Category Archives: Animal photos

Posts that contain pictures I’ve taken of animals

Great Southern(er) Land

In September 2010, I travelled down to South Australia for the Australian Society of Herpetologists‘ conference. This year it was held in Barmera, on the shores of Lake Bonney. It was a lovely location, and so popular that it was … Continue reading

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Mary River

I’ve been to the Mary River a few times in an effort to track down the elusive Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus). The last time I went was on December 31, 2010, in a last-ditched attempt to see some new … Continue reading

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Wallum frogging

Last week I spent a wet four days down in northern New South Wales looking for frogs. I was keeping my eyes peeled for creatures of the scaled variety, but only managed to see a carpet python. New species for … Continue reading

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Gulf of Carpentaria – dry(ish) season 2010

For the last two years I’ve been involved in some survey work up in the far north-western corner of Queensland. In November of this year I undertook what will probably be my final survey in the area. I didn’t get … Continue reading

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Northern Brigalow Belt

The northern brigalow belt will always have a special place in my heart for many reasons, but mainly because it’s home to the most ornamental of snakes (Denisonia maculata). I was poking around near Moranbah recently and found a few … Continue reading

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Leg 8 – down the east coast

We made it from Camooweal to Townsville in one day, but ended up arriving in Townsville quite late. I couldn’t call on my Townsville mates at this ungodly hour, so we headed north and camped in Paluma Range National Park. … Continue reading

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Leg 7 – Katherine to Mt Isa

From the Central Kimberley we headed up the Great Northern Highway and back into Kununurra. We caught up with a mate overnight, then headed towards Katherine (where we caught up with another mate – it’s good having mates all over … Continue reading

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Leg 6 – Central Kimberley

Mornington Sanctuary We headed straight from the Mitchell Plateau down to Mornington Sanctuary. Mornington is operated by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) as a conservation reserve. Typical central Kimberley habitat.

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