tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42024136434836173282024-03-13T14:06:15.899-07:00Andrew Allen PhotographyA journal of my wildlife photography expeditions.Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-87152575370920566152018-12-30T17:09:00.002-08:002018-12-30T17:10:16.193-08:002018 insect photosHere are some of my favourite insect photos that I took in Victoria during 2018...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellipsidion australe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dicranosterna immaculata larva</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paropsisterna beata larva</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paropsisterna beat </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paropsis atomaria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peltoschema oceanica</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ancita crocogaster </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enchoptera apicalis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Macrones exilis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eleale simplex</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eleale pulcher</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eleale sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castiarina australasiae</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harmonia conformis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trichalus apiciflavus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chauliognathus lugubris</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmuWDWdqKFmwBxNn6HhiC6arnOMKa1pMgE2EA80P-BP1-ap9opliOZUZwPY0VPgbaNJnvvFqMOYokOQlMG-zO3dZrZpC7l2Ou-yPxcf25NanAeR1dGRmL8jS29LClMGtSrNdSNgyUqNU/s1600/weevil-2018-12-20-woodlands-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmuWDWdqKFmwBxNn6HhiC6arnOMKa1pMgE2EA80P-BP1-ap9opliOZUZwPY0VPgbaNJnvvFqMOYokOQlMG-zO3dZrZpC7l2Ou-yPxcf25NanAeR1dGRmL8jS29LClMGtSrNdSNgyUqNU/s640/weevil-2018-12-20-woodlands-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isacantha dermestiventris</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfAUzqSXpKq7fC88KQgZ65OvxFZKYjzVg7LXqJK9S4vGu__znERtDHGc6DyM2wDOM-ydgfoUH_8AWl0tW80R4KS6fr3YKZBbKaRy6thS3rX2oJSAmqOykMzqDcfiAkNRJMIPumm_rzoM/s1600/weevil-bellid-two-spotted-2018-12-02-woodlands-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfAUzqSXpKq7fC88KQgZ65OvxFZKYjzVg7LXqJK9S4vGu__znERtDHGc6DyM2wDOM-ydgfoUH_8AWl0tW80R4KS6fr3YKZBbKaRy6thS3rX2oJSAmqOykMzqDcfiAkNRJMIPumm_rzoM/s640/weevil-bellid-two-spotted-2018-12-02-woodlands-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhinotia bidentata</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwNlR_fRkuVDOzgcMjQc8EIgCIRvwTWmTbUtm040ITwrlulV6Qls_uV1Gdp_zN_nekq8_vuI80FLtFVS1Rk0c_dehe1EbolUf2KiJY35RpLcOfptT64YuukCTL2Q4s1nRGJboDQFitRI/s1600/fly-2018-11-24-yea-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwNlR_fRkuVDOzgcMjQc8EIgCIRvwTWmTbUtm040ITwrlulV6Qls_uV1Gdp_zN_nekq8_vuI80FLtFVS1Rk0c_dehe1EbolUf2KiJY35RpLcOfptT64YuukCTL2Q4s1nRGJboDQFitRI/s640/fly-2018-11-24-yea-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWEDNEwJ0-rTCKi687km1bpzKlDpH8OwMhiRAO_OlL9Ud-LJwUxOlGXgwXfiIQnaUVny-DjxHfKOPjpknHzib6Dp2hHVpbWYDoNqz67sKN8XDxKjJa4hpSYJlPIMgzho4NOS0_NUYLo0/s1600/bee-2018-01-10-woodlands.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWEDNEwJ0-rTCKi687km1bpzKlDpH8OwMhiRAO_OlL9Ud-LJwUxOlGXgwXfiIQnaUVny-DjxHfKOPjpknHzib6Dp2hHVpbWYDoNqz67sKN8XDxKjJa4hpSYJlPIMgzho4NOS0_NUYLo0/s640/bee-2018-01-10-woodlands.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lipotriches australica</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOGhBNSzP5KrEY7lbKtDHZ17yIVDUP3DibF2ZlbfQxgV6Ohf08t3hdA2ca-zCEMtaSjhoiiR7k0n9kTVDLRXYC0dMez8oRKjwICYDAvOr3RDo2uxc5X2cGJRDsk8MsdnRQcW-d-uA4Dw/s1600/wasp-2018-12-09-williamstown-gardens-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOGhBNSzP5KrEY7lbKtDHZ17yIVDUP3DibF2ZlbfQxgV6Ohf08t3hdA2ca-zCEMtaSjhoiiR7k0n9kTVDLRXYC0dMez8oRKjwICYDAvOr3RDo2uxc5X2cGJRDsk8MsdnRQcW-d-uA4Dw/s640/wasp-2018-12-09-williamstown-gardens-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chrysididae sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVL9iHtBEmGPqYIKkPIdBWte7gVJ_G6Id3Y3yq7oOolY22xg_Bqw6epUinrZDErmfyykzPtqnhcC2CS11d4Sc7Z3HVuNTF4Zfs_E2oFLG_NzBBrXR8MkfTqwsCV2vkix_D2fYPfsDgffQ/s1600/wasp-2018-12-15-woodlands-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVL9iHtBEmGPqYIKkPIdBWte7gVJ_G6Id3Y3yq7oOolY22xg_Bqw6epUinrZDErmfyykzPtqnhcC2CS11d4Sc7Z3HVuNTF4Zfs_E2oFLG_NzBBrXR8MkfTqwsCV2vkix_D2fYPfsDgffQ/s640/wasp-2018-12-15-woodlands-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sceliphron laetum</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-9DlmWcEFEciQSV9cDM1GKBp94LP606pt3w5lj0RpHa5vpbeEBP-8p_gC2yYup7LDV5jRltt3dZpdaNDF1tWOgHn3sT0oNPbjc92Vj_bqjlV9p9FqZ9Ur0U2mZRxGmm7INt8zfccGUs/s1600/wasp-2018-12-30-woodlands-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-9DlmWcEFEciQSV9cDM1GKBp94LP606pt3w5lj0RpHa5vpbeEBP-8p_gC2yYup7LDV5jRltt3dZpdaNDF1tWOgHn3sT0oNPbjc92Vj_bqjlV9p9FqZ9Ur0U2mZRxGmm7INt8zfccGUs/s640/wasp-2018-12-30-woodlands-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agriomyia sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4ovL1HDM29Wkb86zWHjk6_NNv0KMxaEV3zOaPB9X-2CPDvWcLHuJUlcoYVeypXISPxa98EmkWXK3XeD-nbldQIV6JC1_ptJOjvG3EpGxs7iM42N-sf5luHVDFRDj0mIBJFkEATbESRU/s1600/amorbus-alternatus-2018-02-17-woodlands-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4ovL1HDM29Wkb86zWHjk6_NNv0KMxaEV3zOaPB9X-2CPDvWcLHuJUlcoYVeypXISPxa98EmkWXK3XeD-nbldQIV6JC1_ptJOjvG3EpGxs7iM42N-sf5luHVDFRDj0mIBJFkEATbESRU/s640/amorbus-alternatus-2018-02-17-woodlands-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amorbus sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizauhQm4JXvtBhyphenhyphenb3ew4TMkttcGKJldO_pVVPGxMYKVYMKS0VHIpytSdbULeDfhXgbLcPU9hh6Z2zJd_iyLsbTagNPqzdRnXMF6rqIVx0IANsd3k4q97VVtxX_3eLqHmlWL5RQsSydPTs/s1600/amorbus-robustus-2018-02-17-woodlands-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizauhQm4JXvtBhyphenhyphenb3ew4TMkttcGKJldO_pVVPGxMYKVYMKS0VHIpytSdbULeDfhXgbLcPU9hh6Z2zJd_iyLsbTagNPqzdRnXMF6rqIVx0IANsd3k4q97VVtxX_3eLqHmlWL5RQsSydPTs/s640/amorbus-robustus-2018-02-17-woodlands-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amorbus robustus</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR99ED08N6yquuyAFiJSjA7XObeCMD3XudJlzs5LvIXbQOAiJJnY0sb-ZiXjhwvMImm2jK9aIBTlb3DUgHAdxxjaWB0jGecqFGc2tdr8LlTCY5w1g57EiB_LPZaHBOAH46hotZALlUn8/s1600/bug-hopper-2018-01-03-woodlands-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR99ED08N6yquuyAFiJSjA7XObeCMD3XudJlzs5LvIXbQOAiJJnY0sb-ZiXjhwvMImm2jK9aIBTlb3DUgHAdxxjaWB0jGecqFGc2tdr8LlTCY5w1g57EiB_LPZaHBOAH46hotZALlUn8/s640/bug-hopper-2018-01-03-woodlands-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurymeloides pulchra</td></tr>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVRQ2VqaU0e0zagsfpgZo21mDD5BPJlWnr6bfFTlj0YutNDBjqkvjSF_3XKItNd9JZjN3T3TpfSsRRHzrRfctKmMvNrdX-8rRkGeyCI551IndjCUisDVhfMIZd7DipSOF2DrSgYLdELU/s1600/cicada-2018-11-24-seymour-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVRQ2VqaU0e0zagsfpgZo21mDD5BPJlWnr6bfFTlj0YutNDBjqkvjSF_3XKItNd9JZjN3T3TpfSsRRHzrRfctKmMvNrdX-8rRkGeyCI551IndjCUisDVhfMIZd7DipSOF2DrSgYLdELU/s640/cicada-2018-11-24-seymour-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yoyetta fluviatilis</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxRZFoBbA916aevKzb9XGedi7zpK4FdxXgNeHFAyJykRbDzH383-F_UkjY-bIPbIrwkY07NHLjrLOUrrlBwWXCxetMhpmgQB8RrY2gOZdgEJAIYCQLU9B6qUP8tiODQqJW325veCzhs4/s1600/cicada-2018-11-24-seymour-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxRZFoBbA916aevKzb9XGedi7zpK4FdxXgNeHFAyJykRbDzH383-F_UkjY-bIPbIrwkY07NHLjrLOUrrlBwWXCxetMhpmgQB8RrY2gOZdgEJAIYCQLU9B6qUP8tiODQqJW325veCzhs4/s640/cicada-2018-11-24-seymour-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yoyetta sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPXEOjwEOarX_tZZZKPGoO94-XpGVBHM8RWnczvAOI4MGBQT6N1_w9RHLYRFHAF8C2hNaEKxWwIQos1d3YafXHKnAn2GqWqZTr0lsSfa58kNQNO65Vf_GD9vTUPtbs0d6S7ZUPvHJr4U/s1600/butterfly-dingy-swallowtail-2018-01-02-willy-gardens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPXEOjwEOarX_tZZZKPGoO94-XpGVBHM8RWnczvAOI4MGBQT6N1_w9RHLYRFHAF8C2hNaEKxWwIQos1d3YafXHKnAn2GqWqZTr0lsSfa58kNQNO65Vf_GD9vTUPtbs0d6S7ZUPvHJr4U/s640/butterfly-dingy-swallowtail-2018-01-02-willy-gardens.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agriomyia sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDRtjGVG1Dv6uMf_OX9BIoBIsER8u6lwni53fKn_EKmAS5nUS0aGL0gyWkR6Pf5KxGiYDoEuJM7RHXny0ySJXQ_1nfikXziXbYW9OJa5va4e_mVTF9EqIh4j-Mgcl_1JKaGind7bJAY8/s1600/butterfly-common-brown-2018-12-09-williamstown-gardens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDRtjGVG1Dv6uMf_OX9BIoBIsER8u6lwni53fKn_EKmAS5nUS0aGL0gyWkR6Pf5KxGiYDoEuJM7RHXny0ySJXQ_1nfikXziXbYW9OJa5va4e_mVTF9EqIh4j-Mgcl_1JKaGind7bJAY8/s640/butterfly-common-brown-2018-12-09-williamstown-gardens.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heteronympha merope merope</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrUHyWiWVIntl4h68Y6t1DausqG26sHLIZ4WhnBvSghmd-VD9Tj8X5YyOUbjJwnjOWEVKC9lroiJ2kWFov1WPpMTjKTEMPTqcakzQxri1Ougc67EcGy0r9ombbM_3rZFZz0omV3UHj1c/s1600/forest-brown-2018-12-01-mt-macedon-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrUHyWiWVIntl4h68Y6t1DausqG26sHLIZ4WhnBvSghmd-VD9Tj8X5YyOUbjJwnjOWEVKC9lroiJ2kWFov1WPpMTjKTEMPTqcakzQxri1Ougc67EcGy0r9ombbM_3rZFZz0omV3UHj1c/s640/forest-brown-2018-12-01-mt-macedon-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Argynnina cyrila</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnzGRHTrjKEGUR85XcOulDfvpqH3L34lv4ic4BuCiSxO58rYBUisYVHdAsdik5ROIz5auKAVn-u-aebl4mvcpNeB5MTPWy1-64UGhIXdxIn2I9hdw0g16PWJ7i1szcfZeqZsdEEd6hvw/s1600/painted-lady-2018-120-1-mt-macedon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnzGRHTrjKEGUR85XcOulDfvpqH3L34lv4ic4BuCiSxO58rYBUisYVHdAsdik5ROIz5auKAVn-u-aebl4mvcpNeB5MTPWy1-64UGhIXdxIn2I9hdw0g16PWJ7i1szcfZeqZsdEEd6hvw/s640/painted-lady-2018-120-1-mt-macedon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa kershawi</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUifImDxhDgeQ2Db3tuOih9z-Dc-z5NvOswGCohMTaotEd-oL8YnHAJJJMWsLadTPgaK0CRHCaIxELe8wdorYWwKBR1FvVE8Y_nbAtDs1Bdigkp4dIZ-esWBn6chgr0mlFWtspDzQySw/s1600/butterfly-Geitoneura-acantha-2018-12-23-balbirooroo-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUifImDxhDgeQ2Db3tuOih9z-Dc-z5NvOswGCohMTaotEd-oL8YnHAJJJMWsLadTPgaK0CRHCaIxELe8wdorYWwKBR1FvVE8Y_nbAtDs1Bdigkp4dIZ-esWBn6chgr0mlFWtspDzQySw/s640/butterfly-Geitoneura-acantha-2018-12-23-balbirooroo-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geitoneura acantha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Theclinesthes serpentata serpentata</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jalmenus ictinus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dispar compacta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opodiphthera eucalypti</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unidentified caterpillar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Distoleon bistrigatus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bandidus canifrons</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campion australasiae</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austroargiolestes icteromelas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unidentified grasshopper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gastrimargus musicus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goniaea australasiae</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_2074374202">To see a sequential list of insects that I photographed in 2018, visit <a href="http://2018insectphotos.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://2018insectphotos.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
