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Some More Aussie Animals for Alexis & Techie Kids
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Hello Again Alexis,
I have sorted through more photos. I don't think I have shared many of these before. Here they are, starting with...
Invertebrates
1. Blue-bottle Jelly fish ( or Portuguese Man-of-war)
These jelly fish are found along our coast. The air sac keeps them on the surface as they drift along. Long tentacles drag behind them trapping small fish. Beaches can close when they are blown towards land. If a tentacle contacts you skin, it can be very painful and can leave a red mark where the tentacle touches. They are sometimes blown onto beaches like this one. As the tentacles can still sting when the blue-bottle is on the beach you still need to take care. This one's air sac would have been about 2 inches (5cm) long and its tentacles two to three feet long.
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
2. Sand spider
On the same beach walk I photographed the blue-bottle, I photographed this spider. It's a good example of camouflage. Had I not seen it moving, I might have missed seeing this small spider.
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
3. Yellow-Striped Hunter Dragonfly
It took a few attempts to take this photo. Dragonflies can move quickly but it finally settled long enough.
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
4. Some Butterflies and Moths
Two butterflies I haven't been able to identify. I must buy a butterfly identification book. 🙂
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
Painted Lady Butterfly
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
Hawk Moth (about 2 inches (5cm) long)
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
Common Brown
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Location: Yellowpinch, N.S.W., Australia
Vertebrates
1. Reptiles
Lace Goanna (or Lace Monitor) (about a metre long - 3 to 4 feet)
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Location: Yellowpinch, N.S.W., Australia
Red-bellied Black Snake (poisonous but not very aggressive)
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Location: Wolumla, N.S.W., Australia
2. Birds
White-faced Heron
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Location: Merimbula, N.S.W., Australia
Swamphen
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Location: Bega, N.S.W., Australia
Australian Pelican
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Location: Merimbula, N.S.W., Australia
Coot
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Location: Bega, N.S.W., Australia
Pied Butcher Bird
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Location: Imbil, Queensland, Australia
Brush Turkey (not really a turkey)
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Location: Brisbane Hinterland, N.S.W., Australia
Bronzewing Pigeon
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Location: Merimbula, N.S.W., Australia
3. Mammals - Monotreme (Egg Laying Mammals)
The only known monotreme mammals in our world are the platypus (Australia only) and the echidna (Australia and New Guinea). Here is a an echidna (or spiny anteater) I saw while on a hike.
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Location: Merimbula, N.S.W., Australia
4. Mammals - Marsupial (Pouched Mammals)
Brushtail Possum
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
Eastern Grey Kangaroo joey (This joey is now too big for the pouch.)
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
4. Mammals - Placental
Bottle-nosed dolphins - They were swimming parallel to a beach
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Location: Bournda National Park, N.S.W., Australia
Dingo - dingoes are our wild dogs. They were thought to have arrived with the first Aboriginal people. This make is named Djingo. He lives at Potoroo Palace. WIld dingoes aren't found in my area. They can't bark like domestic dogs. Like wolves, they can howl.
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Location: Potoroo Palace, N.S.W., Australia