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White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus gilgandra), Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S52616695
The white-browed babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus) is a small, gregarious species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae. They are endemic to the open woodlands and shrubby areas of central and southern Australia.
Source: Wikipedia
Speckled Warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus), Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S52616734
The speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to eastern Australia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
Source: Wikipedia
Seen from Pearsons Lookout, the setting sun just captures the cliff faces of Plantoneys Crown. A few minutes later, the entire scene had sucumbed to the veil of dusk.
Capertee Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, 21st October, 1989.
Chrysocephalum sp. Possibly the Clustered Everlasting (Chrysocephalum semipapposum) but I am not sure. Seen near Glen Alice in the Capertee Valley. [NSW, Australia]
Amyema cambagei, commonly known as sheoak mistletoe. Thanks to Jill Dark for showing me this plant. [Capertee Valley, NSW]
Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides cenchroides), Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S52616695
The nankeen kestrel, species Falco cenchroides, is one of the smallest falcons, and unlike many, does not rely on speed to catch its prey. Instead, it simply perches in an exposed position, but it also has a distinctive technique of hovering over crop and grasslands.
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A rather large jumping spider. Probably Holoplatys sp. Apologies for how dark the shot is; it was overcast and in my shadow! Found on a firetrail near Glen Davis in the Capertee Valley, NSW.
When I first saw these flowers I thought they might be a weed. I was delighted to later discover that they are in fact native, and also highly variable in colour. This one had a fair bit of pink on it, whereas the others I saw were a more solid white. Found on a fire trail near Glen Davis in the Capertee Valley, NSW.
EDIT: Because I forgot to mention it, they are Lotus australis!
Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides), Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S52616763
The little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) is a very small eagle native to Australia, measuring 45–55 cm (17–21.5 inches) in length and weighing 815 g (1.8 lb), roughly the size of a peregrine falcon. It tends to inhabit open woodland, grassland and arid regions, shunning dense forest.
Source: Wikipedia
Itty bitty spider, or spiderling, most likely. I had just entered the car after picnicking in Glen Alice when I noticed this little arachnid roaming on my shirt. It took a while to get a good shot of it as it was very active! It is on the fingernail of my ring finger. Happy Arachtober 28 everyone! [Capertee Valley, Australia]
White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos), Capertee Valley, Lithgow, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S72565078
The white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) is one of only two surviving members of the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, and is the only member of the genus Corcorax. It is native to southern and eastern Australia and is an example of convergent evolution as it is only distantly related to the European choughs that it closely resembles in shape, and for which it was named.
Source: Wikipedia
Common fringe-lily (Thysanotus tuberosus). Found on a fire trail near Glen Davis in the Capertee Valley, NSW.
Picked quite the day to go for a stride on the ridge overlooking the Megalong Valley near Blackheath, NSW, Australia.
For a Treecreeper these guys spend a lot of time on the ground. Fun birds to observe.
Scientific name: Cormobates picumnus
Sex: Unknown
Location: Glen Davis, Australia.