<span id="goog_2074374201"><br /></span><span id="goog_2074374202"></span>Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-17346048112789381872018-12-30T15:53:00.000-08:002018-12-30T15:53:12.479-08:00Bird photos from 2018Here are some of my favourite bird photos that I took in 2018...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australasian Bushlark, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27CfsbLRTUJBPOPrTnCML0jFZJ9apKCA40SG3sblr1XFaGhBC73_9cX7j-RgLzg1FljBNYlyCwzzbgq3CJu3CMTE1zQkB0vqhSszM6NH_rnfMeJvIDD-MPs34TuP552E9QhQXXd-jxg0/s1600/australasian-grebe-2018-01-04-eynesbury-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27CfsbLRTUJBPOPrTnCML0jFZJ9apKCA40SG3sblr1XFaGhBC73_9cX7j-RgLzg1FljBNYlyCwzzbgq3CJu3CMTE1zQkB0vqhSszM6NH_rnfMeJvIDD-MPs34TuP552E9QhQXXd-jxg0/s640/australasian-grebe-2018-01-04-eynesbury-b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australasian Grebe, Eynesbury, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian Pied Oystercatcher, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian Spotted Crake, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian White Ibis, Centennial Park, New South Wales</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baillon's Crake, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barn Owl, Centennial Park, New South Wales</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Swan, Altona, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Quail, Williamstown, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT_4w2_qmR3DOIewQI_NOyaRaaYKSmI7bAsQf7eswl0rNnbjJOPyqNG4cfjIOLeaKj-Q_hfqn2RFowwpMS53oLo54BT0-k52j2T7YUNBAiBeMKBno6e0sqcnr2FAT7XXpproPkgEPEIo/s1600/brown-thornbill-2018-08-25-laverton-creek-mouth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT_4w2_qmR3DOIewQI_NOyaRaaYKSmI7bAsQf7eswl0rNnbjJOPyqNG4cfjIOLeaKj-Q_hfqn2RFowwpMS53oLo54BT0-k52j2T7YUNBAiBeMKBno6e0sqcnr2FAT7XXpproPkgEPEIo/s640/brown-thornbill-2018-08-25-laverton-creek-mouth.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Thornbill, Altona, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bush Stone-curlew, Brisbane, Queensland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut Teal, Altona, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Pigeon, Taylors Lakes, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXKPIcx-gKDic0QMwG8Gjg1hzVR4r-fW5vWoAWMxlW3KU5sv69r3_09RJDv9KnHn2bYg74bJhwi1cMhkdF8IT9J4MfVG8M3RCQsgAEvMR5vpFNVgVCw-lAITO3gPztXCkCYcKKsdL9tY/s1600/curlew-sandpiper-2018-09-01-wtp-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXKPIcx-gKDic0QMwG8Gjg1hzVR4r-fW5vWoAWMxlW3KU5sv69r3_09RJDv9KnHn2bYg74bJhwi1cMhkdF8IT9J4MfVG8M3RCQsgAEvMR5vpFNVgVCw-lAITO3gPztXCkCYcKKsdL9tY/s640/curlew-sandpiper-2018-09-01-wtp-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curlew Sandpiper, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diamond Firetail, Eynesbury, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dusky Moorhen, Caroline Springs, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Coot, Taylors Lakes, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Caroline Springs, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flame Robin, Point Cook, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freckled Duck, Eynesbury, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galah, Altona, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Egret, Taylors Lakes, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey-tailed Tattler, Sandgate, Queensland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hardhead, Caroline Springs, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxv9hi5_IvrXns_Y977SzWOWn6_9M-zA5Gytwve_VkMQvdUpqJUvCZGAnY2onudKPN2ab2Aaqp9UQltC3_BVChpgkLYBOCQmwAaHP3zv8ZqpMzQa1LxzPLdclKtugymsoSpMHkMuPeOg/s1600/little-corella-2018-09-22-sydney-centennial-park-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxv9hi5_IvrXns_Y977SzWOWn6_9M-zA5Gytwve_VkMQvdUpqJUvCZGAnY2onudKPN2ab2Aaqp9UQltC3_BVChpgkLYBOCQmwAaHP3zv8ZqpMzQa1LxzPLdclKtugymsoSpMHkMuPeOg/s640/little-corella-2018-09-22-sydney-centennial-park-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Corella, Centennial Park, New South Wales</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Raven, Altona, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9OG5bR5eGzXXkE_DGyCsZERVM5I9s6bchHJBK9dhVJ0kbw_00XIRgJaIu8hRnkW0HBDW51_IgGzOUoyEACmzbE9PpTaOKxvpavdF4EfyPc2V6tav10iJoxm-4QZrG4egscC1Kv4307w/s1600/magpie-lark-2018-07-28-jawbone-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9OG5bR5eGzXXkE_DGyCsZERVM5I9s6bchHJBK9dhVJ0kbw_00XIRgJaIu8hRnkW0HBDW51_IgGzOUoyEACmzbE9PpTaOKxvpavdF4EfyPc2V6tav10iJoxm-4QZrG4egscC1Kv4307w/s640/magpie-lark-2018-07-28-jawbone-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magpie-Lark, Williamstown, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJhOjGTtSQMVDd8J7WSsrKFigXolQ4TjZKxpEURzGW_k61E3uPZMk385cY9VcnpGfM4gEZfwUSSP-9v2fU7E2yv0kxDjIV71MLEsaNxkNBKLCRlLuLr7Fr5Q7_5ECOr4rxnqIlPSwk1E/s1600/masked-lapwing-2018-10-08-taylors-lakes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJhOjGTtSQMVDd8J7WSsrKFigXolQ4TjZKxpEURzGW_k61E3uPZMk385cY9VcnpGfM4gEZfwUSSP-9v2fU7E2yv0kxDjIV71MLEsaNxkNBKLCRlLuLr7Fr5Q7_5ECOr4rxnqIlPSwk1E/s640/masked-lapwing-2018-10-08-taylors-lakes.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masked Lapwing, Taylors Lakes, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Musk Duck, Ballarat, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nankeen Kestrel, Werribee, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noisy Miner, Centennial Park, New South Wales</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Butcherbird, Sandgate, Queensland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink-eared Duck, Centennial Park, New South Wales</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-kneed Dotterel, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royal Spoonbill, Altona, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Sandgate, Queensland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striated Fieldwren, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Superb Fairywren, Altona, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Torresian Kingfisher, Osprey House, Queensland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Varied Sittella, Mangalore, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome Swallow, Western Treatment Plant, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Gerygone, Royal Park, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-faced Heron, Williamstown, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-necked Heron, Altona, Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Altona, Vioctoria</td></tr>
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To see my sequential list of birds photographed in 2018, using the first photo taken of each species, visit <a href="http://2018birdphotos.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://2018birdphotos.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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<br />Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-18678873849065528752018-01-01T15:35:00.003-08:002018-01-01T15:35:58.838-08:00Neuroptera at Woodlands Historic ParkI get a thrill every time I find a Neuropteran. They're uncommon insects to find, and they are absolutely fascinating. Here's a collection of Neuroptera that I have found at Woodlands Historic Park, Victoria, Australia during 2017. Hopefully in 2018 I can find even more of these beauties. I dream of finding an owlfly one day...<br />
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Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing)</h3>
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I've only seen this species once, around dusk in March. There were two of them crawling up a tree trunk. Possibly the most beautiful of all the lacewings.<br />
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Glenoleon spp.</h3>
I saw two different Glenoleon species last year at WHP. I think the first, shown in the first three photos, is Glenoleon meteoricus, although I'm far from certain, and the second I'm fairly confident is Glenoleon pulchellus, although again I'm not 100% certain.<br />
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Bandidus canifrons</h3>
This species was the most common in 2017, regularly seen in November and December.<br />
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I was incredibly thrilled to find my first ever mantis fly in November 2017, and then incredibly a second just two weeks later. I think both are different species, possibly genus Campion, but to be honest I have no idea how to identify these beauties. Photos 1-3 species 1, the rest are species 2.</div>
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Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-82445541405858100252017-09-30T22:26:00.001-07:002017-09-30T22:44:28.315-07:00Mallee Trip, September 2017If you love wildlife, and you live in Melbourne, then there is a pilgrimage that you must make. This is the second time I have done it, and I am hopeful to do so again many more times. It's a journey north to an area known as the Mallee, where us city dwelling folk can find a plethora of species that we can't see at home.<br />
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I hoped to photograph as many species as I could find. I was mainly focused on finding birds, particularly new species, known as 'lifers' to us birders. My life list was sitting on 394 and I was hoping to find at least six new species to reach the 400 milestone. I was also hoping to find some interesting reptiles, and of course some unusual Mallee insects for the macro lens.<br />
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I set my alarm for a ridiculously early 3:00am, and left home at 4:00am on the dot. I was heading for Goschen, where some nomadic Pied Honeyeaters had been seen over the past few days. This is a very difficult species to see in Victoria, as they only appear sporadically. There have also been ongoing reports of Black Honeyeaters at Goschen, another species that I need for my life list. I was hopeful that I could see at least one of these!<br />
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My first stop along the way was at Middle Lake Ibis Rookery, just up the road a bit from Kerrang. I was aiming to see and photograph some Grey-crowned Babblers, a species that I have only seen once before, and one that I have not yet photographed. There were a lot of birds calling, and a few flying around as well. I heard the call of a Pied Butcherbird, and managed to get a few distant photos in the poor early morning light.<br />
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Then I heard the babblers calling, and abandoned trying to get more photos of the butcherbird. I spent about fifteen minutes following them around the car park trying to get better photos, but they are just so fast and the light was very poor. In the end, I was pretty happy with what I did get.<br />
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I could have stayed longer as there was also a Blue-faced Honeyeater flying around that I really, really wanted to photograph, but I was also mindful that I needed to get to Goschen and find some lifers!<br />
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I arrived at Goschen around 8:00am, and found it absolutely teeming with birds. There were calls coming from everywhere, but I was focused on just two species - Black Honeyeater and Pied Honeyeater. I headed towards the communications tower, as this is where both honeyeater species were found the day before. Along the way I found a few things to distract me from finding the target honeyeater species...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous Songlark</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooded Robin (young male)</td></tr>
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It took a while but eventually I heard the sound of Black Honeyeaters, and I was able to track down and photograph a pair. Lifer number one for the trip!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kYPW06vQ7Ve_2q1oc0r1Q_i8_kJDWpSa209EoB0whuRVO713aeWumT47IDqKqiZGWx5kLuOSxrlD-f-QekFXd9zcFEBktZXJj6c7Ltn3lXKRaaOTXQgm7DP2meh5mqSNKbjbetCGEOY/s1600/black-honeyeater-2017-09-27-goschen-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kYPW06vQ7Ve_2q1oc0r1Q_i8_kJDWpSa209EoB0whuRVO713aeWumT47IDqKqiZGWx5kLuOSxrlD-f-QekFXd9zcFEBktZXJj6c7Ltn3lXKRaaOTXQgm7DP2meh5mqSNKbjbetCGEOY/s640/black-honeyeater-2017-09-27-goschen-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Honeyeater (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Honeyeater (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Honeyeater (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Honeyeater (female)</td></tr>
