Thought I might start some thing up, if it hasn`t all ready been done so.
Took a drive out to Gaeta and took a photo of this little bat. It was unharmed that I could see and thought it was a different spot for it to hang out.
Thought I might start some thing up, if it hasn`t all ready been done so.
Took a drive out to Gaeta and took a photo of this little bat. It was unharmed that I could see and thought it was a different spot for it to hang out.
Great idea Bush Ranger! I get a kick out of the animals, birds and plants out in the bush. Nice pic of the bat! :)
Great idea, now I need to search through my pictures. Seen heaps of different wildlife over the years. Couple of memorable encounters that I don't have on camera are a dingo with a bush turkey in its mouth (I do have it on video but looks tiny). Two Sambar deer crossing the road at speed between myself and the 4wd 100 meters in front of me. And one of the biggest feral pigs I've ever seen up in Cape York, I though I was going to run over him as he disappeared in from of me.
I do have a picture of a Cassowary I'll post up when I'm on the PC.
Don't often take photos of the really good stuff because you only get a few seconds, and driving with a camera in hand isn't a good idea. By the time you stop it's gone.
Saw a pure white fox up around Nimmitabel about 2 years back running along the road about 5am.
Usual roos, donkeys, camels, like everyone else.
Had a Kooka fly in the drivers window and hit me in the side of the head about 15 years ago (was going for the ocky strap on the roof-rack I reckon) Fell down between my back and the seat. Had to stop and put him out on the side of the road. Lucky I was only going about 20kph looking for a house number.
Seen an emu "snowball roll" after tripping over a wire fence strand.... head....legs....head ....legs..etc. Was riding a trail bike at the time and laughed so hard I came off.
The one you won't believe is the "Robbo Panther" walking along the side of a tarred road in overcast east Gippsland rainforest just after sunrise. Wouldn't believe it either unless I saw it myself. Size of a large Kelpie but slightly shorter legs and a little longer in the body. Jet black and slinking like a cat. Turned around and looked straight at us - headlights were still on and it's eyes mirrored back blue/silver eye shine. Cat ears, short muzzle. My wife and I looked at each other "what tha ??" and by the time we looked back it was gone.
Be interested in any other sightings of the elusive "Panther" whatever it is.
Hey, the kids swore they saw a large cat near Mt Richmond, but whatever it was had already disappeared by the time I turned to look. I have seen and shot some bloody big feral cats, but nothing as large as these : http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzool...ral-mega-cats/
My little mate in my room in Bali the last few nights
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When I was working in Mt Isa 4 years ago this little fella come out from no where..
Was about 1m long and had no issues with the attention..
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And bloody green tree frogs everywhere..
Was even showering with them a few nights..
And some of the best storms I've ever seen.. It was an awesome experience..
Top idea Bush Ranger!. Where to start, have got hundreds of photos of wildlife from my travels since I bought my Patrol. Start out with this one of a Wedge Tailed Eagle that was feeding on a dead Roo in the middle of the road. Luckily he only flew up to the closest tree about 30 meters away & I was able to get a few shots. I was on my way up to Waa Gorge in Mt Kaputar National Park at the time. Always coming across these guys around where I live, usually they fly off before I can get the camera out!
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Good to hear people think it`s a good idea and hope photos, plus stories keep coming.
One flora and one fauna from our last trip. Wallaby taken at Arkaroola Waterhole, not the best photo but the only one showing her joey, and Desert Pea taken on the track heading out to the radioactive springs at Arkaroola.
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On the Murray River at Ulupna Island
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Sitting on the banks of the murray Ive had a wedge tail eagle swoop and grab a skink that was 6ft away from me. awesome awesome awesome
On Black Saturday had a Koala walk straight through our camp, we were sitting in a circle and he walked right passed us. He went down the murray for a drink
then sat in the saplings by the river bed,
Found this pic of a big Lace Monitor [Goanna] up the Murray it was feeding on dead carp.
It lived in that tree and about 6 ft long to boot
Saw this little fella lost in the sand dunes at Swan Lake. We herded him across the sand, up to a line of trees.
Here`s a monitor out at Woowoonga NP. The second one I saw that day on the way down the mountain and a fair sized one too. The abdomen on it was the same width as my thigh and the trunk of the Hoop Pine be as wide as I am.
Best sight I've ever seen out back was a flock of budgies, that was when I was working on the Ghan
railway line, Second time was pig hunting out Ivanhoe way, gotta love budgies
Here's a few,
Kimberley Blue Tongue - took up residence under the groundsheet of our tent. Camped out in the dunes on west coast of Dampier Peninsula, WA
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Quokka - wandered in underneath our awning - showed no fear. Turned out they only live on Rottnest Island & in one small area on the south coast of WA. We were camped at Betty's Beach.
