin wrote:Today was almost sunny this pm. My wife Sue was checking on the nest from a safe distance, and a small Frogmouth head popped up over the edge of the nest and looked at her. Yeah!

Roger, you have made my day!
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby michael_p » Fri 30 Oct, 2020 2:42 pm

Sleepy Koala near home.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby rcaffin » Fri 30 Oct, 2020 3:58 pm

Frogmouths: Papa is sitting on the adjacent branch again, rather than on the nest, and what looks like two small fluff-balls are sitting beside him.

Magpies: 3 babies this year. They have reached the stage of being (mostly) able to feed themselves - to the immense joy of the harassed parents. But being immature juveniles, they spend half their time chasing each other around, wrestling on the ground with each other, and generally being, well, juvenile.

Brush Turkey: male was seen strutting up and down on top of the mound, while the female was busy digging a hole in the middle of the mound. They mostly ignore us.

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby rcaffin » Mon 02 Nov, 2020 10:34 am

Our Frogmouth

Very bad weather the last few days: icy rain and icy wind. Papa was seen hunched over the nest, grimly protecting his kids. Tough!
Today the weather is fine.
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And Papa is out on the adjacent branch with his TWO babies beside him! The one on the right is obvious; the one on the left is partly under his wing. Nest to the right.

Grainy photo, poor focus, bright background. Tricky, and I did not want to spend a lot of time on it for fear of worrying Papa. Birds can tell when you are looking at them, and don't like it.
Why out of the nest? Because by the time the babies are fledged, the nest is has become a bit smelly and is infested with insect pests.

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby rcaffin » Sat 07 Nov, 2020 2:56 pm

4th: Two babies and Papa a little way from the nest - which gets infested with tiny pests.
5th: Two babies and papa further along the branch away from the nest and pests.
6th: Babies and Papa on a different branch, away from pests. How did they get there? Jump, or flap madly? Still very fluffy.
7th: All gone! Flown away! Doubtless parents will still be feeding them for several weeks, but I know not where.

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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Eremophila » Sat 07 Nov, 2020 7:21 pm

Great narrative Roger.

Some critters on & around Cape Bridgewater today.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Baeng72 » Sat 07 Nov, 2020 8:09 pm

Eremophila wrote:Great narrative Roger.

Some critters on & around Cape Bridgewater today.

Back when the Jurassic was new, I went for a school-camp at Cape Bridgewater. Lovely area. Only question, where are the seals?
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby north-north-west » Sat 07 Nov, 2020 8:10 pm

Baeng72 wrote:
Eremophila wrote:Great narrative Roger.

Some critters on & around Cape Bridgewater today.

Back when the Jurassic was new, I went for a school-camp at Cape Bridgewater. Lovely area. Only question, where are the seals?


In the water?
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Eremophila » Sat 07 Nov, 2020 8:15 pm

a) it was high tide;
b) there are limits to the long-range photographic capabilities of an iPhone5; and
c) we could still smell them.

That said, the clearer photos are from my iPhone5 and the lesser quality roo pics are from my friend's iPhone6.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Baeng72 » Sun 08 Nov, 2020 6:24 am

north-north-west wrote:
Baeng72 wrote:
Eremophila wrote:Great narrative Roger.

Some critters on & around Cape Bridgewater today.

Back when the Jurassic was new, I went for a school-camp at Cape Bridgewater. Lovely area. Only question, where are the seals?


In the water?

I deserved that. :)
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Baeng72 » Sun 08 Nov, 2020 6:46 am

Eremophila wrote:a) it was high tide;
b) there are limits to the long-range photographic capabilities of an iPhone5; and
c) we could still smell them.

That said, the clearer photos are from my iPhone5 and the lesser quality roo pics are from my friend's iPhone6.

I apologize. I should've said 'Did you see seals?' or something.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Eremophila » Sun 08 Nov, 2020 9:13 am

Crikey no apology necessary!!

If I’m taking visitors up there, I always time it with low tide so the rock shelves are exposed and there will be lots of seals. It’s a fantastic spot.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby GregG » Fri 13 Nov, 2020 7:46 pm

I saw this little guy twice this week in my front yard - a yellow-faced whipsnake. Gave it a wide berth and left it to get on with its business of hunting skinks.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Moondog55 » Fri 13 Nov, 2020 9:09 pm

I saw a dead kangaroo today, not unusual in itself but this one was by the side of the road in a very heavy industrial area in North Shore Geelong, just near the super phosphate factory and wharfs.
Must have got lost or perhaps chased by feral dogs of which there are a few around here
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby GregG » Sat 14 Nov, 2020 5:32 pm

Moondog55 wrote:I saw a dead kangaroo today, not unusual in itself but this one was by the side of the road in a very heavy industrial area in North Shore Geelong, just near the super phosphate factory and wharfs.
Must have got lost or perhaps chased by feral dogs of which there are a few around here

Mmmmm, 'ya get a picture?
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Moondog55 » Sat 14 Nov, 2020 8:30 pm

I didn't even think about that.
I guess I should have.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Mark F » Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:34 am

At least it wouldn't have hopped away while you found your camera.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Baeng72 » Sat 21 Nov, 2020 6:08 pm

Seen just before Staircase to hell on the Murderhorn.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Sat 21 Nov, 2020 6:58 pm

Where is this murderhorn you speak of
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Baeng72 » Sun 22 Nov, 2020 4:35 am

Neo wrote:Where is this murderhorn you speak of

Mt Bogong. For some reason when I saw it from Tawonga Gap, the Murderhorn from a Simpson's episode popped in my head and wouldn't pop out.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Baeng72 » Sun 06 Dec, 2020 6:46 am

Seen near top of Mt Bogong (official name Murderhorn).
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Some weird insect, I first thought it was a geographically challenged chameleon (I was clearly delirious at this point).
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Insect of some description.

Not unusual, but there were so many plump Skinks on the rocks of the path, I thought they deserved a participation award.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby north-north-west » Sun 06 Dec, 2020 8:39 am

Your weird insect is a grasshopper. This one is a commonly seen species in the alpine and sub-alpine zones. The females are typically considerably larger than the males.
The shiny green thing is a christmas beetle. You can get masses of them in early summer.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby michael_p » Sun 03 Jan, 2021 4:41 pm

A Green Tree snake (one of my favourite snakes) sunning itself next to the Georges River this morning even though it was very overcast. The photo does not do justice to how green it was. Not the first time I have encountered one these beauties along the river. It was totally chilled and just kept watching me whilst I grabbed some shots.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby wildwanderer » Sun 03 Jan, 2021 5:10 pm

Spotted this big guy having his lunch meal.
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Re: Wildlife Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby puredingo » Sun 03 Jan, 2021 6:05 pm

Unreal shot Michael. Used to see plenty of them back in the day, some big individuals too. Haven’t crossed one for years though?
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