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I had a very, very good look and listen for the Pied Honeyeaters, but couldn't find any. I headed back to the car to get a drink and then tried the south side where they had been seen a few days ago. While I was there I found quite a few perched woodswallows. Usually when I try and photograph woodswallows they fly away before I can get close, but this time I was lucky on several occasions and got close enough to get some great photos<i>.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masked Woodswallow (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnMSejerDD0Lh5g1BVuTw76Lpqa4PeS8yaql3H-vbc-VnakUHGFWFMjf_ZPWVh5wbGe2jEHTaU57izyLEFLjxg5fLh2nVDzZW1k6gRDffQKN2E0sy3fjjkiXQYabPToeGJfxxFlQgBLA/s1600/masked-woodswallow-2017-09-27-goschen-2c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnMSejerDD0Lh5g1BVuTw76Lpqa4PeS8yaql3H-vbc-VnakUHGFWFMjf_ZPWVh5wbGe2jEHTaU57izyLEFLjxg5fLh2nVDzZW1k6gRDffQKN2E0sy3fjjkiXQYabPToeGJfxxFlQgBLA/s640/masked-woodswallow-2017-09-27-goschen-2c.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masked Woodswallow (female)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-browed Woodswallow (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-browed Woodswallow (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-browed Woodswallow (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-browed Woodswallow (female)</td></tr>
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After spending some time with the woodswallows I resumed the search for Pied Honeyeaters, and returned to the northern side of Goschen. I was wandering along when all of a sudden two birds appeared in a dead tree in front of me. Two PIED HONEYEATERS! I aimed the camera, held down the button just long enough to snap a burst of five photos before they flew off. They moved so fast that I completely lost track of them. I tried to find them again but couldn't. I was extremely lucky to be in the right place at the right time as they flew through, and I was extremely thrilled to photograph this elusive species!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Honeyeater (male)</td></tr>
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I had been very lucky at Goschen, getting some great photos of some species that I don't get to see very often, as well as finding two species for my life list.<br />
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I got back in the car and headed towards Ouyen where I was going to stay. On the way I stopped off at Lake Tyrrell but found pretty much nothing! I got to the hotel, checked in, and got distracted by a very cool looking large wasp. I grabbed the camera but it flew off before I could get a photo. Luckily, exactly where the wasp was, I found this rather beautiful seed bug that looked like it might barrack for Essendon...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-banded Seed-eating Bug (Melanerythrus mactans)</td></tr>
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Then I headed north to Hattah-Kulkyne National Park. I have only been there once before, so I decided that I would mostly get my bearings and have a look around. Unfortunately, a lot of the park was closed due to planned flooding. I knew long beforehand that this was hapenning, so I wasn't too disappointed. As I drove past the information centre, I heard a call that I had been hoping to hear. It was an Apostlebird. I eventually found it and managed to get a photo. Lifer number three for the trip!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apostlebird</td></tr>
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I stopped a few times here and there along the Old Calder Highway. There were some nice birds around. I heard Gilbert's Whistlers Calling, and saw some more Masked and White-browed Woodswallows. I also found a family of Red-capped Robins.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qwjYMdszrTyF6ODEg57pf8CSw1MGd1PpByXa8XiVRaKNmqL9HyCgU96oMorK_UFalh9JS8wGESnYcmaSpsiGb9-sDq9NpW_LfrsAQ34PZv__Mh_byLzY9s-unQMTjB9vvaCj_6OU2ns/s1600/red-capped-robin-2017-09-27-hattah-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qwjYMdszrTyF6ODEg57pf8CSw1MGd1PpByXa8XiVRaKNmqL9HyCgU96oMorK_UFalh9JS8wGESnYcmaSpsiGb9-sDq9NpW_LfrsAQ34PZv__Mh_byLzY9s-unQMTjB9vvaCj_6OU2ns/s640/red-capped-robin-2017-09-27-hattah-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-capped Robin (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx168wPfL5f831jwc24RQgnK5UJdg_n_gUYVQpTVRxHxM4q4RGLEgUYfKrRubRiQ49-k_E3Lz1B69yDFGyL5FZAtrOYhUbrgzmFVKEe6R5RLSUpRt5uoujy4zSJ4VqMZbwhDHC2l77o20/s1600/red-capped-robin-2017-09-27-hattah-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx168wPfL5f831jwc24RQgnK5UJdg_n_gUYVQpTVRxHxM4q4RGLEgUYfKrRubRiQ49-k_E3Lz1B69yDFGyL5FZAtrOYhUbrgzmFVKEe6R5RLSUpRt5uoujy4zSJ4VqMZbwhDHC2l77o20/s640/red-capped-robin-2017-09-27-hattah-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-capped Robin (female)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfsrXHIc1-1L0srikqyxHH6NrpThETN0355DmOSRCrEHKIXGL_ZSfShHJ_s3tep5GQsVlqTR9GEqkm8-M5BNS9YSfHcH7t-QBaxskJ2Bh70dY2cw-LiAuRk7fDcgdaIgeL16JXXjpvjc/s1600/red-capped-robin-2017-09-27-hattah-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfsrXHIc1-1L0srikqyxHH6NrpThETN0355DmOSRCrEHKIXGL_ZSfShHJ_s3tep5GQsVlqTR9GEqkm8-M5BNS9YSfHcH7t-QBaxskJ2Bh70dY2cw-LiAuRk7fDcgdaIgeL16JXXjpvjc/s640/red-capped-robin-2017-09-27-hattah-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-capped Robin (juvenile)</td></tr>
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I also managed to find a Mallee Dragon, a beautiful looking lizard, but struggled to get good photos of this fast moving timid little thing.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-IdRPsDBj4zapTTFZDz4iDnPp-K7gRiTavVOpMCivJXojj6l2oOMv7wmYgBHR2R3SOaTK416kVAr8oMKGhSBKnGfa-UZ0b78Cuc0P6OWOGGnVMVIC_JgYSzrBg36S-LMXaRMjOBZTzk/s1600/_MG_5897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-IdRPsDBj4zapTTFZDz4iDnPp-K7gRiTavVOpMCivJXojj6l2oOMv7wmYgBHR2R3SOaTK416kVAr8oMKGhSBKnGfa-UZ0b78Cuc0P6OWOGGnVMVIC_JgYSzrBg36S-LMXaRMjOBZTzk/s640/_MG_5897.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mallee Dragon</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXBpDklopP5lbxfP1GWkFMbr36zJQ62pPqHW-Y_6UreHS84oZwshQ5pkTUlqO_xO5b3eNn3OieMxKanxKw5UzHCHGqc8F2V1kpRFsI0rCU0M4frH3ayDHU5lwykjdtO3wyZBoongAd3o/s1600/IMG_0498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXBpDklopP5lbxfP1GWkFMbr36zJQ62pPqHW-Y_6UreHS84oZwshQ5pkTUlqO_xO5b3eNn3OieMxKanxKw5UzHCHGqc8F2V1kpRFsI0rCU0M4frH3ayDHU5lwykjdtO3wyZBoongAd3o/s640/IMG_0498.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mallee Dragon</td></tr>
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After checking out the Nowingi track and finding it very, very quiet, I finished off by chasing a few Yellow-plumed Honeyeaters for some nice photographs before heading back to Ouyen for some food and some sleep.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNxcWeuDPjDmPVp8ygjpr3Nmgdrg-xqQ4nxEf6aTKo6eY1YOCDPNVlhUxel5YM8yR0VhmDCcYDkSOL-r9osqyuHBvgQj7drqQXOGPTSTC1YnKKbGZeO8xK5BmcG1TQuvrPTjnu5eBV-4/s1600/yellow-plumed-honeyeater-2017-09-27-hattah-3z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNxcWeuDPjDmPVp8ygjpr3Nmgdrg-xqQ4nxEf6aTKo6eY1YOCDPNVlhUxel5YM8yR0VhmDCcYDkSOL-r9osqyuHBvgQj7drqQXOGPTSTC1YnKKbGZeO8xK5BmcG1TQuvrPTjnu5eBV-4/s640/yellow-plumed-honeyeater-2017-09-27-hattah-3z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-plumed Honeyeater</td></tr>
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The next day I woke up early and drove back to Hattah to the Nowingi Track. The target species was Striated Grasswren, one of the most difficult birds to see in Victoria. I was hopeful of seeing one, but didn't really expect to. Besides, there were a number of other lifers to be found in the area. There were quite a few birds around along the Old Calder Highway on both sides of the road where the Nowingi Track starts. And, as luck would have it, I did find a lifer. I saw two parrots fly into a tree, and went to investigate to discover that they were Mulga Parrots. Unfortunately, they were quite timid, and I only got distant views and very average photos. Still, I was very happy. Lifer number four for the trip!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJwS7DCB3RYfEyAIGlrFX3S7sm9Vd0fN-hftz6Go93KimpJ2rkrlu1JHXLf4OF62I_X8sfC-yRn4g__O3RfgAXpnPpena7rZMChbCevFLa1eSBUnyVCsTIpFAO1dztfbcXSlDdx4jd5c/s1600/mulga-parrot-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJwS7DCB3RYfEyAIGlrFX3S7sm9Vd0fN-hftz6Go93KimpJ2rkrlu1JHXLf4OF62I_X8sfC-yRn4g__O3RfgAXpnPpena7rZMChbCevFLa1eSBUnyVCsTIpFAO1dztfbcXSlDdx4jd5c/s640/mulga-parrot-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mulga Parrot (male)</td></tr>
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In this area I also found some White-browed Babblers, a Crested Bellbird, a heap of Masked and White-browed Woodswallow, and a lone female Gilbert's Whistler.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXU5Mq0CEAE40MJWQfc0twanpk_lTUsq3Sanrx6CbHWTOH227E1WipHIqPfcrh8ce9PVBxcXLxlMUnf6_xNoRtLdlkjNOiXvPu93pHXHvmZaEcBZtJUKg9-xgfgZymyiaTHWHf1dFtvA/s1600/IMG_0542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXU5Mq0CEAE40MJWQfc0twanpk_lTUsq3Sanrx6CbHWTOH227E1WipHIqPfcrh8ce9PVBxcXLxlMUnf6_xNoRtLdlkjNOiXvPu93pHXHvmZaEcBZtJUKg9-xgfgZymyiaTHWHf1dFtvA/s640/IMG_0542.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gilbert's Whistler (female)</td></tr>
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At the start of the Nowingi track I found this rather large and impressive looking spider with some seriously long fangs.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbfC1WGRb1vNUJx4EH9998N5KKiKZbhVvk-SybJZx6xXAOq6_kZm5pVa0_oRGTTzIPkZWiQkT1-jNOM7LJL5lb9TDhng8I-pmETPgMC0rQ8bDjWlrJr0m1HnwORNi6wBaZ2aAVh44rvg/s1600/spider-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbfC1WGRb1vNUJx4EH9998N5KKiKZbhVvk-SybJZx6xXAOq6_kZm5pVa0_oRGTTzIPkZWiQkT1-jNOM7LJL5lb9TDhng8I-pmETPgMC0rQ8bDjWlrJr0m1HnwORNi6wBaZ2aAVh44rvg/s640/spider-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miturga sp. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAivPmf8fCvoPUxTefK3dLKNHWIxYEobKUEvMMkeTMsqBp9iV_rPlDj62yqSPrYXNSYwXo4vRN2h63D5529wdn31951DVn278vLz0QOSsi4cWi_-f27b9jr-fPZQE7BS17dloeiyuhPOk/s1600/spider-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAivPmf8fCvoPUxTefK3dLKNHWIxYEobKUEvMMkeTMsqBp9iV_rPlDj62yqSPrYXNSYwXo4vRN2h63D5529wdn31951DVn278vLz0QOSsi4cWi_-f27b9jr-fPZQE7BS17dloeiyuhPOk/s640/spider-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miturga sp. </td></tr>
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I continued along the track, listening carefully for Mallee Emu-wren and Striated Grasswren, although I occasionally got distracted by some subjects for the macro lens. I was expecting to see more insects out and about, but there were only a few to be found. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ApFgTjjXjiuJjR0NmKNc6hV5ktlcBRJ0V7MNiU_R0XMIrqdFAiAd4QTSAEteKEEpeIidNXtEe-6LGAkwd1336VkBB7sTBRoaoy2h8mFlQYfwKcgav219Z-31dbjtXoZezkgQri73TfM/s1600/cat-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ApFgTjjXjiuJjR0NmKNc6hV5ktlcBRJ0V7MNiU_R0XMIrqdFAiAd4QTSAEteKEEpeIidNXtEe-6LGAkwd1336VkBB7sTBRoaoy2h8mFlQYfwKcgav219Z-31dbjtXoZezkgQri73TfM/s640/cat-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caterpillar</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZqbOktDA0vHW0MhrAA4nCWo1SO02DI1oktAwDW7lBtXOqItkxqqOFngGfjMEFr5BS8h0cs9EQQJiknVNqWJck7Lw7I6hPH8OiJs04WVfzG8_OPSq664ZjuCgKGhKhK6mIOl2a1a_EiU/s1600/cat-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZqbOktDA0vHW0MhrAA4nCWo1SO02DI1oktAwDW7lBtXOqItkxqqOFngGfjMEFr5BS8h0cs9EQQJiknVNqWJck7Lw7I6hPH8OiJs04WVfzG8_OPSq664ZjuCgKGhKhK6mIOl2a1a_EiU/s640/cat-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caterpillar</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhkHlnkHYTNEhfj3xqvDBuOekontBT5K2E8H5LdwFCgpFDkZYYG3XdpWFYFcFdkRhwmOpSWnQFmY9n7ByAjIf1KlU-lBOT3BNlLt94sVbxlVsEvF1lAsUhIVMuGfGYcnuRUxO13NsTD8/s1600/sawfly-larvae-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhkHlnkHYTNEhfj3xqvDBuOekontBT5K2E8H5LdwFCgpFDkZYYG3XdpWFYFcFdkRhwmOpSWnQFmY9n7ByAjIf1KlU-lBOT3BNlLt94sVbxlVsEvF1lAsUhIVMuGfGYcnuRUxO13NsTD8/s640/sawfly-larvae-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawfly larvae</td></tr>
