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Frangipani Trees (Genus Plumeria)Observer
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we grow plumeria here is what we achieved this year
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Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)Observer
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Many thousands of young dead fish have been observed on the Port Noarlunga and nearby beaches.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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Caterpillars on a swan plant Asclepias physocarpa
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
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a shell and fossil of shell
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Australasian Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)Observer
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Jawbone of snapper in South Australia.
so how big was the fish I wonder...
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Two-colored Orange Spider Wasp (Cryptocheilus bicolor)Observer
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a large hornet or wasp, I have seen these dragging huntman spiders away to a burrow in sand.
I assume they can sting...so thats as close as I get.
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Genus CalolampraObserver
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not a big black one...smaller and brown.
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Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)Observer
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very tiny, walking on a toothpick.
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Earwigs (Order Dermaptera)Observer
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tried to revive him but didn't make it.
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Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs, and Allies (Superfamily Pentatomoidea)Observer
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found on a tomato...good subject for my new macro hobby
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Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)Observer
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sorry this is more art than science, but worth reporting.
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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)Observer
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This one is injured, hobbling around a dogs off leash beach.
I am not sure if I have the correct species.
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June Beetles (Subfamily Melolonthinae)Observer
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This one is being disected by a few ants.
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Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)Observer
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more than 50 in this shot and many more scattered about.
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Canna Lilies (Family Cannaceae)Observer
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as they open over summer
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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This little guy is a long way from home...in UK I hear they are in decline, we have many all around.
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New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)Observer
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bath time...but you haave to be quick
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Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)Observer
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A family of ducks mowing the lawn...I think they are Australian Wood Ducks.
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Australian Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides ssp. cenchroides)Observer
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A nankeen kestrel....
And looking thru the other shots,
I see it has a lizard!
