Some more Australia

[reptileparadise]

Not much story, just some pictures...
I'm still very buys with (another) internship, but I'll try to do a city a day...
Today...Sydney
A lovely place with a lot of really old (but nice) buildings
We spend 3 days here and it wa bitterly cold (12 celcius ...mid winter...)
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Wild one...Not sure on the species...James?
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Artsy fartsy
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[reptileparadise]

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[Lulu Bennett]

Fantastic pics

[Topaz]

Amazing pics!

[jitami]

Gorgeous pictures! Thank you so much for sharing your travels with us! :)

[adamanteus]

Great pics, Sjoerd, I especially like the Perentie. I'm afraid I don't know the spider.... I only do European species really. I'm pretty sure it's a Sparassid though.

[olive oil]

love the kangaroo.

[Stefan-A]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/DSC_0503Small.jpg
I know the feeling.

[Lulu Bennett]

the Roo is sooooooo adorable!! OMG i want 1 lol

[adamanteus]

The had one for sale at Manchester Pets and Aquatics a few years back!

[Lulu Bennett]

The had one for sale at Manchester Pets and Aquatics a few years back!

Did you type that properly? they had a Roo for sale a MP&A?

[adamanteus]

Yeah, a Grey, £200-. About 15 years ago... so it might be gone now!

[Lulu Bennett]

Yeah, a Grey, £200-. About 15 years ago... so it might be gone now!
Aww was hoping to buy it too lol

[adamanteus]

I don't think you need a licence... they're just a very big mouse!:eek:

[Stefan-A]

Don't you have wild ones?


edit:
Wallaby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaby#Feral_populations)

[adamanteus]

We have wallabies in Derbyshire. No roos though, I don't think.

[Stefan-A]

Same difference. ;)

[adamanteus]

Derbyshire isn't far from me.... one day I should go and look for them!

[Lulu Bennett]

I am with you on that one James lol hehe

[Garter_Gertie]

I know the feeling.

911!!! 911!!! YOU'RE KILLING ME!!! I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow those pics are AMAZING!!!!!! i LOVE how you take them:D

[reptileparadise]

Thanks guys!

I think the roo might be a whiptail wallaby (also known as pretty face wallaby...I love that name!)
Todays a new day and I'll post some Uluru / Alice springs picture in a few minutes

[reptileparadise]

Allrightie
Uluru (ayers rock) and Alice springs. I always thought these two where close to each other and that busses would depart from Alice springs to Uluru...Well, the busses are there, but its an 500 km drive...Oops...
All pics look sunny and desertlike, but sadly we arrived in the coldest part of winter and we never experienced temperatures above 15 celcius here...The nights where just as cold as in Sydney and yes...we are the best! The first night we went in the desert (I know...its way to cold for nice geckos, but it was worth the try) we got lost....We wandered around for about an hour of an hour and a half before we finally saw something familiar. (shh haven't told my parents about getting lost yet...)

Sunrise...Pretty, but damn cold (4 celcius...freezing my *** off)
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Uluru, seen from an other angle
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These are the olga's (cant really see the rocks, because we are in on of the gorges...Windy gorge...and yes...very windy!)
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Some true australian signs...I wish it was hot...
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The only active reptiles we've seen here. Not sure on the species. I thought the might have been H. frenatus, but the tail doesnt match (I know the tail is a regenerated one, but still)
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[reptileparadise]

A little killer
(very sorry about the sharpness...Or rather...the lack of sharpness)
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Lorikeet...A believe a Charlton lorikeet or something like that
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WILD rock wallabies...Wild, but they like to be handfed...
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And one for the guys...Cameltoe










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[reptileparadise]

And my artistic side again...

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[Lori P]

These are awesome!!!! I love it!!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow nice pics:D:D:D

[reptileparadise]

And we're moving on to Cairns now...
Lots of pics from here, so tomorrow will be cairns as well...
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[reptileparadise]

James?
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Mudskipper
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Flying foxes in a mangotree
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Fidlercrab...male and female
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Pelican
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And...a coconut...Don't ask me why, but I like this shot...I like it alot
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Cairns/DSC_0294Small.jpg

[reptileparadise]

And after 5 minutes of photoshop, I like it even more...
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Cairns/DSC_0294copy.jpg

[olive oil]

It's a face. Cool :D

[Snaky]

Again a very nice update, Sjoerd!

[Garter_Gertie]

Yes! Ittis a face!

Fabulous wonderful photos! I really appreciate you posting them... I can say, "I've seen Australia!"

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow sjoerd...... these pics just keep getting better and better!!!! those are AMAZING!!!!!!:eek::D

[prattypus]

And after 5 minutes of photoshop, I like it even more...
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He's singing into his leaf!!

[olive oil]

Oh my gosh he is singing.

[Garter_Gertie]

He's yawning and trying to cover his mouth.

[Garter_Gertie]

Or he's CRYING and trying to cover his little you-know-what, that's to the right, with the [fig] leaf...

Sorry! It looks ALL THE WORLD like a you-know-what to me!

[Stefan-A]

It's Edvard Munch's The Scream.