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I found the single fattest sawfly larvae that I have ever seen. It posed quite nicely for me as well.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvxxBGGzsHmyWNa14td_M_idwx6AUtyrhJFa725jQrRVjoJquxfLKPGMiSKGN4xZ2f3pl6c1f6dFFPMcAWSDnYO8SmxuDQ7HI4hCin2NQUSbyY8ttRC_C-9XKeGG6uTTA6AezP0zNB8A/s1600/sawfly-larvae-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvxxBGGzsHmyWNa14td_M_idwx6AUtyrhJFa725jQrRVjoJquxfLKPGMiSKGN4xZ2f3pl6c1f6dFFPMcAWSDnYO8SmxuDQ7HI4hCin2NQUSbyY8ttRC_C-9XKeGG6uTTA6AezP0zNB8A/s640/sawfly-larvae-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawfly larvae</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLO7lFmiDqAgD-2QUIxgaL4sTFrBetPCqTbNXDVpj8-pkRTeFmHgxYrBJcHFjeIWtc_y8Omy_6tbQmTgglHNoQruLsX8fkBRuA2Meyw6bUllG2oj5NlYHiP8FfIYBh59DUjlYvxd8qCQ/s1600/weevil-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLO7lFmiDqAgD-2QUIxgaL4sTFrBetPCqTbNXDVpj8-pkRTeFmHgxYrBJcHFjeIWtc_y8Omy_6tbQmTgglHNoQruLsX8fkBRuA2Meyw6bUllG2oj5NlYHiP8FfIYBh59DUjlYvxd8qCQ/s640/weevil-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weevil</td></tr>
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I was particularly interested in a small praying mantis that I saw scurrying along the ground. It, however, wasn't interested in me at all, and scurried into the prickly spinifex before I could get a side on view. I got spiked quite a lot as I got down low to try and get photos of it as well!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDhPc4zt9jqLdBWGDNf5Pw_xM4xkKxWNFrbGXrDG1UInTKj5DMThG5PX6sQrZoFvpiYWs5Gwptd4dfTYpaQ7yqQHShGAlSVzVXKyNcZLkrOrkUAawIMT4KAuSJF8XeUxp6DDHTHnoa60/s1600/mantis-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDhPc4zt9jqLdBWGDNf5Pw_xM4xkKxWNFrbGXrDG1UInTKj5DMThG5PX6sQrZoFvpiYWs5Gwptd4dfTYpaQ7yqQHShGAlSVzVXKyNcZLkrOrkUAawIMT4KAuSJF8XeUxp6DDHTHnoa60/s640/mantis-2017-09-28-hattah-nowingi.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying Mantis</td></tr>
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I encountered Malle Emu-wrens a few times in the four hours that I wandered the track. I was hoping to get some ripper photos of these little beauties, but of course, like just about every one else that is lucky enough to see them, I got poor photos in low light with a bunch of spinifex in the way. At least I got photos though!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mallee Emu-wren (male)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mallee Emu-wren (male)</td></tr>
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After a long, extensive search for Striated Grasswren without success, I decided to go and get some lunch and have a break. I started thinking of other sites to visit that weren't too far away and that are accessible by my little two-wheel-drive car. I eventually decided on visiting the northern area of Wyperfeld National Park to try and find a White-browed Treecreeper, but also because I knew a sure-fire spot to find the magnificently beautiful Splendid Fairy-wren.<br />
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I stopped back at the hotel in Ouyen to grab some lunch, and then started driving to Wyperfeld National Park. The drive was quite pleasant as most of it was through mallee scrub, with the remote chance of seeing something interesting on the roadside like a Malleefowl. Of course, none were seen.<br />
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I eventually found the Splendid Fairwren location that Jenn Stephens had shown me last year on my first ever visit to the area. And, as luck would have it, a pair were already perched on top of a bush singing their little hearts out. I took a lot of photos of the distant birds in the low-light conditions, and then started to photograph the other species in the area. Just as I went to leave the area, the fairy-wrens appeared right in front of me, less than five metres away. I had amazing views and got some nice photos, and could not have been more happy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Splendid Fairy-wren, female (left) and male (right)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-rumped Thornbill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inland Thornbill</td></tr>
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Then I went and had a good, long look for White-browed Treecreepers. I was teased by a distant pair of Brown Treecreepers that had me thinking I had found a lifer, but unfortunately this wasn't the case! Of course, there were plenty of other beautiful birds around to photograph!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Bluebonnet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Cuckoo</td></tr>
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I dipped on the treecreeper, but that just gives me a reason to come back some day! On the way out I found a Stumpy-tailed Lizard wandering across the road.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stumpy-tailed Lizard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stumpy-tailed Lizard</td></tr>
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I arrived back at the hotel, ate some food, and was asleep before 7pm.<br />
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The next morning I started packing the car and heading home. As I put some luggage in the car boot, I saw a swallow flying directly above me. However, it wasn't any ordinary swallow. It was a White-backed Swallow, and it was a lifer! I raced inside for the camera, which only took a few seconds, but by the time I came back it was gone, and I couldn't find it again.I wasn't too concerned, because my first planned stop for the morning was a reliable location for this species where several people had recorded them there in the days before my visit. Unfortunately when I arrived at the White-backed Swallow location, I could not find any. I stayed for about fifteen minutes, remaining hopeful, but didn't see any.<br />
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My next stop was at Lake Tyrrell, where I hoped to find two lifers - Rufous Fieldwren, and Black-faced Woodswallow, both difficult birds to find in Victoria, and both regularly seen at this location. As I arrived, I was surprised to find four White-winged Trillers in the trees at the start of Baileys Road. Unfortunately they were in so much sunlight that all of my photos were over exposed!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged Triller</td></tr>
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I drove to the end of the road and then headed towards the Rufous Fieldwren location. I had stopped off here on the way up to the Mallee a few days before and found nothing. I sent a message to Philip Peel to see if he knew the right location for the fieldwrens, and he was kind enough to send me a map! After a while, just when I was thinking that there were no fieldwrens to be found, I saw movement out of the corner of my eye, and there they were! I had distant views, producing poor, heavily cropped photos, but I was thrilled. Lifer number six for the trip, and lifer number 400 for me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous Fieldwren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous Fieldwren</td></tr>
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After seeing the Rufous Fieldwren, I started paying attention to the White-winged Fairy-wren calls that I had been intentionally ignoring for a while. They were quite hard to find, but I eventually got some photos of some females, with no males seen at all.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged Fairy-wren (female)</td></tr>
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Then I saw some Greater Bluebonnets land nearby, and decided to try and sneak up on them and get some photos. I got lucky, as they didn't flush, and I was able to get quite close in good light.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Bluebonnet</td></tr>
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I then continued the long drive home, but stopped soon in the town of Sea Lake to photograph a White-breasted Woodswallow that was perched on some power lines.<br />
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And that was the end of my Mallee trip for 2017. I was thrilled to pick up six new bird species for my life list, bringing my total to 400. Being a compulsive lister, this trip also made it 321 bird species seen in Victoria, 368 bird species photographed, and 300 bird species photographed in Victoria. I was greeted with enormous cuddles from my wife and children when I got home, which was probably the best part of the trip. I loved getting away, and had a great time with the camera, but I loved getting home even more. Maybe I'll head back next year, but I'd rather do it with my family instead of all on my lonesome like this trip.<br />
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<br />Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-75189749271177245482017-07-10T01:42:00.000-07:002017-07-10T02:23:43.308-07:00Little Stint at Stockyard PointAbout two weeks ago, I went to Stockyard Point to find "Syd" the SIPO (South Island Pied Oystercatcher), a mega rare bird from New Zealand that had somehow ended up in Australia. I returned home with some photos and a great sense of satisfaction. But the very next day, another rare bird was reported from the exact same location. This time it was a Little Stint. Not as rare and mega as the SIPO, but still quite a good bird and one that I have dipped on previously. I was extremely gripped, and checked through all of my previous day's photos to see if I had inadvertently photographed the Little Stint, but of course, I hadn't!<br />
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15 days after the initial report, I finally managed to make my way to Stockyard Point and look for the Little Stint. I was unable to go earlier due to work commitments, and after work finished I went on an awesome and much anticipated family holiday. Luckily, the bird had been sighted pretty much every day since the initial report. <br />
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I arrived at the Jam Jerrup car park around 11:15 and started the long walk to Stockyard Point. I was hoping that there might be a few other birders around, because I wasn't overly keen on trying to pick out a Little Stint on my own. I have red-green colourblindness, and have particular difficulty with reds. And this bird is best found by looking for exactly those colours that my eyes have trouble seeing. But the car park was empty, and I had the place all to myself.<br />
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The walk to the point is not that far, really, but it can be a tad tricky. Eventually I reached the point and sat for a rest and a drink of water, and began waiting for the waders to come in and roost at high tide. After about an hour or so, in they came in their 100s. Then I realised just how tricky this was going to be. I had to try and pick a single bird from a much larger group of extremely similar looking small birds, where the only noticeable difference is colour, and I'm colourblind. And I'd have to get close enough to do this without flushing them. Dang!<br />
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The birds landed in two groups. One at the point, and one further around closer to a bay with mangroves. I went for the group closer to the mangroves, and after a few quick scans from distance, found nothing. I started to creep in closer, and have another look. And then, pretty much right in front of me, I found it. And I found it because it was a different colour. Yes, colourblind me found a bird using colour. I took a ton of photos, but the birds suddenly flushed. I hadn't even moved, but I guess that's waders for you. They all moved to the point where I was able to find the Little Stint again, but it was mixed in with a bunch of Red-necked Stints and not showing very well. Of course there was plenty of other waders to photograph as well!<br />
