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Banksia and Spinebill
Hairpin Banksia - Banksia spinulosa
Eastern Spinebill (male) - Acanthorynchus tenuirostris
Banksia & Spinebill
Hairpin Banksia - Banksia spinulosa
Eastern Spinebill (male) - Acanthorynchus tenuirostris
Bassian Thrush
Zoothera lunulata
Taking a break to bathe, before returning to digging through the vegetable garden.
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
Batwing Gum Moth - male
Chelepteryx collesi
Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Anthelidae
Wingspan = 140mm
Batwing Gum Moth - male
Chelepteryx collesi
Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Anthelidae
Wingspan = 140mm … an impressive insect!
White-stemmed Wattle Moth - female
Chelepteryx chalepteryx
Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Anthelidae
Wingspan = 110mm
White-stemmed Wattle Moth - female
Chelepteryx chalepteryx
Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Anthelidae
Wingspan = 110mm
White-stemmed Wattle Moth - eggs
Chelepteryx chalepteryx
The female in the preceding photos laid a large number of these eggs. They measure 2mm x 1.8mm … that’s really quite huge for a Lepidopteran egg!
Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Anthelidae
Shiny Orbweaver - female
Poecilopachys australasia
Order: Aranea; Family: Arananeidae
Shiny Orbweaver
Poecilopachys australasia
Order: Aranea; Family: Arananeidae
6mm wide
Shiny Orbweaver - female
Poecilopachys australasia
Order: Aranea; Family: Arananeidae
Crimson Rosella - juvenile/immature
Platycercus elegans elegans
Crimson Rosella - juvenile/immature
Platycercus elegans elegans
Bassian Thrush
Zoothera lunulata
Crimson Rosella - juvenile/immature
Platycercus elegans elegans
Crimson Rosella - adult female
Platycercus elegans elegans