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Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)Observer
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roosting by day in tree fork in open woodland.
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Common Flatwing (Austroargiolestes icteromelas)Observer
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On rocks near stream
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Black Rock Skink (Egernia saxatilis)Observer
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Quite a small individual snout -vent maybe 10cm. Habitat in rocky gully in dry eucalypt woodland
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Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)Observer
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Foraging on grass seed heads of ?small wallaby-grass on driveway.
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Tangled Lignum (Duma florulenta)Observer
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Very large. Over 2m high. Had several wallaby-sized burrows at base going right under the plant.
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A very large ant, 10-12mm long. Alone. Appeared to have something on her head, looked like the head of a smaller ant? Maybe a growth. Habitat: sandy granite area, open woodland.
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Black-scaped Bull Ant (Myrmecia nigriscapa)Observer
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3 ants wrestling, another 4 in attendance. The wrestling ants were locked together for the whole time I watched, seemed to be a serious altercation. The attendant ants stayed interested but didn't join in. What were they doing? They were all the same species, was one an intruder from another group?
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Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)Observer
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Sacred Kingfisher being mobbed by Willie Wagtail. Observation duplicated for Sacred Kingfisher
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Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)Observer
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Sacred Kingfisher being mobbed by Willie Wagtail. Observation duplicated for Willie Wagtail.
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Speckled Warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus)Observer
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Adult female
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Potter and Mason Wasps (Subfamily Eumeninae)Observer
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I have no real idea. I thought possibly ants, but none seen around and none emerged when I tapped it. Also this was the only structure of its type I saw. Not a wet area, it was in a sandy track at the top of the range. Habitat is heathy woodland, ironbarks, stringybarks, grass-trees, bush peas, dianellas
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Pony Ants (Genus Rhytidoponera)Observer
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Many nest openings in a sandy area on a track. A few ants near openings, but I didn't see any go into nest. Ants were small, about 5mm long.
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Genus HelicoverpaObserver
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Rescued from inside house and released
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Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)Observer
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Lovely female with velvet pouch joey
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Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)Observer
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Audio from a video recording, with two screenshots to show action. This is a recording demostrating the calls of a subordinate male koala responding to the approach of a dominant male. All the vocalisations are from the subordinate male, the dominant male made no sound.
The subordinate male was handing upside down at the end of the branch and could go no further, vocalising. The dominant male was grabbing at him, but the contact was fairly light and ceased soon after this. Filmed by Brett.
Both males are known to me, the dominant male is Winberry who had been living in this area for 8 years at this time. The subordinate male is Bindjali, who had been seen on and off from 2013, but not very frequently.
Recording converted from mp4 in premiere elements, then reduced to mono in Audacity. No noise removal or amplification applied.
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Little Red Flying Fox (Pteropus scapulatus)Observer
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High in Yellow Gum, spooked by a Koala climbing up into its space. Flew out with a squawk, landed nearby. Over the next ten minutes moved up into a mistletoe where it couldn't be seen. Light colour and small size compared to Grey-headed Flying-fox, also vocalisation was quite different.
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Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica)Observer
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Foraging at ground level at first, then flew up into tree near me. Young adult female I think - brow still seems to have some warm colouring, throat and faint breast streaks present. Wing feathers still have warm edges.
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Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)Observer
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Brushtail roosting in the haustorium of a mistletoe in a Yellow Gum. You can see the black brushy tail in the first pic, at the bottom. Brushtail Possums in the You Yangs often roost in mistletoes, especially in mild weather
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Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)Observer
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TYo Common Ringtail possums and a koala sharing a Cherry Ballart Exocarpos cupressiformis on a warm day. It is not unusual for either species to roost in these trees on hot days, but a little more unusual to see them roosting in the same tree. Last pic is compiled from two photos overlaid to show the relative positions of the two species - pink for koala, blue for ringtails. Observation duplicated for each species.
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Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)Observer
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A koala and two Common Ringtail possums sharing a Cherry Ballart Exocarpos cupressiformis on a warm day. It is not unusual for either species to roost in these trees on hot days, but a little more unusual to see them roosting in the same tree. Last pic is compiled from two photos overlaid to show the relative positions of the two species - pink for koala, blue for ringtails. Observation duplicated for each species.
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Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)Observer
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Pics show the notched tail, small head and blue bill in front of yellow cere.
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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)Observer
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Two chicks at branchling stage in nest tree.
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Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)Observer
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Roosting by day in a Hakea laurina.
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Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)Observer
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Audio from a video recording, with four screenshots to show action. This is the third of 3 recordings demostrating the calls of a female koala in distress at the approach of a hostile male. The vocalisations from 00:00 to 00:02 & at 00:04 are from the female, after that all from the male. By this time he had broken off contact, and moved down the tree.
Note, this occurred outside of breeding season, and appeared to be a fight/warning rather than a mating attempt. Filmed by Kirby.
Recording converted from mp4 in premiere elements, then trimmed in Audacity. No noise removal or amplification applied.