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I didn't stay long after finding the Little Stint, and had to wade through some shallow water to get back to the car park. I also managed to scratch my arm, and it bled quite a bit. I arrived back at the car, cold, wet, bleeding, and ecstatic. All worth it to see such a beautiful bird. The last one that was reported in Victoria was only seen over two days, and certainly not by me - I was there on the third day with about 20 other disappointed birders. This bird seems to be sticking around though, and has been seen regularly for a few weeks now. Lifer #394, Victorian bird #314, and bird species photograph #350. Woo-hoo!!<br />
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Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-18392511905925951372017-06-24T17:26:00.003-07:002017-06-25T15:29:56.003-07:00An Amazing Day Birding at Stockyard PointAn incredibly rare vagrant bird has turned up at Stockyard Point near Jam Jerrup in Victoria, and it has an interesting backstory. Colloquially known as "Syd the SIPO" (South Island Pied Oystercatcher), this bird caused a lot of commotion when it was seen at Broadwater Beach in New South Wales in January 2017. It was identified as a New Zealand native South Island Pied Oystercatcher due to its short legs and long, thin bill. However, it had a leg flag that indicated that it was banded at Stockyard Point in 2016, where it was mis-identified as an Australian Pied Oystercatcher. This meant that although it had been in Victoria in 2016, nobody knew that there had been a SIPO in Victoria because it wasn't identified as one when it was banded. Many of us Victorians hoped that it might return to Westernport Bay, and on Sunday 18th June, local birding guide and expert birder Simon Star located Syd back at Stockyard Point. This bird is the first ever SIPO recorded in Victoria.<br />
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Throughout the week, many, many birders twitched Syd. And throughout the week I resisted the temptation to take a day off work and go and find it for myself! I had a strong feeling that it would stick around for a while, and luckily I was right! On Saturday 26 June I left home feeling very excited, but of course also a bit nervous because when it comes to finding birds, there are no guarantees!<br />
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I parked at the car park in Jam Jerrup and began the long walk to the point, where I found the expected horde of birders already looking at the SIPO. It took all of three seconds to find it, get dodgy photos, and then do a little lifer dance. Much later in the day, I got better photos, as Syd had moved in much closer and the sun even came out!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Island Pied Oystercatcher (left) with Australian Pied Oystercatcher</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Island Pied Oystercatcher (right) showing leg band 1N</td></tr>
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But the excitement didn't stop with Syd the SIPO. There were soooo many over-wintering migratory waders that it was hard to believe. And the diversity of species, including a few rarities, was staggering.<br />
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When I arrived, many waders had already come in to roost, including large numbers of Double-banded Plovers (some showing a lot of colour), Red-necked Stints, Curlew Sandpipers and quite a few Red Knot. Many people were looking for a Terek Sandpiper, but local birding superstar Tim Nickholds eventually picked it out from the masses. It did show itself a few more times throughout the day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double-banded Plover</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double-banded Plover</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Knot showing some breeding colour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Knot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mostly Red Knots, with a few Curlew Sandpipers and Double-banded Plovers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terek Sandpiper (showing distinctive yellow legs)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Six Species in this photo: Double-banded Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Red-capped Plover, Terek Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Red Knot</td></tr>
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Then, as if a Terek Sandpiper and coloured-up Red Knots wasn't enough, someone spotted a flock of Eastern Curlew flying in. I aimed the camera at them, instantly noticed a much smaller bird, and started to get very excited. It was a Whimbrel, a bird that I have seen before, but never in my home state of Victoria. A Whimbrel is a difficult bird to see in Victoria, but it was even more incredible to see one in the middle of winter! I only managed a few distant photos before it was gone, but I was very happy to get them!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavily cropped, crappy photo of a Whimbrel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whimbrel (centre) amongst some Eastern Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwit</td></tr>
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At the same time, a large flock of Bar-tailed Godwits was flying around. Both the Eastern Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwit flocks landed, but the Whimbrel was not seen again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar-tailed Godwit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Curlew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, and a lone Australian Pied Oystercatcher</td></tr>
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Eventually the tide went out enough, and I decided to make my way back to the car. I had seen a mega rare vagrant South Island Pied Oystercatcher, and an incredible array of over-wintering migratory waders. It was one of the most amazing birding experiences I have ever had.<br />
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Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-28912669561653579222017-03-31T19:46:00.001-07:002017-06-24T17:47:05.672-07:00Sawflies at Woodlands Historic ParkIn recent visits to Woodlands Historic Park I've found a few different types of sawfly larvae, as well as two adults, one of which looked to be laying eggs...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ID unknown, maybe Perga sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ID unknown, maybe Perga sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think these are Lophyrotoma interrupta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think these are Lophyrotoma interrupta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think these are Lophyrotoma interrupta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think these are Lophyrotoma interrupta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unidentified sawfly species</td></tr>
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<br />Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-2184802690708408522017-03-31T02:04:00.000-07:002017-06-24T17:35:41.740-07:00Mistletoe Moth (Comocrus behri) caterpillarsAbout a month ago (24/2/2017), I found some freshly hatched caterpillars on a low hanging mistletoe at Woodlands Historic Park. I had seen and photographed an adult Mistletoe Moth (Comocrus behri) nearby a few weeks before that, and considering the host plant, I wondered if these were Mistletoe Moth caterpillars.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">February 24 2017</td></tr>
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I could not find any photos of the early instars of the Mistletoe Moth caterpillar, so I decided that I would head back each week to see these caterpillars develop. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 4 2017</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 11 2017</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 17 2017</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 17 2017</td></tr>
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Then, on March 23 2017, I came upon a dilemma. I found three obvious Mistletoe Moth caterpillars, but there were still about ten of the green-ish caterpillars I had been observing. It seemed as if the caterpillars I had been observing were something else.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 23 2017</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mistletoe Moth caterpillar (Comocrus behri) March 23 2017</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mistletoe Moth caterpillar (Comocrus behri) March 23 2017</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mistletoe Moth caterpillar (Comocrus behri) March 23 2017</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mistletoe Moth caterpillar (Comocrus behri) March 23 2017</td></tr>
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So I went back one week later for another look. This time I found six
Mistletoe Moth caterpillars, and only one of the original type
caterpillars.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mistletoe Moth caterpillar (Comocrus behri) March 30 2017</td></tr>
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My suspicion that the caterpillars I have been following were Mistletoe Moth caterpillars (Comocrus behri) turned out to be wrong. The caterpillars I had been following were in fact caterpillars of the Red-spotted Jezebel butterfly (<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">Delias aganippe). It was great to get back for a few weeks and observe their progress. </span></span><br />
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Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-1489685208803630372017-03-22T18:52:00.000-07:002017-03-22T18:55:27.712-07:00Oechalia schellenbergiiI recently found some information about Predatory Shield Bugs (Oechalia schellenbergii) and to my surprise discovered that some photos that I have taken and could not identify were in fact different development stages of this insect. It also turns out that I had photographed the eggs of this species as well. I was very happy to solve a bunch of identification problems, but I never expected them to be the same species!<br />
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Overall I think I have photographed six stages - eggs, 2nd instar, 3rd instar, 4th instar, 5th instar and adult.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug eggs (Oechalia schellenbergii)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug 2nd instar (Oechalia schellenbergii)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug 3rd instar (Oechalia schellenbergii)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug 4th instar (Oechalia schellenbergii)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug 5th instar (Oechalia schellenbergii)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug 5th instar (Oechalia schellenbergii)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cBLaHU_zPXZgDS5vySQGH8ekJjmbQbH2WTGdDoXRdgIVmQEK5HC4peiTq-Sai28Z9Qh2kwXy4XL24bqXtTV7D0Xo1aNnglWwtkUUKq7-CXR89SdwN9PJHgBDEiCBlUrrfpsi3FhR4bo/s1600/stink-bug-2017-01-18-woodlands-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cBLaHU_zPXZgDS5vySQGH8ekJjmbQbH2WTGdDoXRdgIVmQEK5HC4peiTq-Sai28Z9Qh2kwXy4XL24bqXtTV7D0Xo1aNnglWwtkUUKq7-CXR89SdwN9PJHgBDEiCBlUrrfpsi3FhR4bo/s640/stink-bug-2017-01-18-woodlands-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug 5th instar (Oechalia schellenbergii)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug adult (Oechalia schellenbergii)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug adult (Oechalia schellenbergi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug adult (Oechalia schellenbergi</td></tr>
