I explored a few locations around the Seymour area yesterday. First, I checked out Mangalroe Flora and Fauna reserve. I've been there once before, and it contains wonderful habitat. I was primarily looking for Painted Button-quail, a bird that is sometimes recorded at this location, and one of the few bird species within two hours drive from home that I have yet to see. And it's going to remain that way, as I failed to find any! I did see a small blob dart across the track out of the corner of my eye that I'm tempted to think was a Painted Button-quail, but I'd need to see a lot more than a small blob to be sure!
I did find a few things to photograph, although I was more intent on looking for PBQ than taking photos...
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| Australian Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Nephila edulis) |
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| Unidentified beetle |
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| Brown Treecreeper |
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| White-plumed Honeyeater |
Then I moved on to Seymour Bushland Park where I saw and heard some nice birds including Western Gerygone and what sounded like a White-winged Triller (99.9% sure, but that tiny bit of doubt stopped me from listing it at eBird). Unfortunately the birds weren't too keen on being photographed, but I did find some nice insects - two similar looking cicadas, possibly Pauropsalta rubristrigata, and a very, very adorable Botany Bay Weevil.
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| Botany Bay Weevil, Chrysolopus spectabilis |
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| Botany Bay Weevil, Chrysolopus spectabilis |
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Then I moved on to to the Seymour River Walk where once again I found some nice birds, but not many that were overly keen on being photographed. And once again I found plenty of insects for the macro lens!
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| Clerid Beetle, Eleale pulcher |
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| Clerid Beetle, Eleale sp. |
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| Unidentified Longicorn Beetle |
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| Some amorous Lycid-mimic Longicorn Beetles, Stenoderus suturalis |
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| Mor amorous Longicorn Beetles |
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| Pin-tailed Beetle, Hoshihananomia leucosticta |
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| Pin-tailed Beetle, Hoshihananomia leucosticta |
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| Wasp |
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| Sacred Kingfisher |
Mangalroe eBird checklist:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33919991
Seymour Bushland Park eBird checklist:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33920007
Seymour River Walk eBird checklist:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33920033
Hi Andrew, as a Seymour local, I think you have a mistake in your Bushland Park checklist. I very much doubt you'd ever get a yellow-plumed honeyeater - wouldn't that be a White-plumed? Love your insect work. Very informative and beautiful. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOops. Yes, White-plumed, thanks for letting me know.
DeleteOr possibly a Fuscous Honeyeater. I did think I saw one there once but you have 10 yellow-plumed H-e's which sounds like quite a flock.
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