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Thorny Devil. In the middle of the road out through the East Macdonnells, NT.
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Mertens Water Monitor. We called him 'Wally'. He was swimming in the same pool as us at Edith Falls, NT.
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Kakadu Kingfisher.
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Kakadu Brumby
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Kakadu Croc - catching Mullet at the turn of the tide, Cahill's Crossing.
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A shy Goanna of some sort, at the wetlands of Mungerannie bore, Birdsville Track, SA.
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Awesome awesome thread guys. This is why so many of us hit the road to see the real stars of this country!! These beautiful creatures don't give a flying fox about the NBN, fiscal reform, mortgages, economic development, Census debacles, car jackings, stock markets, superannuation, exposure to litigation, employment vulnerability, life insurance, death insurance, pre-paid funerals, interest rates, wheat price index, Foxtel subscriptions, registration fees, civic compliance, social media, facebook, etc etc etc that we "superior" beings envelop ourselves in. Life aint meant to be this way eh?
Found this little tortoise on the road, when I was going towards South Kolan on Cedars Rd. I checked for injuries, but didn`t see any thing wrong and may of been hiding in his shell due to fright of vehicles straddling him. I put him on to the side of the road, near some water.
Top thread BR :-)!!
Best I can find ATM is from offshore.
Chattanonga Deep South, yes like the song :-)
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As mentioned above, our reflexes are always too late and being there is really the moment.
Hundreds of I think 'swallows' were forming geometrical attack patterns on bugs, shame my pics only show the scatter after their natural onslaught ;-)
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Brush-tailed Phascogale also known as a Tuan or the Common Wambenger. I was sitting around camp at night on the north coast of NSW when this little guy was running around, thought it was a rat at first, very fast & hard to see in the dark. Ended up setting the camera up with the motion detector pointing at the oak tree he was living in, still took about 20 frames to get a full picture of him.
They are carnivorous & also feed on nectar. Distant relative of the Tasmanian Devil. Found along the north coast of NSW, south coast of VIC, South west coast & Kimberly coast of WA & areas of the QLD coast.
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Kangaroo I saw when walking in John Forrest NP, WA.
A cheeky Lace Monitor stealing our bait at Chowilla on the Murray.
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Ive seen plenty of shingle back lizards on the way home from the Flinders Ranges,
On one trip up past Ivanhoe driving at 4 in to morning we hit roughly 20 owls,,
13 foxes and unfortunately ran over 2 sheep [ we were towing on a dirt road]
That was a night to remember.
A photo taken a few years ago. Forgotten the name of native bird, but its probably be a brush turkey.
Last trip out into The Pilliga came across this juvenile Bearded Dragon sunning himself. Even managed to get the Patrol in the picture
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Not the best photo of a bird, but one that`s taking cover from the weather from a roof topped water tank on the Nullabor back in 2014.
Cattle on a trip to Gaeta.
Blue sheep, Devon, UK.
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Parrot, outside kitchen window.
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Jellyfish, Cape Range NP. One of my all-time favourite shots.
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Pelicans, Birdsville.
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Ibis at sunset, Birdsville.
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On one trip I took a photo of the road ahead [straight] and when it was developed
low and behold there was an Emu running across the road. Ill have to dig it out for you.
Ive seen Donkeys, brumbies,dingoes, tortoise, snakes, lizards,owls, eagles, cockies,
corellas,galahs,Koalas, Kangaroos,wombats, echidnas, thorny devils, Kookaburras, all from the 4x4
I dont think there is one native Aust animal I've not seen in the wild, I love this country to bits
Plenty more to add to the list but just a snapshot lol
Could add magpie geese, crocs, fork tailed kites, fruit bats, even have a pic of an 11" python
from our "83 cape york trip, best trip ever highly recommend to do it,, lol
Seen a few fruit bats / flying foxes floating around here in Bundy and I remember there`s a few around Mill Stream WA too, if I remember rightly. Seen a few ding bats too whilst out and about. Or were they galahs.
This bloke pinched my chair when I went to get a beer, he was waiting for the barby to fire up............Pemberton WA
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Group of Seals on a rock near Streaky Bay
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Dolphins surfing in Streaky Bay
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Seals on the beach near Fowlers Bay
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This Seal hang around while we were fishing at Fowlers Bay and ate any fish we threw back, he almost got eaten by a Great White while we were watching and nobody was quick enough with a camera.
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Whales at the Head of the Bight
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Was at Fowlers Bay earlier this year, did not even know that there were seals there
Duck near the water wheel at Gin Gin WA.
Wallaby at Carnarvon Gorge have a munch on a mushroom.
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Out driving in a forest south of Gunnedah, NSW & came up on this young Koala walking along the track. Quite happy to sit there for a few photos.
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