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Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-4959658740807927202017-02-10T19:11:00.002-08:002017-02-10T19:11:29.507-08:00Exploring Brimbank ParkA few weeks ago I decided to make more of an effort to explore Brimbank Park. It's quite close to home, but I hardly ever go there. I've been focusing on trying to see what insects and spiders I can find, and to my surprise, I've found quite a few! Here's some of the more interesting finds from several visits of the past few weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Flower Wasp (Austroscolia soror)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHrwV62Cf-OGBWo59G9ZXlt_rdYLhcqCJRVSEESiFG_MfH8IqaxtD5N6b9OmSeqyRK_92e1j1UeVwJjYW40DFicV8If3KDRs7oCl_J1jqfCljdjeyvU5kYynSfK1jH7EJrxTQv-xfomo/s1600/flower-wasp-2017-02-04-brimbank-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHrwV62Cf-OGBWo59G9ZXlt_rdYLhcqCJRVSEESiFG_MfH8IqaxtD5N6b9OmSeqyRK_92e1j1UeVwJjYW40DFicV8If3KDRs7oCl_J1jqfCljdjeyvU5kYynSfK1jH7EJrxTQv-xfomo/s640/flower-wasp-2017-02-04-brimbank-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laeviscolia frontalis frontalis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abispa sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spider Wasp, possibly Cryptocheilus sp. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spider Wasp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Darkling Beetle (Ecnolagria grandis)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7dJ0Agfapo-ZgzdbM-JxB8AYVsCtr-RkqppotE2diOGpPFLIwoRRF2J3dIno-klbpDRmNGPYvV-94R6tkgDYxkUT4xY_37PbHG7yK8nCYvd0S8njALbjmmEFTZgT4WgB14Y9eByodag/s1600/fiddler-beetle-2017-01-29-brimbank-2-upd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7dJ0Agfapo-ZgzdbM-JxB8AYVsCtr-RkqppotE2diOGpPFLIwoRRF2J3dIno-klbpDRmNGPYvV-94R6tkgDYxkUT4xY_37PbHG7yK8nCYvd0S8njALbjmmEFTZgT4WgB14Y9eByodag/s640/fiddler-beetle-2017-01-29-brimbank-2-upd.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiddler Beetle (Eupoecila australasiae)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-nosed Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma rhipidium)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrobiger splendidus </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weevil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weevil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notius depressus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dictyotus conspicuus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurymeloides punctata</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheoak Moth (Pernattia pusilla)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trichiocercus sparshalli</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spectrotrota fimbrialis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dysbatus sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two-tailed Spider (Tamopsis sp.)</td></tr>
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Thanks to all the wonderful people at NatureShare from some of the IDs.<br />
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Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-68106260933851764732017-02-04T13:36:00.002-08:002017-02-04T13:36:41.673-08:00Passionvine HopperI got very lucky photographing a Passionvine Hopper (Scolypopa australis) recently. It was one of those rare occasionas where a photo went completely according to plan!<br />
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<br />Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-45548341036575348052017-01-25T18:46:00.005-08:002017-01-25T18:50:59.015-08:00Exploring a few locations around SeymourI 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!<br />
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I did find a few things to photograph, although I was more intent on looking for PBQ than taking photos...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Nephila edulis)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unidentified beetle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Treecreeper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-plumed Honeyeater</td></tr>
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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.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Botany Bay Weevil, Chrysolopus spectabilis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Botany Bay Weevil, Chrysolopus spectabilis</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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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!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clerid Beetle, Eleale pulcher</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clerid Beetle, Eleale sp. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unidentified Longicorn Beetle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some amorous Lycid-mimic Longicorn Beetles, Stenoderus suturalis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mor amorous Longicorn Beetles</td></tr>
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Mangalroe eBird checklist: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33919991" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33919991</a><br />
Seymour Bushland Park eBird checklist: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33920007" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33920007</a><br />
Seymour River Walk eBird checklist: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33920033" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33920033</a><br />
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Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-41154127674261817212017-01-19T00:41:00.003-08:002017-01-19T00:41:58.538-08:00GrasshoppersI've fond quite a few grasshoppers while out and about lately. They can be quite tricky to photograph. First, you have to find one that doesn't hop away as soon as you see it, which is quite a rare thing. Then, I like to lay on the ground and slowly wiggle forwards until I'm close enough for a photo. With this technique I've been getting more and more photos, as well as some gravel rash on my elbows!<br />
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So far I've only identified two species, and still I'm working on the rest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Gumleaf Grasshopper (Goniaea australasiae) </td></tr>
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<br />Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-54260618946190446072017-01-19T00:31:00.001-08:002017-01-19T00:31:46.454-08:00Mistletoe Moth (Comocrus behri)Last week I was lucky enough to stumble upon two Mistletoe Moth caterpillars at Greater Bendigo National Park (Kamarooka), and then just a few days later I found an adult at Woodlands Historic Park that sat still for a few seconds.<br />
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<br />Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-1726607983442276272017-01-11T01:00:00.001-08:002017-01-11T01:00:48.143-08:00A Lazy Day at the Western Treatment PlantBeing a teacher is hard work. It's a tough job, but it certainly has some rewards. Well, one main reward. Holidays. Big stinking long holidays. Usually I like to travel a bit during the holidays, with long drives to places that I wouldn't usually get to visit. But these holidays I've been staying closer to home. And the best bird-watching place close to home is the Western Treatment Plant, so that's where I went today!<br />
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I decided to check the T-section first, as this is a great location for damseflies. I planned to mainly focus on birds, but I really do like the challenge of photographing damsels. They are fast, difficult to focus on, and fly away before you can get close enough to get a photo. But as soon as I drove in, I saw another birder who alerted me to the fact that he had seen two Plumed Whistling-ducks just a few minutes before I got there. I was VERY keen to see them as well. I've seen them in Queensland and in the Northern Territory, but never in my home state of Victoria. Unfortunately they were not where they had been seen. Luckily, I did find them on the next pond across, but with distant views only. I went back to get in the car and drive around for a better view and a better photo, but by then everything had been put up by a circling Swamp Harrier. Still, I managed a crappy record photo...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plumed Whistling-duck (with some Grey Teal)</td></tr>
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I stayed at the T-section long enough to get some photos of the damselflies. They played nice and a few of them actually styaed still long enough for me to get a nice photo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Ringtail (Austrolestes annulosus) </td></tr>
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I then moved on to the Western Lagoons to try and find a Terek Sandpiper, with no success. There were a lot of waders around, but I couldn't pick out anything too interesting amongst them. I did manage to find a pair of Glossy Ibis, plus a few more subjects for the telephoto lens.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Thornbill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Skylark</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden-headed Cisticola</td></tr>
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Then I decided to head to the Beach Road Rocks. I made a slight detour along the way to check out an area known as the Banded Lapwing Paddock, where of course I had a quick and unsuccessful look for some Banded Lapwing. There was, however, a very nice Horsfield's Bushlark sitting on the fence of the paddock.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horsfield's Bushlark</td></tr>
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I arrived at the Beach Road Rocks to find the tide very high. There was at least a thousand waders present, many of them standing on top of a thick layer of floating seaweed, bobbing up and down as the waves rolled in. This, of course, made them quite difficult to pick through, because the more that I looked at them, the more I started to feel seasick. I really do have a weak stomach! I managed to find a few Red Knot amongst the masses of Curlew Sadnpipers and Red-necked Stints.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curlew Sandpiper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Knot (centre, profile view) with Red-necked Stints and Curlew Sandpipers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-necked Stint</td></tr>
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Then it was time to go. On the way out, I found an area that had a lot of Striped Ladybird, including quite a few larvae. I snapped a few photos of them, and then headed home. It was a good day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striped Ladybird (Micraspis frenata) larvae</td></tr>
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Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-83936857721790140082017-01-09T16:00:00.001-08:002017-01-09T16:00:23.689-08:00Macro photography at Woodlands Historic ParkWoodlands Historic Park, located on the urban fringe of Melbourne near Tullamarine Airport, is a wonderful place to visit for any field naturalist. I usually spend my time there looking for birds, but at this time of year I tend to focus on much smaller subjects. Here's some of the macro photos I managed to take today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iridomyrmex sp. ant, worker caste</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iridomyrmex sp. ant, soldier caste</td></tr>
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By far the most commonly seen insect at Woodlands are these Iridomyrmex sp.ants. They can often be found tending to Eurymeloides pulchra treehoppers, a lovely example of symbiosis.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurymeloides pulchra with Iridomyrmex sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurymeloides pulchra </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsSN_xxDZWecb0V8uiGUc2FCK0LuyLUPptNWPucRzBQcyucmH4SHUfdap2-4nT22_q4tgRtjfMkHr3wfn4lSVLfUgKKvtyVGB6-MJ7nTbAP742en6W7ARcLCCVxQdclLQ_YSSQMcDuBs/s1600/treehopper-2017-01-09-woodlands-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsSN_xxDZWecb0V8uiGUc2FCK0LuyLUPptNWPucRzBQcyucmH4SHUfdap2-4nT22_q4tgRtjfMkHr3wfn4lSVLfUgKKvtyVGB6-MJ7nTbAP742en6W7ARcLCCVxQdclLQ_YSSQMcDuBs/s640/treehopper-2017-01-09-woodlands-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurymeloides pulchra with Iridomyrmex sp.</td></tr>
