Some more Australia

[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

Allright, Mackay and Hervey Bay...
A willy wagtail, yes...it wags his tail! We refered to them as beyonce birds


pretty little butterfly


Angry little possum up the tree


Nice looking skink

[reptileparadise]

A wading bird, I think its a Jabiru, but I'm not sure


Harlequin beetles








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...

[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

[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

@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
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

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!