Re: Some of our Australian fauna

Lace Monitor...

Re: Some of our Australian fauna

Wonderful critter..how big are they and are they dangerous?
Somewhat like the alligators in Florida that fascinated me...so old looking, timeless...evolution wise...hugs, Shirley

Re: Some of our Australian fauna

Fire up the barbie, they breed the chooks big out this way.

Re: Some of our Australian fauna

Bruce, I hatched eggs and raised Emu, Ostrich and Rheaa in the early 1990's...Delightful birds...wish I had had a digital camera back then..hugs, Shirley

Re: Some of our Australian fauna

For nearly 30 years there have been red back spiders living beside my front door. For the last week or so one of these net casting spiders has taken up residence.


This one is about 150mm from leg end to leg end (its a bit of a legend)

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The emu pix looks as if it was taken in a car park ?

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wonderful photos, a pleasure to see. Thank you.

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Yep, it was. The emus are wild but like pigeons have learned to hang about when people stop to see if there is an easy meal.

It was a BBQ area near Warialda off the Gwydir Highway (one of the worst roads in the state in my opinion) called Cranky Rock Reserve

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Bruce, great rock photo! I barely remember one in my state that I saw as a kid, called Balancing Rock, like yours but on the edge of a high cliff at the edge of Lake Superior...it is gone as it tipped a bit and went into the lake. We actually climbed on top of it...until Dad saw us...hugs, Shirley

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Bruce maybe we don't have this spider in WA never seen one, great photo.