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Today I also found another type of treehopper being tended by ants. I think this they are Sextius virescens, but I haven't yet got an ID for the small ants.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58CEL1ZeJeie4Xm5EeryO8478oCG1LCWZMq8fdam-YSp4WZQGkph80pKD8VtJZ0eZiLx5MyTt5RGipqVf9QM4PCcM-cBcX6ZK5GexdgP88RfZIXaePvAYWr41MhPN25c7NNMh4G5uV74/s1600/hopper-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58CEL1ZeJeie4Xm5EeryO8478oCG1LCWZMq8fdam-YSp4WZQGkph80pKD8VtJZ0eZiLx5MyTt5RGipqVf9QM4PCcM-cBcX6ZK5GexdgP88RfZIXaePvAYWr41MhPN25c7NNMh4G5uV74/s640/hopper-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sextius virescens</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY7KeacppOgAogyGqXxOr5pgGlTohqL-0pTvtpBD9E9wmJ3dud-lPtEcT8vRox6tKm8yuavmBtyFnY0ijCSEVxVFu8Kx1-5qorWIVu5tGJwqWqJ3TYZUtddpZtnYxsyM1sj0LtCs4lBU/s1600/hopper-2017-01-09-woodlands-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY7KeacppOgAogyGqXxOr5pgGlTohqL-0pTvtpBD9E9wmJ3dud-lPtEcT8vRox6tKm8yuavmBtyFnY0ijCSEVxVFu8Kx1-5qorWIVu5tGJwqWqJ3TYZUtddpZtnYxsyM1sj0LtCs4lBU/s640/hopper-2017-01-09-woodlands-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sextius virescens</td></tr>
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Also present in the warmer months are a variety of beetles and weevils. I'm always quite thrilled when I see a weevil, as they are such amazing little creatures.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UqDs1TTMv8_pL_VQChcFWiIMwj3aYUsmLAZmXU5A29i_bTkZoCjRFRbNcJUHpfCes5LlNei5ivP5vNfFGPU3tT_VlxKDroPGwnTwOdLeRb8P7o3hgLqrJKJskBXiHB54P5hb-fuOc0s/s1600/Calomela-satelles-2017-01-09-woodlands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UqDs1TTMv8_pL_VQChcFWiIMwj3aYUsmLAZmXU5A29i_bTkZoCjRFRbNcJUHpfCes5LlNei5ivP5vNfFGPU3tT_VlxKDroPGwnTwOdLeRb8P7o3hgLqrJKJskBXiHB54P5hb-fuOc0s/s640/Calomela-satelles-2017-01-09-woodlands.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calomela satelles</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zCc2fZfe6G_XVtCKbvNJUfQKGg7fW-Lka8Pv9nuFr1-JMZqWVdo0ZHQBADs9OojW8x4eu9ZDAGMI-NOXGZhbXyoygIbn5UUchuHwNwNarXjetrDzqLj8b4g4cAkxQj63wZZzIpMnY3g/s1600/darkling-beetle-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zCc2fZfe6G_XVtCKbvNJUfQKGg7fW-Lka8Pv9nuFr1-JMZqWVdo0ZHQBADs9OojW8x4eu9ZDAGMI-NOXGZhbXyoygIbn5UUchuHwNwNarXjetrDzqLj8b4g4cAkxQj63wZZzIpMnY3g/s640/darkling-beetle-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darkling Beetle, Ecnolagria grandis</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0uVA8PzbTjLnC4hMbiOhkxR9rc_Q0A0zhfMDyFeoyLNO206GL0xtmFdAw7rgc_eZaLhyphenhyphenwfuwyfv0cZmqMDK0W9pAbaLBo_HA-CGpMY41epMKP9ra1gjqY0LRT05jVL0MjG5VeKwM21s/s1600/darkling-beetle-2017-01-09-woodlands-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0uVA8PzbTjLnC4hMbiOhkxR9rc_Q0A0zhfMDyFeoyLNO206GL0xtmFdAw7rgc_eZaLhyphenhyphenwfuwyfv0cZmqMDK0W9pAbaLBo_HA-CGpMY41epMKP9ra1gjqY0LRT05jVL0MjG5VeKwM21s/s640/darkling-beetle-2017-01-09-woodlands-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darkling Beetle, Ecnolagria grandis</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-PY66u1JxzjfQDTMCYuZ_ufxlta3eZOfCDwViFTRZZrDiiK1fSlGvSC5iC6xhDMmzP8slw3hNmgPOfA2vWI4IMqDViOdGvT1-Z9gJ4NfLV-v_EIEnVQzLOe89fRB2MfjXE8Ws5Dien4/s1600/longicorn-Ancita-sp-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-PY66u1JxzjfQDTMCYuZ_ufxlta3eZOfCDwViFTRZZrDiiK1fSlGvSC5iC6xhDMmzP8slw3hNmgPOfA2vWI4IMqDViOdGvT1-Z9gJ4NfLV-v_EIEnVQzLOe89fRB2MfjXE8Ws5Dien4/s640/longicorn-Ancita-sp-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Longicorn Beetle, Ancita sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJe9QCUA7vEi5loHE8TmC5jtdoN-ywkSXFDrzMq16Xcnj4BQBtN8CsUD38-8p_DsbM6P4FEDmO2O5PSXWA6W01dC5gi-aAdoetNvWWpm4FNwRFj8s6d6E71aI8XDp8BLXHzrq77SAeYUo/s1600/longicorn-Ancita-sp-2017-01-09-woodlands-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJe9QCUA7vEi5loHE8TmC5jtdoN-ywkSXFDrzMq16Xcnj4BQBtN8CsUD38-8p_DsbM6P4FEDmO2O5PSXWA6W01dC5gi-aAdoetNvWWpm4FNwRFj8s6d6E71aI8XDp8BLXHzrq77SAeYUo/s640/longicorn-Ancita-sp-2017-01-09-woodlands-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Longicorn Beetle, Ancita sp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_ZzR2tkhgO6HPwo2F9BSi8DcRhpHIBVg1rNVHXGjteHtWAqvfxbIqYl0BkWuLuNwhoT0oCBL0kiovrByA0QTxAahJYW-pa9c6yAyk3t8f1mXwWkwqmPZTxw-b_z6BW9cOAnX-1en2JA/s1600/lycid-2017-0109-woodlands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_ZzR2tkhgO6HPwo2F9BSi8DcRhpHIBVg1rNVHXGjteHtWAqvfxbIqYl0BkWuLuNwhoT0oCBL0kiovrByA0QTxAahJYW-pa9c6yAyk3t8f1mXwWkwqmPZTxw-b_z6BW9cOAnX-1en2JA/s640/lycid-2017-0109-woodlands.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-nosed Lycid Beetle, Porrostoma rhipidium</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm8gfOnwsuFt-NrIBsAvYKXwH1twkyfOwAFtsXPjwuhc77ml0kAOFUAtHNONMIPtWnnkGw_OIZ4clWxOmu5fG7HW8y_lkl5Mfr-cm5bFyUYaX7hJJlQLAH43xuVATdBrcvq7aHjlJT2A/s1600/plague-soldier-beetle-2017-01-09-woodlands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm8gfOnwsuFt-NrIBsAvYKXwH1twkyfOwAFtsXPjwuhc77ml0kAOFUAtHNONMIPtWnnkGw_OIZ4clWxOmu5fG7HW8y_lkl5Mfr-cm5bFyUYaX7hJJlQLAH43xuVATdBrcvq7aHjlJT2A/s640/plague-soldier-beetle-2017-01-09-woodlands.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plague Soldier Beetle, Chauliognathus lugubris</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFBhZ_4IqKoi2shX6mAPzRfKJfM031RYyPWkQyFcVeXtmE9AnzCbV6j_pyxWVkkghCbUrQnU9o7ONcazKtevqqFP8NKF_e4vwS8-KjaKY1Qf-mQdT556KwnUk1N2_I6qSoKwlg95QBoY/s1600/weevil-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFBhZ_4IqKoi2shX6mAPzRfKJfM031RYyPWkQyFcVeXtmE9AnzCbV6j_pyxWVkkghCbUrQnU9o7ONcazKtevqqFP8NKF_e4vwS8-KjaKY1Qf-mQdT556KwnUk1N2_I6qSoKwlg95QBoY/s640/weevil-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-nosed Weevil, Rhinotia hemisticta</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rapPOQhNVB4Y-guCW1TWVk3TtHozcT4JsGR4uxgfcE-DDFmX27pz_-ZZ8Ac2cOZdVG_NctX8TG7Fn37lShsvDFxRwzPbyp6HT3soxaQgX3Kgzl0mf8zLRKi1D1peVFALHVQpddyqFaA/s1600/weevil-2017-01-09-woodlands-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rapPOQhNVB4Y-guCW1TWVk3TtHozcT4JsGR4uxgfcE-DDFmX27pz_-ZZ8Ac2cOZdVG_NctX8TG7Fn37lShsvDFxRwzPbyp6HT3soxaQgX3Kgzl0mf8zLRKi1D1peVFALHVQpddyqFaA/s640/weevil-2017-01-09-woodlands-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhinotia sp., possibly also Rhinotia hemisticta</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiwcZvjtL5NHyi1nOnq3m7qQ2VV7cZPJkW_-IVS1V8UFuMW3qmiYHn6k1D_3ra9x-KSxmh1A7hr9oERGUHATWiRMBwrvqP0ARoKLmNN-i_lvIGGw3iQ41acfrg8Ll0Zp_oBHRhJGVRI0/s1600/weevil-2017-01-09-woodlands-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiwcZvjtL5NHyi1nOnq3m7qQ2VV7cZPJkW_-IVS1V8UFuMW3qmiYHn6k1D_3ra9x-KSxmh1A7hr9oERGUHATWiRMBwrvqP0ARoKLmNN-i_lvIGGw3iQ41acfrg8Ll0Zp_oBHRhJGVRI0/s640/weevil-2017-01-09-woodlands-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhinotia sp., possibly also Rhinotia hemisticta</td></tr>
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There were also an array of butterflies and moths, although most of them were way too fast for my camera on this occasion.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmGZ2DJFXKeDymOwxSdKvAi5ddnJyeQpv4-ADjw-b-HVICA9oFXgTZ5EiDDxU9e24avGMTDTJBtyoCFL8PdyHtCWOS0VfEbWF2BlZefxYZ4inMaM7Mt8SHtZxBvjWdm8ohGaSPToBlY0/s1600/grass-butterfly-2017-01-09-woodlands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmGZ2DJFXKeDymOwxSdKvAi5ddnJyeQpv4-ADjw-b-HVICA9oFXgTZ5EiDDxU9e24avGMTDTJBtyoCFL8PdyHtCWOS0VfEbWF2BlZefxYZ4inMaM7Mt8SHtZxBvjWdm8ohGaSPToBlY0/s640/grass-butterfly-2017-01-09-woodlands.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Grass-blue Butterfly, Zizina labradus labradus </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3-vyivT1aS902rVntJlnxV6LZaBXBcdk_x_MdC18hyMRku7aRNmOk9UwDCW2T-OeI1hWJ4JXAZtxK3-IUni3g89Mtbd6O8skQtX8r-iPs3RRqpMrC68tVoxcapOaKa2pXFjr03YdjuY/s1600/cat-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3-vyivT1aS902rVntJlnxV6LZaBXBcdk_x_MdC18hyMRku7aRNmOk9UwDCW2T-OeI1hWJ4JXAZtxK3-IUni3g89Mtbd6O8skQtX8r-iPs3RRqpMrC68tVoxcapOaKa2pXFjr03YdjuY/s640/cat-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four-spotted Cup Moth, Doratifera quadriguttata</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFHGs6noByt4cdbNoGElI8nGMUsv06qj4DK0cM72Q5ZsSuQVzWUPJoH6Roi_yhSHurPgpPUwgkeBjt2iZKCsNNFwUnpaT2wHFYs8CRD_9TYC2JTmFG95OWozjwfQh_WNk29jnpGXKARM/s1600/cat-2017-01-09-woodlands-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFHGs6noByt4cdbNoGElI8nGMUsv06qj4DK0cM72Q5ZsSuQVzWUPJoH6Roi_yhSHurPgpPUwgkeBjt2iZKCsNNFwUnpaT2wHFYs8CRD_9TYC2JTmFG95OWozjwfQh_WNk29jnpGXKARM/s640/cat-2017-01-09-woodlands-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four-spotted Cup Moth, Doratifera quadriguttata</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5Le6TwJ471cXm58TfA7e25xDIgWid_GNqoZq5ORlECpctHikPHCGA6jtWkYtMLrNyt57L1rwVhEVGxisSxr_KC9gEw3XoMvj2WzLl06joRL20u3GSSVCjrYakLMOcUr3VX_0xpnY07E/s1600/moth-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5Le6TwJ471cXm58TfA7e25xDIgWid_GNqoZq5ORlECpctHikPHCGA6jtWkYtMLrNyt57L1rwVhEVGxisSxr_KC9gEw3XoMvj2WzLl06joRL20u3GSSVCjrYakLMOcUr3VX_0xpnY07E/s640/moth-2017-01-09-woodlands-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chlorocoma stereota</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unidentified moth</td></tr>
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I also came across what I thought was a Plecia sp. fly, but someone on Bowerbird.org.au identified it as Cabasa pulchella, a type of robber fly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabasa pulchella</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabasa pulchella</td></tr>
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Overall, I had a wonderful morning at Woodlands as I wandered around with the macro lens. Some of the gum trees had flower buds as well, which means that I'll need to get back when they are in flower to see what they have attracted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robber Fly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grasshopper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predatory Shield Bug, Oechalia schellenbergii</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Araneus circulissparsus</td></tr>
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<br />Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-21040852807161922542017-01-04T19:57:00.003-08:002017-01-04T19:57:46.491-08:00Looking fror a bird, found an adorable echidna!I went to Riddells Creek today to try and find a Diamond Dove that has been recently reported by a few birders. The wild status of this bird is completely unknown. It could well be an aviary escapee, but it is certainly behaving like a wild bird. I eventually found it after a good, long search, and only saw it for a few seconds before it was gone. Luckily my camera takes about 7 frames per second, so I managed to get some distant but identifiable photos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diamond Dove</td></tr>
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I then moved on to nearby Mount Macedon, a place that I sometimes visit with my family, and a place that I always find at least one Flame Robin.<br />
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Then, on the way home, I saw a prickly looking lump out of the car window. I piled on the brakes, raced out of the car, and spent about 20 minutes with this amazing echidna. I have not seen one in the wild for a long time, and it was an absolute joy to see and photograph this one!<br />
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Bird Watchers, who usually preferred to be called Birders, or on occasion
"Bird Nerds", are a diverse group who approach their chosen interest
with varying levels of intensity. Some are very causal with their birding and
simply enjoy seeing a few birds every now and then. Others are insanely
dedicated twitchers who religiously track down every single avian species that
they can find. I find myself somewhere towards the insanely dedicated end of
the range, but with a measured sense of reservation that keeps me in check.
