Australian wildlife (except birds)

[Pippan]

Cute little crab in its hole among the mangroves at East Point, Darwin, yesterday.

 

[Pippan]

Mudskipper next to a sea rock-pool at East Point, Darwin, yesterday.

 

[Dennis]

I spotted this gorgeous, Red-necked Pademelon grazing at breakfast time near the campsite on my recent stay in Lamington National Park.

Dennis.

 

[Bergmen]

Wallaby that made a daily visit to the lobby at the Thala Beach Resort in Port Douglas. They would put out slices of sweet potato just for him/her.

 

[davidedric]

Sea Lion family. Kangaroo island SA

 

[Dennis]

On my walk in Toohey Forest this morning, I saw this large lizard sun bathing and all I had was my iPhone 15 Pro Max.

I think this lizard is a Lace Monitor, also known as a Tree Goanna.

The full res crop was taken at x10 zoom with the iPhone camera.

Dennis.

 

[Dennis]

A couple of wild Eastern Water Dragons enjoying a dip in the main lake at Roma Street Parklands in Brisbane.

Dennis.

 

[Dennis]

I was heading out of the house into the back garden a few minutes ago.

Upon arriving at the top of the stairs, (12 steps) down to the garden, I saw this female Eastern Water Dragon laying her eggs in a hole she had dug out at the bottom of the stairs.

It looks like I might be a daddy sometime soon, in 3 months.

Females can lay up to two clutches of 10–20 eggs each season, which are buried. The sex of each hatchling is determined by the temperature of the eggs during incubation. Water dragons can live up to 28 years in the wild and up to 40 years in captivity.

Dennis.

 

[joayne]

Handsome fellow (oops), gal there!

 

[Dennis]

Handsome fellow, there!

I just peeked out of the window and she is now covering her clutch of eggs.

Such a wonderful event to see and experience in our back garden.

Dennis.

 

[Dennis]

She has now covered her clutch of eggs.

Dennis.

 

[Lyn2011]

That's very special, she is probably used to your presence.

 

[Dennis]

That's very special, she is probably used to your presence.

Thanks Lynn, I'll keep an eye out for the baby EWD's around end of Dec 2025 and New Year!.

Dennis.

 

[tombrewer]

Google calls this an Orange potters wasp. This is in Exmouth.
_B4A6664 by Tom Brewer, on Flickr

 

[joayne]

I just peeked out of the window and she is now covering her clutch of eggs.

Such a wonderful event to see and experience in our back garden.

Dennis.

That's fantastic!! I'm sure you'll be keeping an eye out

 

[Graham121]

Swamp Wallaby, Vic, Au

 

[Graham121]

Eastern Grey Kanagaroo with joey, Vic, Au

 

[Lyn2011]

A wallaby with joey this afternoon, it was already late, so ISO 1600 with the Canon SX50