I'm really enjoying all the critter photos. Thanks!

Here's some little critters in my Bismarckia

Yellow-brown Paper Wasps

That last pics a beauty wal

Had a lot of Blue Faced Honeyeaters hanging about this morning..too fast to photo in flight, but caught this one resting in my Poinciana...either a female or juvenile as it didn't have a blue face...

Pale headed rosellas travel in pairs. Took these pics this afternoon, love these guys.

If you're small and fluffy, watch out! These guys were a long way up...just specks to the human eye...

Neighbour's Peacock decides he likes a palm garden...

And wants to come inside...

Olive Backed Oriole was hanging out in my Plumeria again until he got a bit jumpy when I pointed the camera at him...wonder if it is the same bird as my previous photo back in November?

A few recent garden visitors

Yellow Robin

Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo

Great thread. Im always interested in what birds are hanging around.

Australian white Ibis are okay in small numbers, this guy visits regularly but only ever on his own, I wouldn't want a tree full, can be smelly and messy.

I like the look of that chook run Wal. I've ordered the house and about to prep the run this week! pretty exciting actually. Expect pics soon...

Anole

Squirrel

Green Parrots

Nice one!

Here's a flock of photos on a single rainbow lorrikeet that has been feeding from my home made feeder. Usually I get pale faced rosellas and the odd king parrot. This guy pops in quietly by himself and doesn't call to his brothers and sisters.

He approaches from a gum tree and/or bamboo nearby, then from a Chambeyronia leaf. Nearly same pattern of entry every time.

From the Chamby

Lots of colour under wing as well.

He eats.

He must be shy like you Wal!

I got a Possum digging up stuff, but when I shoot him, it might not be with a camera.

Look who showed up today.

Is that a tractor beam?

Is that a tractor beam?

Ray gun. He is old school.

Some common Puerto Rico critters...

Say hello to my little friend.

Our camera trap in the forest caught this little feline fella.

Our camera trap in the forest caught this little feline fella.

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That's awesome.

Scored a hat trick earlier this year.

I didn't want to get to close to get this picture while walking the dogs yesterday, hence the graininess. In case your not sure, yest that is a big @#$ rattle snake.

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Blue Faced Honeyeater

Wow!

Little Pied Cormorant

'Shag on a branch'

Eastern Rosellas (finally got the name correct), love Burrawang mana.

Bloody possum..munching in my Diplogottis

I enjoy every post in this thread! Great to see your possum which is very different from ours in the U.S. Thanks! Both new bird additions are wonderful too!

A new visitor this afternoon, a big guy.

Our entire family enjoys seeing these, but so far only in zoos which can also be sad. I'm glad you have such a good fence Wal, but I really like your photos!

Someday we will make it to your neck of the woods and see these critters as you do.

Wal that rainbow lorikeet is beautiful! I always love when the wild green parrots pay my yard a visit here but the green is nothing compared to that!

Thought it was about time to add to this thread as I always enjoy seeing wildlife in the garden.

Regards Neil

Nice looking moth..

This morning, on the pool deck, I found evidence of a night time visitor. It was a little gruesome so I did not take a picture of it. All sorts of frogs and toads swim in my pool and last night we had several inches of rain so it was like frog heaven in my back yard. One of the visitors was the Cane Toad, Buffo marinus. Most know that this toad has poison glands on the back of its head/neck, and most animals avoid it for this reason. This morning I found a cane toad, minus all its four legs lying on its back in a tiny pool of blood. Apparently, whatever predator did it has leaned to eat all the legs but leave the body alone.

This morning, on the pool deck, I found evidence of a night time visitor. It was a little gruesome so I did not take a picture of it. All sorts of frogs and toads swim in my pool and last night we had several inches of rain so it was like frog heaven in my back yard. One of the visitors was the Cane Toad, Buffo marinus. Most know that this toad has poison glands on the back of its head/neck, and most animals avoid it for this reason. This morning I found a cane toad, minus all its four legs lying on its back in a tiny pool of blood. Apparently, whatever predator did it has leaned to eat all the legs but leave the body alone.

Buffos are a big problem on the Big Island. I've found quite a few of them floating in water around our property. Many times they've drowned because they couldn't reach the bottom of the container and weren't able to jump out.

Sadly a distressing number of dogs have died from their poison.

Lee

I hope I am not committing heresy; but I think this forum is as good as the palm forum.....and a lot more colorful. The critters, especially the birds, are amazing. Ditto to Kim's post about the difficulty of photographing birds.

My husband Mike fell in love with Australia when he took his hot air balloon to Oz for the Australian Bicential and World's Fair. He still talks about Australia on a regular basis and just this evening on our way home was explaining more of Australia's unique expressions and sharing his Australia stories with me.

I've wanted see Australia's palms and throw a shrimp on the barbie for a long time. After seeing the critters in this post I wish I was getting on the next plane.

Lee Tracy

Glad you like this thread Lee!

Here is another bird photo to keep it going...

A local Robin (I think) hanging out in one of my Callistemons down at the creek...she was a bit of a camera hog...definitely not shy!

Daryl

A couple of Spangled Drongos