However, each year on January 1 I tend to go a bit crazy...</div>
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For some of us that keep a "year list", January 1 is a special
day. It's a chance to start the year list with a bang. For three years in a row
now, I have embarked on a "big birding day" on January 1 where I have
tried to record as many species as possible. This year I was hoping to record
at least 100 species for the day, so I was more focused on ‘ticking’ species than
I was on photographing them. </div>
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My big day started at 4:30am when
my alarm rang and I forced myself awake. I had stayed up to see in the new
year, and didn't get to sleep until 1:30am
when the noise from the neighbours ended. Three hours sleep wouldn't usually be
enough, but I had birds to see! I was backing the car out of the driveway around
5:15am, after some strong coffee and
a quick wait to make sure that I really was awake. My first destination was
Anglesea, although I did a very slight detour to get some breakfast at
McDonalds where I saw my first bird for the year – a male House Sparrow sitting
in a shrub right where I ate my breakfast.</div>
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I arrived at Eumeralla Flora Reserve at about 6:30am.
I walked to a place where I have seen and photographed Southern Emu-wren in the
past, but could not locate any. In fact, I couldn’t locate very much at all. It
was still a bit cold, and it was raining very slightly. Perhaps the birds were
waiting for the weather to improve before coming out for the day. I stayed for
a while, listening carefully to hear the soft calls of the Southern Emu-wren,
but could only hear the similar sounding Superb Fairywren. I left to explore
more locations, but as soon as I started to move off I heard something. Something
familiar. Something that got me very excited. It was a Chestnut-rumped
Heathwren. I eventually worked out exactly where the call was coming from, but
unfortunately it was from behind the fence of the waste treatment plant. I have
encountered this species a few times in the past where they proved extremely
difficult to even see, let alone photograph. I decided to be happy (very happy)
with a heard-only tick, and pushed on to another Southern Emu-wren location to
try my luck there.</div>
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I eventually found a small group of Southern Emu-wren, but they were very
shy, and I could only see one that was staying very low in the vegetation. I
was happy to add them to the list, but I would have very much liked a photo. As
I moved on, I flushed a Brush Bronzewing that I was very happy to add to my list,
before time got the better of me and I decided to move on. On the way out I saw
a Striated Fieldwren, and even managed to get a photo. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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My next stop was at Point Roadknight where I hoped to see a Hooded Plover.
And I did. Quite an easy tick, but one that I am always very cautious of. I am
far more concerned for the welfare of the birds that I am seeing than for my
need to see them. As an endangered species, Hooded Plovers have needed our
protection, and the volunteers that guard the nesting sites do amazing work. I
found a Hooded Plover quite easily, but took my photo from a distance knowing that
I could crop the photo. I also spent a moment enjoying the roosting Silver
Gulls and Crested Terns, both common birds, but of course both still beautiful. </div>
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The third location for the day was Anglesea Heath, one of my favourite
birding destinations. And the heath was full of birds, with calls coming from
all directions at once. I saw and heard a lot, and had some close encounters
with beautiful Blue-winged Parrots. </div>
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I also found some subjects for the macro lens, although I was expecting to see a lot more insects about in the heath. In fact, there weren't very many at all.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magpie Moth, Nyctemera amicus</td></tr>
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After birding for some time around Coalmine
Road, I drove to the Anglesea Landfill and Transfer
Station (also simply known as the tip) and sat in the car until I heard a Forest Raven.
I’ve found that if you wait long enough, one will fly by eventually. Luckily, I
only needed to wait for about five minutes until I heard two! I started the car,
and moved on.
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Point Addis was my next stop. Rufous Bristlebird was the target. Usually, I
find them quite easily. They tend to move around the edge of the car park, sometimes
coming well out into full view where in the past I have managed to get some
great photos. I parked the car back a bit so that I could see the whole area,
and waited. And waited. And waited. After about twenty minutes, I eventually heard
one calling from the scrub surrounding the car park. I waited for it to come
out, but unfortunately it didn’t. I waited for a few more minutes before being
content enough with a heard only tick for the day and moved on.</div>
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My next stop (after getting petrol and some lunch) was at the You Yangs. I headed straight to the Western Plantation where I found a few more species for the day, including a female Scarlet Robin and some very vocal Australian Ravens, an unexpected bird for this location. However, I couldn't find either of the birds that I went there to find: Rainbow Bee-eater and Buff-rumped Thornbill (I usually find them there quite easily). Just as I was leaving, a Brown Goshawk soared overhead, being pursued by an angry Willie-wagtail. </div>
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My next stop was at Serendip Sanctuary, where I was greeted by two Purple-crowned Lorikeet calling from the trees in the car park. Unfortunately the ponds at Serendip were all dry. Bone dry. I did find a small group of Magpie Geese in one of the paddocks, but usually at this time of year there are 100s of them. </div>
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My final destination for the day was the Western Treatment Plant, one of the best birding locations in all of Australia. There have been some really nice migratory waders at the treatment plant recently, so I was hoping to add them to my list. I had timed my arrival well, as it was just on high tide when I got there. I went to the Beach Road rocks to look for the waders, expecting an army of birders to be there, but I was amazed to find that I was the only one. I made my way down to the rocks where I found some Australian Pied Osyetrcatchers and a range of terns, but only one small group of waders present. Amongst them was a Red-necked Phalarope, a rare vagrant that I've been seeing reliably at the treatment plant for a few months now. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian Pied Oystercatcher</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged Black Tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-necked Phalarope with some Red-necked Stints</td></tr>
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I drove to Point Kirk to see if the waders were there, but again found only a very small group of Red-necked Stints. There was another birder there who told me that all of the waders flew from the beach a few hours before I got there, and nobody seems to know where they went. I decided to go and check the Western Lagoons and see if I could find the Terek Sandpiper that had been there for a few days. When I got there, I found it teeming with birders. It seems that all of the waders had decided to spend high tide at the Western Lagoons! There was a large group of people all looking at a Ruff, a fairly rare bird in this part of the world, and I was fortunate enough to get some photos. Heavily cropped photos. The bird was quite distant. I spent some time enjoying the waders before tiredness started to kick in.</div>
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While at the Western Lagoons, I ran into some other birders that I know who were also having a big January 1. They were on their way to yet another location and then possibly doing some owling once it got dark. I admired their dedication, but my level of crazy had met its limits and I went home. I tried to push on, knowing that there were still birds to be seen
at the treatment plant, but I had reached my 100 species goal and
decided to call it quits. I did however stop off at the Racecourse Road ford, a spot that is a very slight detour on the way home, where I found two more species for the day, bringing the total to 107 species.</div>
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My birding plan for the rest of 2017 is to simply enjoy seeing and
photographing birds closer to home, without worrying about 'ticking' any
sorts of lists. I was glad to have a big day and meet the 100 species goal that I set myself, but I won't be chasing species for the year list this year. Last year I enjoyed trying to photograph as many species as possible in a year (see my blog of it here: <a href="http://target300birds.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">http://target300birds.blogspot.com.au</a>) but I think that by chasing a target I somehow lost some of the enjoyment and tranquility of being in the moment...<br />
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eBird checklists for the day:<br />
Eumeralla Flora Reserve: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33314404" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33314404</a><br />
Point Roadknight: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33315560" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33315560</a><br />
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Anglesea Heath: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33318215" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33318215</a></div>
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Point Addis: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33319055" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33319055</a></div>
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You Yangs: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33321585" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33321585</a></div>
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Serendip Sanctuary: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33322462" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33322462</a></div>
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Western Treatment Plant: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33324686" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33324686</a></div>
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Racecourse Road Ford: <a href="http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33325003" target="_blank">http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33325003</a></div>
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<![endif]-->Andrew Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526757209700230020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202413643483617328.post-26633276776664367772016-12-30T16:05:00.002-08:002016-12-30T16:05:57.517-08:00IntroductionStarting in 2017 I will be blogging some of the more interesting wildlife photographic outings that I go on, mostly around the Melbourne area, hoping to get some photos for my site <a href="http://andrewallenphotography.weebly.com/" target="_blank">http://andrewallenphotography.weebly.com/ </a><br />
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