[jitami]

Amazing pictures as usual!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

[reptileparadise]

Thanks guys! And by the way...its just a coconut :p

More Cairns
Dendrelaphis punctulata (common green tree snake)
Sorry for the lack of sharpness once again
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Mossman Gorge, Daintree rainforest
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Saltie
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Some mountain near Cairns
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[reptileparadise]

I see I messed up with the pictures...sorry!
This one should go with the saltie
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Cairns%202/bordje.jpg

Ah well, freshie then
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This guy is from the 'mountain near cairns'
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And so does this guy
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and these bitmarks...after less then 15 minutes of hiking!
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[reptileparadise]

Any bird-o-philes around here?
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Cairns%202/fatpigeon.jpg

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[Stefan-A]

Very nice. :)

[reptileparadise]

Some more creepy crawlies
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Stupid scrub turkey...
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Cairns%202/stupidscrubturkey.jpg

What!?!
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Cairns%202/what.jpg

Wild Tawny frog mouths...owl like animals that are related to the nightjar (or is that whoop-poor-will for the yanks? )
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/Cairns%202/wildtawnyfrogmouth.jpg

[drache]

wonderful photos - thanks

[Sid]

Absolutely stunning photos and so many great looking specimens. A place I would really love to visit one day.

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow great pics:D you should become a photographer.:D

[jitami]

Stunning photography & beautiful subjects! Thanks once again :)

[Lori P]

Oh, such great pics!! And I for one LOVE that turkey!! :-)

[Garter_Gertie]

Nightjar's like the family name. A whip-poor-will is just one type of nightjar. Cool picture!

All the pictures are neat! You're so lucky to have gotten the chance to experience Oz. I am so enjoying the pictures - and I like how you do the signs to go along with other pictures.

THANKS!!!

[reptileparadise]

Thanks, I guess we learned somthing today :D

Allright, Mackay and Hervey Bay...
A willy wagtail, yes...it wags his tail! We refered to them as beyonce birds :p
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/mackay%20and%20herbey%20bay/Willywagtail.jpg

pretty little butterfly
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/mackay%20and%20herbey%20bay/buttervlieg.jpg

Angry little possum up the tree
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/mackay%20and%20herbey%20bay/littleangrypossumbitch.jpg

Nice looking skink
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/mackay%20and%20herbey%20bay/skinkmackay.jpg

[reptileparadise]

A wading bird, I think its a Jabiru, but I'm not sure
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/mackay%20and%20herbey%20bay/jabiru.jpg

Harlequin beetles


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And the soldier crabs...Everything you see on this picture is an induvidual crab!!! The where everywhere...Beautifull little animals...Weird thing is that nothing was feeding on them...
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Australie/mackay%20and%20herbey%20bay/Soldiercrabs.jpg

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[Stefan-A]

More great pictures. :)

[drache]

ooohhh, aaahhh
we like the beetles (Mikhaila too)
I had to see what that Willy wagbird looks like in motion, and the one I found was quite friendly and talkative
YouTube - Willy Wagtail singing & helping with the gardening (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=cd5QNyeRwnA)

[Lori P]

Oooooh I'm CRAZY about those harlequin beetles!!!!

[Garter_Gertie]

I, too, just love the beetles! I so wish I could go to Oz! The flora and fauna you're showing us is just amazing!

Did you play with the crabs?

[reptileparadise]

Thanks guys!
Heres a good example of the beyonce bird
YouTube - Best Australian bird EVER (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=KCulkE4knoY&feature=related)

@Gertie; I have to admit, I had some fun with the crabs...They can dig themselves in so fast, they really disapear in front of you!
If you provoke them (sorry guys...) they even use their boxinggloves :D
And offcourse, just walking in such a big group is awesome! They swarm around you, running for their lives. Its actually very, very impressive to see those crabs around you. It makes you feel humble. (even though the beach is the size of Holland...that didn't impress nearly as much as the crabs that where only a couple of centimeters!)

[drache]

Thanks guys!
Heres a good example of the beyonce bird
YouTube - Best Australian bird EVER (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=KCulkE4knoY&feature=related)
that's a much better example of the "wag" - it's really more of a swish or sashay

[Garter_Gertie]

Hehehehe! I KNEW it 'Paradise! I KNEW IT! I mean, how could one not interact with them! I know I would have! They are so funny and cute. I wish I could have seen the 'boxing gloves' as I don't think I've ever seen boxing crabs. FUN!

[jitami]

Wow, I too love the beetles... amazing photos once again! Thank you!

[Snake lover 3-25]

very nice pics:D

[reptileparadise]

I see I've forgotten to add more photo's...I'll look them thru later tonight or tomorrow.
Here's some ozzie news. The suburb we where in (and more of australia offcourse) got hit by a cyclone...Holy cow that looks nasty!
YouTube - Wild Storm, November 16 2008 (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkFfJGN2dA&feature=related)

[Stefan-A]

Looks fun. ;) I wonder how the zoos prepare for things like that.

[reptileparadise]

Me to...I've sent them an email, but no respnse yet.