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Rest assured that the animals shown here were in no way harmed, even the snakes, and care was taken to disturb them as little as possible
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Bob Trlin > Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans) The colours in the wings are due to light refraction rather than pigment. This is enhanced by the use of flash. The moth is actually a dull brown colour all over thus its common name Granny's Cloak Moth. The moth likes to inhabit dark places, particularly caves, during the day. Viewed from the back it gives the appearance of a large reptile with prominent eyes and nostrils.
Bob Trlin > Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) playing peek-a-boo A Brush Tailed Possum outside my bedroom window at night. They are mostly nocturnal and often make a racket at night with their territorial bloodcurdling hiss like growl.
Bob Trlin > Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis chrysorrhoa)
Bob Trlin > White-throated Treecreeper (Allengreerus delicata) I don't know how they do it but they can hop up trees upside-down. Actually they should be called tree hoppers not creepers.
Bob Trlin > Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) - male I love Glossies. Often in the bush I'll pass a stand of Casuarinas and hear a click-click-click. I look up and there will be a single Glossy or a pair calmly nibbling on Casuarina nuts. They have no problems tearing the woody nuts apart to get at the many tiny seeds inside. They love those seeds so much that they will let you get within a few meters of them before they get agitated. These 2 photos I shot with a 200mm lens and only a little cropping. When in flight they display spectacular red markings on their tail.
Bob Trlin > Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) - female I love Glossies. Often in the bush I'll pass a stand of Casuarinas and hear a click-click-click. I look up and there will be a single Glossy or a pair calmly nibbling on Casuarina nuts. They have no problems tearing the woody nuts apart to get at the many tiny seeds inside. They love those seeds so much that they will let you get within a few meters of them before they get agitated. These 2 photos I shot with a 200mm lens and only a little cropping. When in flight they display spectacular red markings on their tail.
Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans)
The colours in the wings are due to light refraction rather than pigment. This is enhanced by the use of flash. The moth is actually a dull brown colour all over thus its common name Granny's Cloak Moth. The moth likes to inhabit dark places, particularly caves, during the day. Viewed from the back it gives the appearance of a large reptile with prominent eyes and nostrils.
Bob Trlin > Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans) The colours in the wings are due to light refraction rather than pigment. This is enhanced by the use of flash. The moth is actually a dull brown colour all over thus its common name Granny's Cloak Moth. The moth likes to inhabit dark places, particularly caves, during the day. Viewed from the back it gives the appearance of a large reptile with prominent eyes and nostrils.
Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans)
The colours in the wings are due to light refraction rather than pigment. This is enhanced by the use of flash. The moth is actually a dull brown colour all over thus its common name Granny's Cloak Moth. The moth likes to inhabit dark places, particularly caves, during the day. Viewed from the back it gives the appearance of a large reptile with prominent eyes and nostrils.
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Keywords: wildflowers wildlife insects moths granny's cloak moth speiredonia spectans
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