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African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata)Observer
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Probably planted deliberately at some stage, well over 10 years ago.
Not good it seems, considered a highly invasive weed species that is toxic to native bees: https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/african-tulip-tree
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Goliath Stick Insect (Eurycnema goliath)Observer
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Observation and photograph by Shane Spear. Posted with permission.
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Common Carpetgrass (Axonopus fissifolius)Observer
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Over the past few years this has spread throughout the paddocks and lawns around here.
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Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii ssp. lesueurii)Observer
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Giant Seahare (Aplysia extraordinaria)Observer
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Total stab in the dark!
About 10 of these 'soft and squishy' dead things washed up amongst the seaweed.
Any idea, anyone?
Observation and photos by MELISSA MAUCORT.
The disgusting images that follow the first two were extracted from a video of Melissa bravely examining one of THEM!
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Cogon Grass (Imperata cylindrica)Observer
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Begins like this and becomes a dense clump - a real pest, grows everywhere.
Second and third images of one pulled up show its characteristic rhizome.
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Slender Knotweed (Persicaria decipiens)Observer
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Has colonised dam.
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Feathered Mosquito Fern (Azolla pinnata)Observer
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Has recently appeared in dam.
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Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)Observer
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Mother and child.
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Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)Observer
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Was alerted to its presence by the raucous call, and other birds desperately trying to chase it away.
Listen to audio at this link: https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/channel-billed-cuckoo/#
'Magpie's worst nightmare' https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2021/03/the-channel-billed-cuckoo-is-a-magpies-worst-nightmare/
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Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)Observer
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Female.
Feeding on the seeds of what I think is a variety of Magnolia tree.
A pair turn up most evenings at the moment.
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Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)Observer
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Male
Feeding on the seeds of what I think is a variety of Magnolia tree.
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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)Observer
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The two chicks three weeks on from https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191716554
Mum and dad are on branches close by.
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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)Observer
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'Dad' on the nest - apparently the male does this job during the day.