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It feels really exciting to get walking, back in the local area. Its been awhile and I am excited to see how things have changed and see some old friends. The Spermacoce leptoloba are in bloom and I saw numerous butterflies and moths taking advantage. Both butterflies and moths have incredible motion detectors and flight stamina. Once one lands (you move a muscle) they are airborne. The male Red-backed Fairy-wren is out strutting his stuff again. He just finished raising a brood and now he is carrying around red plant material in his beak to attract another mate. I also ran into a pair of kookaburras which have moved into the area and are annoying lots of their neighbours. Since the fire several months ago and all the wet season rain, the acacia are growing back with a vengeance and making walking in some areas restricted again. The Eucalyptus polycarpa are almost in flower and I am sure the Bar-breasted Honeyeater I saw wants to be that “early bird” we have all heard about. And what looked like a small white butterfly, when viewed close up turned out to look more like a deck of cards, very surprising.
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Acacia bidwillii var. major
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It feels really exciting to get walking, back in the local area. Its been awhile and I am excited to see how things have changed and see some old friends. The Spermacoce leptoloba are in bloom and I saw numerous butterflies and moths taking advantage. Both butterflies and moths have incredible motion detectors and flight stamina. Once one lands (you move a muscle) they are airborne. The male Red-backed Fairy-wren is out strutting his stuff again. He just finished raising a brood and now he is carrying around red plant material in his beak to attract another mate. I also ran into a pair of kookaburras which have moved into the area and are annoying lots of their neighbours. Since the fire several months ago and all the wet season rain, the acacia are growing back with a vengeance and making walking in some areas restricted again. The Eucalyptus polycarpa are almost in flower and I am sure the Bar-breasted Honeyeater I saw wants to be that “early bird” we have all heard about. And what looked like a small white butterfly, when viewed close up turned out to look more like a deck of cards, very surprising.
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Acacia bidwillii var. major
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Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus
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FFBlue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
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FFOrange Ringlet Hypocysta antirius
feeding on Spermacoce leptoloba
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FFOrange Ringlet Hypocysta antirius
feeding on Spermacoce leptoloba
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FFDark Ciliated-blue Anthene seltuttus
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FFUtethesia sp.
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FFRed-back Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus male
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