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Marbled Gecko, Adelaide Aquatics Centre, full story athttps://www.weekendnotes.com/adelaide/writer/452/

#wildlife photography #south australian tourism #Gecko #Nature walk #Adelaide Aquatics Centre

Silvereye, Mount Compass, full story athttps://naturallysouthaustralia.com

#Sivereye #Mount Compass #Wildlife Walk #wildlife photography #south australian wildlife #Swamp Life

Mount Compass School Swamp Part 2

Dear Reader: Brown Goshawk (final ID) A raptor flies low across the swamp, landing carefully amongst the branches of a Tea Tree. It scans the area quickly then takes off again. I capture a quick image. Review it briefly: realising that I must do a little more research to make an accurate identification. Boardwalk merging into a nearby pine plantation I am revisiting the Compass School Swamp…

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#Artist #bboardwalk #ferns #Finch #Fleurieu peninsula #John Lacey #Mount Compass #skink #South Australian wildlife #Swamp #wetland #wrens

Purple Swamphens, full story at

#australian birds #Purple Swamphen #wildlife walk

Mount Compass’s Unique, Little Swamp.....Part 1

Scorpionfly Dear Reader: At first, I think it is a Dragonfly, but the wings look more slender and the legs longer. It seems that I have photographed my first Scorpionfly. The Mount Compass School Swamp is one of several, remaining and rare, freshwater swamps on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Unlike many other wetlands they do not dry out over the summer months These swamps are a refuge for numerous…

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#boardwalk #Fleurieu peninsula #insects #Mount Compass #South Australian wildlife #Swamp #wetland #Wildlife Walk

Mudlark and Eastern Water Skink, full story at

#Wildlife #Bird photography #Mudlark #Lizards #Easter Water Dragon #Wildlife walk #Torrens Lake #SA Tourism

Galahs feeding, Oakbank Karkoo Nursery, full story at https://naturallysouthaustralia.com

#wildlife photography #Cockatoo feeding

Karkoo: Cockatoos and Cocktails

Dear Reader Galahs eating Plane Tree fruits As I park car in the shade of some Plane trees, I notice a small group of Rose-breasted Cockatoos (Galahs) feeding on the fruits. They are manipulating them with their claw-like feet to get at the seeds inside. Old brewery buildings in the background I am spending the morning at Karkoo Plant Nursery in the hills’ town of Oakbank, about a half hour…

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#Adelaide Hills #Australian birds #Australian parrots #Bees #Karkoo Nursery #Oakbank #South Australian tourism #South Australian wildlife #wildlife photography

#Tea Tree Gully #Preying Mantis #Nature Walk #SA wildlife #Solandra Wetland

Grey Fantail, Mt Pleasant, full story at

Explore the fascinating wild places and animals that define South Australia

#wildlife photography #south australian tourism #australian birds #sawildlife #Mt Pleasant #Grey Fantail #Painted Lady Butterfly #Torrens River

Springton’s Wildlife Wonders part 2

Continued from Blog 254 Magpies grouped in a tree Dear Reader…. ……Looking further across the field I notice a long dead tree with a small flock of Australian Magpies perched along a skeletal branch. A rather picturesque and haunting image. I use the GPS for location confirmation when writing notes and taking photographs Climbing back into my car I scan the GPS for the next intersecting road…

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#adelaide rosella #Farmland #Magpie behaviour #Red Deer #springton #wester grey kangaroo #wildlife drive #wildlife photography

Mount Pleasant ..... A Natural Experience ..... Part 1

Grey Fantail, probably a juvenile Dear Reader: There is a solitary Grey Fantail hunting alongside the bridge. It perches on a branch then makes quick aerial sorties to catch insects in mid-air. Bridge over the Torrens on Talunga Road I am at the first bridge in Mount Pleasant, on Talunga Park Road, after entering the town on the B10 from Birdwood in the Adelaide Hills. This delightful little…

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#Adelaide Hills #Australian parrots #cockatoo #fantail #Mount Pleasant #Painted Lady Butterfly #South Australian birds #South Australian wildlife #wildlife photography #Wildlife Walk

Short-necked Turtles, Wynn Vale Dam, full story at

#south australian wildlife #Freshwater turtles #Turtles #Wynn Vale #Tea Tree Gully #wildlife walk

Kangaroo group, Springton 2, full story athttps://naturallysouthaustralia.com

#Kangaroo #Springton #Wildlife drive #SAwildlife #Roo #OZanimals #wildlife photography

Painted Dragon, Tennyson, full story at

#wildlife photography #south australian travel #Painted Dragon #Tennyson Dunes #Outdoor walk #Adelaide coast #dragons

Springton’s Wildlife Wonders

Dear Reader: Bearded Dragon taking a look around, probably sussing out his territory Springton Hotel one of the state’s earliest pubs As I drive into Springton my passenger shouts, “Stop and back up.” To my surprise, she points out a lovely Bearded Dragon perched on an old fence post. We pull into the old pub for a refreshing drink before motoring on. Classic hills backroad Local dam with…

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#Backroads #rural scenery #South Australian wildlife #Springton SA #wildlife drive

Bearded Dragon, Kingston Park, full story

#dragon #Dragon lizard #Kingston Park #Bearded Dragon #Wildlife Walk #SA wildlife

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