Sunday, July 4, 2010

Western Arhnem Land Part II

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A scenic wonderland where I could spend many months walking over. I am sure I would be at least 10 kilos lighter and much more spiritual adventurer.
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Grey-winged Aretza Aretza sp.1
Feeding on
Hibiscus menzeliae
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Hibiscus menzeliae Sun-Dried
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Hibiscus meraukensis
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Kambolgie Sandstone Vista
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Kambolgie Sandstone Slopes
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Kambolgie Sandstone Weathered Shape
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Kapoc Bush Cochlospermum fraseri
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Koolpin Rock Formation On
Mount Partridege Group Stone Country
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Koolpin Gorge Bottom Gorge
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Koolpin Gorge Pandanas Root Bridge
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Koolpin Gorge Road In
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Koolpin Gorge Stream-Side Foliage
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Koolpin Gorge SunSet
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Koolpin Gorge Water Falls
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Little Woodswallow Artemus minor
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Lophopetalum arnhemicum
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Magella Creek Riverine Plain
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Magella Creek Field Of Gomphrena flaccida
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Desmodium sp.
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Pogostemon stellata
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Robust Rainbow Skink Carlia longipes
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Rock Grass-dart Taractrocera ilia (Waterhouse)
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Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa
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Short-tailed Duskdarter
Zyxomma elgneri
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Silver-Leafed Paperbark Melaleuca argentea
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Slender Rainbow Skink Carlia gracilis
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Spinifex Triodia plectrachnoides
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Striped Rainbow Skink Carlia munda
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Stylidium turbinatum
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Stylosanthes hamata
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Swamp Tiger Danaus affinis
feeding on
Pogostemon stellata
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Ten-lined Ctenotus Ctenotus decaneuru
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Three-spined Rainbow Skink Carlia triacantha
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Twister Tholymis tillarga
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Utetheisa pulchelloides
Feeding on
Crotalaria goreensis
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Water Lilly Nymphaea violcea
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Western Arhnem Land Road In
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White-breasted Woodswallow Artemus leucorhynchus Clumping
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Litchfield Tabletop

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Cool breezes and dry humidity made this walk very rich and enjoyable. The soil is drying out and all those plants that react accordingly have started to produce flower buds. The seeps are still allowing some of the wet season flowers a chance to regenerate although some of the flowers are here in the morning and gone in the afternoon. The frogs are living away from the creeks and some are setting world long jump records when they are set off by a passer-by and attempt to regain the safety of the water. I usually only see their shadow except when they jump over the top of me.
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Beauty Leaf Calophyllum inophyllum
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Calotis breviseta
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Calytrix brownie
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Glycine tometella
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Goodenia pilosa
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Green Jewel Bug Lampromicra senator
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Green Jewel Bug Lampromicra senator
feeding on
Sauropus trachyspermus
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Green Jewel Bug Lampromicra senator Nymph
Feeding on
Sauropus trachyspermus
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Native Cherry Exocarpos latifolius
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Osbeckia Australiana
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Red-flowered Kurrajong Brachychiton paradoxum
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Robust Rainbow Skink Carlia longipes
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Rosy Skimmer Orthetrum migratum
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Storr's Snake-eyed Skink Morethia storrii
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Stylidium multiscapum
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Bladderwort
Utricularia fulva
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Bladderwort Utricularia odorata
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