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DebDebz
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· Sep 27
But look what’s grunting in our garden…woke me up in the middle of the night 🐨🩶
Masked Lapwing chicks have a full covering of down & can leave the nest & feed themselves a few hours after hatching. They reach full growth after 4 or 5 months & will often stay with the parents for 1 or 2 years
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Masked Lapwing chicks have a full covering of down & can leave the nest & feed themselves a few hours after hatching. They reach full growth after 4 or 5 months & will often stay with the parents for 1 or 2 years
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Reposted by DebDebz
Welcome, Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer! theconversation.com/i-discovered... By Dr Kit Prendergast
I discovered a new Australian native bee, but there are still hundreds we need to identify
The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Welcome, Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer! theconversation.com/i-discovered... By Dr Kit Prendergast
Last lot of Mallacoota photos before I get back to the birdies
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Last lot of Mallacoota photos before I get back to the birdies
Around and About Mallacoota
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Around and About Mallacoota
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Jacky Dragon. A lizard native to south-eastern Australia. Aka Blood-sucker, Stonewalker & Tree Dragon. Well-known for its bright yellow mouth, well-developed vertebral crest & temperature-dependent sex determination of its offspring
#Nature #Wildlife #Reptile #Lizard #Australia
#Nature #Wildlife #Reptile #Lizard #Australia
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Jacky Dragon. A lizard native to south-eastern Australia. Aka Blood-sucker, Stonewalker & Tree Dragon. Well-known for its bright yellow mouth, well-developed vertebral crest & temperature-dependent sex determination of its offspring
#Nature #Wildlife #Reptile #Lizard #Australia
#Nature #Wildlife #Reptile #Lizard #Australia
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
An ‘explosion’ of birds take off from Captain Stevenson’s Point, Mallacoota, September. We observed 1000 or more Greater Crested Terns. Also Bar-tailed Godwits, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Red-capped Plovers… 🧵1/2
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
An ‘explosion’ of birds take off from Captain Stevenson’s Point, Mallacoota, September. We observed 1000 or more Greater Crested Terns. Also Bar-tailed Godwits, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Red-capped Plovers… 🧵1/2
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Masked Lapwing aka Masked Plover or Spur-winged Plover. Closely related to the waders. Spend most of their time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms Have several loud distinctive calls 🧵1/4
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Masked Lapwing aka Masked Plover or Spur-winged Plover. Closely related to the waders. Spend most of their time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms Have several loud distinctive calls 🧵1/4
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
Shining Bronze Cuckoo: Hiding deep in the foliage this small cuckoo has irridescent green upper parts & white underparts with bold, dark, mostly unbroken barring. Found throughout south & eastern Australia
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#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Shining Bronze Cuckoo: Hiding deep in the foliage this small cuckoo has irridescent green upper parts & white underparts with bold, dark, mostly unbroken barring. Found throughout south & eastern Australia
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#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
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Satin Bowerbird. Young males have the same plumage & colouring as the females: olive green with dark scalloping, violet-blue iris, brown wings & tails. Collectively known as ‘green birds’. 🧵1/4
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Satin Bowerbird. Young males have the same plumage & colouring as the females: olive green with dark scalloping, violet-blue iris, brown wings & tails. Collectively known as ‘green birds’. 🧵1/4
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Australian Pelican. Characterized by a long beak (the longest of any living bird) & a large throat pouch used for catching prey & draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. 🧵1/5
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Australian Pelican. Characterized by a long beak (the longest of any living bird) & a large throat pouch used for catching prey & draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. 🧵1/5
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Eastern Whipbird, Mallacoota, Victoria: The characteristic whip-crack call is made by 2 birds, the male makes the drawn-out whip crack & the female usually follows quickly with a sharp “choo-choo” 🧵 1/4
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
November 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Eastern Whipbird, Mallacoota, Victoria: The characteristic whip-crack call is made by 2 birds, the male makes the drawn-out whip crack & the female usually follows quickly with a sharp “choo-choo” 🧵 1/4
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Scarlet Myzomela aka Scarlet Honeyeater, Mallacoota Victoria
Found along the east coast of Australia from Cooktown QLD to Gippsland Vic.Also Sulawesi, the Moluccas & Lesser Sundas, Indonesia & New Caledonia 🧵1/3
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Found along the east coast of Australia from Cooktown QLD to Gippsland Vic.Also Sulawesi, the Moluccas & Lesser Sundas, Indonesia & New Caledonia 🧵1/3
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Scarlet Myzomela aka Scarlet Honeyeater, Mallacoota Victoria
Found along the east coast of Australia from Cooktown QLD to Gippsland Vic.Also Sulawesi, the Moluccas & Lesser Sundas, Indonesia & New Caledonia 🧵1/3
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
Found along the east coast of Australia from Cooktown QLD to Gippsland Vic.Also Sulawesi, the Moluccas & Lesser Sundas, Indonesia & New Caledonia 🧵1/3
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Noisy Friarbird, Bermagui, NSW. A large member of the honeyeater family with a distinctive naked black head, strong bill with a prominent casque (bump) at the base. 🧵 1/3
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
October 31, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Noisy Friarbird, Bermagui, NSW. A large member of the honeyeater family with a distinctive naked black head, strong bill with a prominent casque (bump) at the base. 🧵 1/3
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
Brown Thornbill, Bermagui, NSW. Found only in E & SE Australia, including Tasmania, in dense shrubby habitats including wet & dry forests, woodlands, shrublands, heathlands, rainforests & along watercourses. 1/3
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Brown Thornbill, Bermagui, NSW. Found only in E & SE Australia, including Tasmania, in dense shrubby habitats including wet & dry forests, woodlands, shrublands, heathlands, rainforests & along watercourses. 1/3
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
Metallic Jewel Bug - Scutiphora pedicellata, aka Metallic Shield Bug, seen on the window inside our cabin at Bermagui
Distinguished from beetles by having sucking mouthparts & the shield on its back is continuous not a divided wing cover
#Bugs #Insects #Nature #Wildlife #MacroPhotography #Australia
Distinguished from beetles by having sucking mouthparts & the shield on its back is continuous not a divided wing cover
#Bugs #Insects #Nature #Wildlife #MacroPhotography #Australia
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Metallic Jewel Bug - Scutiphora pedicellata, aka Metallic Shield Bug, seen on the window inside our cabin at Bermagui
Distinguished from beetles by having sucking mouthparts & the shield on its back is continuous not a divided wing cover
#Bugs #Insects #Nature #Wildlife #MacroPhotography #Australia
Distinguished from beetles by having sucking mouthparts & the shield on its back is continuous not a divided wing cover
#Bugs #Insects #Nature #Wildlife #MacroPhotography #Australia
New Holland Honeyeater, Bermagui
Found throughout southern Australia. Among the first birds to be scientifically described in Australia, initially named Certhia novaehollandiae.
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
Found throughout southern Australia. Among the first birds to be scientifically described in Australia, initially named Certhia novaehollandiae.
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
October 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New Holland Honeyeater, Bermagui
Found throughout southern Australia. Among the first birds to be scientifically described in Australia, initially named Certhia novaehollandiae.
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat
Found throughout southern Australia. Among the first birds to be scientifically described in Australia, initially named Certhia novaehollandiae.
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat