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Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:53 pm
by Lisbeth
The gallah looks like a kind of chicken
The others are very pretty and great shots of the eagle
Shower with frogs
As long as they stay put, but if they jump around I don't know...........
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:06 pm
by nan
the Horse is maybe one of my old customer take care of
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:14 pm
by Richprins
Slowly catching up, Mello!
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:45 am
by melou
Hi Mel!
Fantastic photos of the wedge-tailed eagle
They are a very impressive raptor, with a wingspan of up to 2.5m
I had to ask our resident frog expert in the lab about the identity of your shower companions and this was his reply:
"These are
Litoria rothii (Northern Laughing Tree-Frogs) and Alice Springs is way outside their supposed distribution. That's actually a really interesting observation – they're probably hitch-hikers…I've had them pop up out of side-mirrors and from under bonnets while driving around up the top end before."
Loving your report and look forward to the next installment
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:32 am
by mposthumus
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:03 am
by Flutterby
Mel wrote:Hmz, not sure about the 'prettier than SA birds' part, Flutts. I think, the Ozzies do have some beautifully coloured birds as well.
I'd call it a draw.
That's what I thought too, but they were adamant!
Like the frogs...from dark to light!
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:17 pm
by Richprins
Funny, 'possie!
Great stuff, Mello!
Uluru is the old Ayers' Rock, right?
Those pigeons/doves look ridiculous!
Love trucks...a great example!
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:32 pm
by Pumbaa
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:58 pm
by Dewi
Great trip you had so far Mel, despite the weather. Love Ularu pics and the wedgies are fabulous.
Re: There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:15 am
by Mel
Time to move on here, I guess...
Thanks for keeping reading or joining respectively and commenting here, Lis, nan, RP, melou, mpossie, Flutts, Pumbaa and Dewi!
Lis, showering with the frogs is not bad when you know they are around. But one making an unexpected entrance is a bit, uhm, scary.
nan wrote:the Horse is maybe one of my old customer take care of
Don't think I get this, nan.
melou, thanks for making the effort to find out about the frogs. So, it was a hitchhiker or two (must be two - after all they have seem to started
their own family down there...). At least for once I got a super special sighting because they are not meant to be in ASP.
Richprins wrote:Uluru is the old Ayers' Rock, right?
It is! And the Kata Tjuta are also known as the Olgas.
Pumbaa, it was hectic enough anyways with only three weeks.
