Daryl Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Chomp! Tasty dinner for this Green Tree snake... 2 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Pale Headed Rosella 2 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil C Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Exceptional photo Daryl!! That's good enough for Natural Geographic :greenthumb: Regards Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjwalters Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 There appears to be an extra frog's foot in #161. Tom Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a hardiestpalms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjwalters Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I believe this is our largest assassin bug, the wheel bug. That big red beak can inflict a painful bite, from what I've been told. Arilus cristatus Tom Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a hardiestpalms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 There appears to be an extra frog's foot in #161. Tom, it does look a bit weird, but these Striped Marsh Frogs have long legs... Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I believe this is our largest assassin bug, the wheel bug. That big red beak can inflict a painful bite, from what I've been told. Arilus cristatus Nice macro! Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Here's another shot of that snake...5 minutes after the above photo was taken and the frog is halfway down the length of the snake and hardly a bump in sight! 2 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjwalters Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nice! Are they venomous? Tom Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a hardiestpalms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 No, pretty harmless and docile if you are a human...too bad if you are a frog! Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Friendly Green Tree Frog 1 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Strolling around the garden early morning with the sun trying to break through all the cool misty fog, I happened upon this critter in one of the crotons. I've never seen a lizard that looks like this in my garden. Pretty certain its not a native (can any reptile fans ID?). The head had this strange looking "helmet" that colored a chocolate red. The underbelly has an orangish hue.The tail has dark banding. What I strange is that his fore feet are grasping the branch while his hind legs are straddling it. I guesstimate the overall length to be about 12 inches. 1 Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulio Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Basilisk - Jesus Christ Lizard Tulio Lutz, Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Basilisk - Jesus Christ Lizard Thanks Tulio - Any idea as to how large they get ? Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Case Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 They get their name by being able to walk on water....I am sure you have seen videos of this as they run or their back feet....they do not get very big.. John Case Brentwood CA Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer "Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Couple of Spotted Doves through the window... 1 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 It's always fun to revisit this thread to see what's been added -- frogs, lizards, birds -- great stuff! Kim Cyr Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow All characters in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter John Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Not exactly my garden but I thought I'd share here anyways. A group of Wallabys down at the dam. Took the photo from the verandah, the dam leaks and rains have been scarce lately. Also ran over a brown snake yesterday on the farm road to the house, signs of thirst ? 1 Happy GardeningCheers, WalQueensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Brown snake eh? Wheres the close-up head shot Wal? Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Blue Faced Honeyeater trying to hide in a tree... 2 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro 65 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I dont have a good enough zoom, but "every" morning and evening Platypus come out, they are "very" elusive so its so hard to get close as they must feel the vibrations of your steps when you move from 1 side of the dam to the other to try and get a shot, and "of course" when no camera is in hand they have been very close by. Will, try and try with patience to get some close shots. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comic097 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 A little possum just chilling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 That's pretty cool to have Platypus on your property Pete. Paul, you can keep the possums! I have a few here and they do a fair bit of damage to the garden. They moved in once they cleared the bush out the back. Here are some other unwanted garden visitors...these paper wasps kept nesting in my Wodyetias, but would lose their nest every time the old leaves fell off...I found this out the hard way when picking up the discarded fronds, only to find a nest in them, along with being attacked by the wasps...they may only be small, but they punch above their weight! They have wisened up and now have made this small Ficus their home...not for too much longer though! Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Had this Rainbow Bee Eater hanging around the garden all morning...too fast to photograph when they are flying, but they are a vivid blue with wings extended... 2 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil C Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've found these in the garden before but never this BIG. I think they are the larvae of what are called Christmas Beetles. Thankfully I think they only eat decaying matter. Regards Neil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro 65 Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've found these in the garden before but never this BIG. I think they are the larvae of what are called Christmas Beetles. Thankfully I think they only eat decaying matter. m3.JPGm2.JPGm1.JPG Regards Neil Neil, if a palm looks sick then falls over you can be near "guaranteed" that these Xmas beetle larvae have been enjoying a "very long" Xmas lunch of the palms roots, and gee yours are Big, feed em to the Kookaburras or Magpies Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Whilst taking Cordyline flower photos today, I noticed this little fly perched on one of them...the flower is only 6mm ~1/4 inch across, so how small is this fly? Smaller than a flea for sure..I think he qualifies as the smallest visitor to my garden! Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Not very welcome garden visitors...they weren't actually in my garden, but were circling overhead...looking for small fluffy animals! With a wingspan of about 8ft these Wedgetail Eagles have it easy with cats and small dogs... 1 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjwalters Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Whilst taking Cordyline flower photos today, I noticed this little fly perched on one of them...the flower is only 6mm ~1/4 inch across, so how small is this fly? Smaller than a flea for sure..I think he qualifies as the smallest visitor to my garden! DSC_9125.jpg Smallest visitor you've actually seen. Tom Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a hardiestpalms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjwalters Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 One of our larger moths stopped by and hung out for a few days - Blinded Sphinx, Paonias excaecata (Sphingidae). Tom Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a hardiestpalms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomolos Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Cool pics everyone, wallabies visit my garden and do lots of damage Sol Cooper Hobart Tasmania 42 degrees South Mild climate - mostly frost free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted July 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Weird Sol, they don't eat a thing here? Here's a Red Neck Wallaby I saw early the other morning just on sunrise. 1 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Was doing some work down by the creek...had the camera handy and snapped these little birds playing around the rocks in the creek... Fantails are amongst the cheekiest birds in the garden...always up for a game! 1 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strandoo Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Red-collared Lorikeets The bush is getting very dry now so the birds love to come into the garden for the sprinklers Regards John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 A couple more bird photos from the garden today... Kookaburra in one of my Plumerias Blue Faced Honeyeater in a Plumeria 2 Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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