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Volunteers from the Merri Paddle group collecting and analysing water samples from the Merri Creek in then north of Melbourne as part of an evaluation of a number of sites along the creek for their suitability as platypus habitat.

Only occasional sightings of the platypus, Australia's famous duckbilled semi aquatic mammal, have occurred on the Merri Creek over the years as this once very degraded (but partially recovered) waterway has not been suitable platypus habitat for many decades as a result of industrial and agricultural encroachment on the catchment.

The hope is that this type of monitoring will create greater community awareness of the condition of the creek leading to advocacy and action by citizens and government to fully restore the Merri Creek environment.

MSL 3560 NAVCAM by Neville Thompson

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MSL 3786 MR W by Neville Thompson

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MSL 3786 MR W

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MSL 3563 MR by Neville Thompson

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Lupin by Zachary Hawn

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Mount Rainier National Park

Arkys lancearis / Triangular Spider. by Jacci Ingham

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Arkys lancearis / Triangular Crab Spider. ️

Eprapah Creek, Victoria Point QLD Australia.

22nd February 2026.

Yesterday's little bug hunt in the park up the road gave me a great opportunity to photograph some spectacular Triangular Crab Spiders. This cute little guy sat still just long enough for a quick focus stack.

This particular image is a 17 shot hand-held focus stack.

I aligned all the images in Adobe CC, saved them and then blended the images together for the final result on Helicon Focus.

Camera info: 📷

Nikon D810, 105mm VR Micro Nikkor lens, Godox V86Oiii(N) flash, Cygnustech diffuser.

Settings: ⚙️

17 x ISO 64, 1/320 sec, f/22.

Growing Monarch Caterpillar by Orland Park Birdie Girl

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Day two of indoor rearing project.

Size of caterpillar on 8/24/21 at 12:52 AM CDT - 24mm long, 5mm wide.

Size of caterpillar on 8/26/2021 at 5:27 AM CDT - 30mm long, 6 mm wide.

Size of caterpillar on 8/26/21 at 9:25 PM CDT - 40mm long, 9 mm wide.

MARS - Phone Home by Neville Thompson

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Oregon Ensatina by Zachary Hawn

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Point Defiance Park, Tacoma WA

Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis

Duda Farms Shrt Bld Dwtchr by Eric Alan Ray

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One of the many great sightings on fieldtrip to Western Palm Beach County with Audubon Everglades group.

Hoary Marmot by Zachary Hawn

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Mount Rainier National Park

PERSEVERANCE 657 by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 657

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PERSEVERANCE 836 NAVCAM by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 836 NAVCAM

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PERSEVERANCE 768-NAVCAM- BELVA CRATER RIM by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 768-NAVCAM- BELVA CRATER RIM

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Feathered Romance! by Jim Vail

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Great Blue Herons: nest building in Destin, Florida.

Monarch Caterpillar In "J-Position" and Turning Green by Orland Park Birdie Girl

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Day 7 (Pupation in Progress). The caterpillar has been hanging in this position for nearly 24 hours and is in the process of shedding it's skin for the final time. It will pump and wriggle until the skin is pushed to the rear end, which where the cremaster is attached to the milkweed leaf by strong silk threads. Once it is free of the skin it will form a soft, wet, green pupa, also called a cocoon. This will harden in a few hours and darken in color from a deep green to black. The process for it to emerge will take about two weeks.

PERSEVERANCE 693 by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 693

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PERSEVERANCE 770 by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 770

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PSP_003234_2210_RED by Neville Thompson

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American Pika by Zachary Hawn

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Mount Rainier National Park

Hoary Marmot by Zachary Hawn

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Mount Rainier National Park

MSL 3786 MR E by Neville Thompson

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MSL 3786 MR E

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PERSEVERANCE 777 by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 777

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Growing Monarch Caterpillar by Orland Park Birdie Girl

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Day two of indoor rearing project.

Size of caterpillar on 8/24/21 at 12:52 AM CDT - 24mm long, 5mm wide.

Size of caterpillar on 8/26/2021 at 5:27 AM CDT - 30mm long, 6 mm wide.

Size of caterpillar on 8/26/21 at 9:25 PM CDT - 40mm long, 9 mm wide.

MSL 3753 MR by Neville Thompson

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MSL 3753 MR

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MSL 3796 NAVCAM by Neville Thompson

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MSL 3796 NAVCAM

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PERSEVERANCE 492 by Neville Thompson

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Fly Away by Burt Barnett

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The great blue heron left as I walked up on him.

MSL 3732-3733 ML by Neville Thompson

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MSL 3732-3733 ML

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PERSEVERANCE 548-S by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 395 -E by Neville Thompson

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Monarch Caterpillar In "J-Position" and Turning Green by Orland Park Birdie Girl

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Day 7 (Pupation in Progress). The caterpillar has been hanging in this position for nearly 24 hours and is in the process of shedding it's skin for the final time. It will pump and wriggle until the skin is pushed to the rear end, which where the cremaster is attached to the milkweed leaf by strong silk threads. Once it is free of the skin it will form a soft, wet, green pupa, also called a cocoon. This will harden in a few hours and darken in color from a deep green to black. The process for it to emerge will take about two weeks.

Big Butterfly Count Thunderclap by Butterfly Conservation

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We need your help!

This year's Big #ButterflyCount starts soon - can you help us spread the word? butrfli.es/ThunderButterfly

We need as many people as possible to sign up to our Thunderclap (an online flashmob!) to shout about the Count. If you sign up, you will join the rest of our supporters, and send out a message on the day of the Big Butterfly Count launch with Sir David Attenborough!

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Cutleaf Daisy by Zachary Hawn

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Mount Rainier National Park

Graceful Crab by Zachary Hawn

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Cancer gracilis

Owen Beach, Tacoma

MSL 3797 -Navcam by Neville Thompson

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MSL 3797-Navcam

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American Pika neat Haypile by Zachary Hawn

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Mount Rainier National Park

PERSEVERANCE 746 by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 746

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Chipmunk by Zachary Hawn

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Winter is coming! This chipmunk made three runs with a mouth full of food while I was watching.

Point Defiance Park

MSL 3771 MR by Neville Thompson

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MSL 3771 MR

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So many mouths to feed! by KaroliK

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Happy Feathery Friday! They are nearly ready to fly -- tonight at sunset they were practicing flapping and hopping to a nearby branch, then back to the nest.

PERSEVERANCE 557-SE by Neville Thompson

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PERSEVERANCE 557-S by Neville Thompson

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