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Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)Observer
ricardosimaoDescription
Possibly 6 individuals
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Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)Observer
sirkendizzleDescription
Bucket list bird.
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Common Peacock Spider (Maratus pavonis)Observer
sam_michael49Description
Performing a mating ritual on a Clustered Lawrencia
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White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)Observer
sirkendizzleDescription
I believe this was a White-browed Scrubwren with some sort of facial damage, mutation or injury. Like it had somehow lost all the feathers on the front of its face
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Rosella Spider-Orchid (Caladenia rosella)Observer
warrencameronDescription
what great work our scientists, rangers, citizens & governments are doing to try and save our precious native species - hopefully one day we'll be able to view these plants without a fence and cage between us
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Greater Glider (Petauroides volans)Observer
catherine-mDescription
greater glider with laced monitor on opposite side of hollow
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Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis)Observer
sammi44Description
Evidence supporting a local yellow belly glider in the area
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
reinerDescription
gall on eucalypt
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Tunnel Spiders (Family Segestriidae)Observer
trigonotarbidaDescription
Very long tube web (about 4-6 times as long as shown in first photo)
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Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)Observer
aedmondsDescription
Seen by participants in the Merri Creek Bird Survey run by the Friends of Merri Creek. A snake skin was found nearby, so perhaps from the same animal.
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Common Imperial Blue (Jalmenus evagoras)Observer
margoheeleyDescription
Stages of development of Common Imperial Blue butterfly….
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Golden-rayed Blue (Candalides noelkeri)Observer
johnnewmDescription
single specimen found after 90 minutes searching. Darker and larger than the Common Grass-blues. Myoporum is almost completely overgrown with grasses but a little more exposed under trees. This specimen had a habit of perching on the occasional white stones at the site.
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Fiji Goshawk (Accipiter rufitorques)Observer
josuanDescription
The male of a couple of Fikian goshawk. They appear to be nesting on the mango tree at the Government Buildings next to the Police Prosecutors Office block.
