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**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · 3d

The campus birds weren't doing anything interesting on my walk to the office this morning, so I swung past the spot where the frogs hang out, and was not disappointed.

Spot the frog!

A tiny green frog perches on a green, grasshopper-eaten leaf, in the sun. There are a good many other leaves around and you have to look carefully to see the frog.

A very tiny green frog sitting on an orange which is still mostly green, but starting to change colour.

#EasternDwarfTreeFrog #frog #AustralianWildlife

**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · 4d

David de Groot @david@photog.social

New bird for me yesterday, a Pale-vented Bush-Hen.

Michael Moorcombe's Australian Birds says of this species: "Noisy; secretive inhabitant of dense margins of freshwater wetland, rainforest and regrowth, dense tall crops, mangrove edges. Tends to emerge from cover early and late or when heavily overcast."

Which probably explains why I haven't seen one before.

A brown semi-aquatic bird with a pale beak and noticeable hole or vent through it, wading in shallow water heading for the cover of the plants along the bank.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz

**Omilen** @Konenpanien@pixelfed.social · 5d

Omilen @Konenpanien@pixelfed.social

The cockatoos were very chatty, but so cute.
#NaturePhotography #AustralianWildlife #Birds #Cockatoos #Travel

#Travel

**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · May 7

May 7

David de Groot @david@photog.social

This morning's campus wildlife is once again the tiny Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog in its favourite leaf nest, and an Australasian Grebe (one of two on the lake this morning).

A tiny Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog nestled in a "nest" of grasshopper chewed leaves above an unripe orange.

A small aquatic bird with a fluffy butt and pointy beak swimming across a fairly calm lake surface.

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #EasternDwarfTreeFrog

**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · May 4

May 4

David de Groot @david@photog.social

I just found a pretty cool looking moth on the veranda.

Side view of a white moth with brown markings and red furry underside.

Top view of a white moth with brown markings and red furry underside. The markings are a light brown, and roughly in curved lines.

Front view of a white moth with brown markings and red furry underside.

#insect #moth #AustralianWildlife

**Omilen** @Konenpanien@pixelfed.social · May 1

May 1

Omilen @Konenpanien@pixelfed.social

A very sweet sleepyhead.
#Travel #Naturephotography #Australia #Koalas #AustralianWildlife

In the photo, there's a koala sleeping with its head resting against a eucalyptus tree.

#australianwildlife

**Omilen** @Konenpanien@pixelfed.social · May 1

May 1

Omilen @Konenpanien@pixelfed.social

A cassowary. I met the gardener of Australia's oldest rainforests: it's a truly fascinating bird.
#Travel #WildNature #NaturePhotography #Animals #Birds #Australia #Wildlife #AustralianWildlife

A photo of the head of a cassowary, a bird endemic to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Its head is bright blue, its beak is curved and dark brown, and on top of its head it has a horny, crest-like projection made of bone, which also gives this animal its unique appearance.

In this photo, you can see the cassowary's full body from behind. It has black, shaggy-like feathers and sturdy gray legs.

In this photo of the cassowary, you can see both its head and plumage, as well as its two dangling red wattles, which measure about 17.8 cm and hang from the circumference of its neck. Cassowaries are enormously important to the local ecosystem, as they are efficient seed spreaders; they eat more than 200 species of plants and disperse their seeds by excreting them.

#australianwildlife

**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · May 1

May 1

David de Groot @david@photog.social

While at a lunch meeting outside, we were visited by a curious Buff-banded Rail.

A small pointy bird with a black and white spotted back, rufous stripe from beak to neck through the eye and white brow and throat.
It is stalking through some undergrowth in a garden.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz

**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · Apr 30

Apr 30

David de Groot @david@photog.social

New day, new frog photo.

Found more Eastern Dwarf Tree Frogs this morning. This one though, had found itself a little leaf nest to sit in while warming in the morning sun.

A tiny green frog sitting in a "nest" of a couple of leaves forming a cup. The leaves have been chewed by grasshoppers, so that they have a jagged edge. The leaf cup is above a large citrus fruit that is starting to change colour from green to a greeny-yellow.

#TinyFrogThursday #Frog #EasternDwarfTreeFrog

**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · Apr 29

Apr 29

David de Groot @david@photog.social

New bird on the lake at work this morning (new to the lake, not to me).

A Comb-crested Jacana, walking on the water lilies.

A small bird with huge feet, walking on waterlilies. The bird has a red comb like crest, white face and rump, buff chest, black and brown upper/wings and a short tail. It has long legs, and very long toes to spread its weight.

A small bird with huge feet, standing on a waterlily. It is facing the camera but has its neck and head stretched out to the right.

The bird has a red comb like crest, white face and rump, buff chest, black and brown upper/wings and a short tail. It has long legs, and very long toes to spread its weight.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz

**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · Apr 26

Apr 26

David de Groot @david@photog.social

This Lewin's Honeyeater is undecided on which is its best side.

Lewin's Honeyeater on a curved branch with its head turned to the left. It is an olive green bird, either the wings being the most olive, the head being somewhat darker on top, with pale lores, a yellow crescent behind the eye, and a touch of blue-grey immediately behind the eye. It has a short but slender pointy beak. The main body is a grey-olive mottled pattern.

Lewin's Honeyeater on a curved branch looking directly at the camera. . It is an olive green bird, either the wings being the most olive, the head being somewhat darker on top, with pale lores, a yellow crescent behind the eye which when viewed face on, look like large earmuffs. It has a short but slender pointy beak. The main body is a grey-olive mottled pattern.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz

**HarryG** @harryg@aus.social · Apr 25

Apr 25

HarryG @harryg@aus.social

Got some birding in while on leave. Really enjoyed going around Oatley Park in Sydney. I wondered if the drive over would be worth it but found many feathered friends over there so pretty pleased. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #australianwildlife

A colorful lorikeet in mid-flight, showcasing vibrant plumage in green, yellow, orange, and blue, with a blurred background of tree bark and foliage.

A close-up of a white cockatoo with a distinctive yellow crest, showcasing its unique features and vibrant coloration against a blurred green background.

A white cockatoo is captured in mid-flight among green foliage, showcasing its distinct yellow-tipped wings and expressive face. A tree trunk with a hollow is visible in the foreground.

A kookaburra perched on a tree, showcasing its distinctive markings and features. The bird's body is mostly white with brown and black accents, and it has a prominent beak. The textured bark of the tree is visible in the background.

**David de Groot** @david@photog.social · Apr 22

Apr 22

David de Groot @david@photog.social

On my walk this morning I heard quite a few birds, but saw few. However, while in the park down the road, I a tiny Peaceful Dove stopped by, and a pair of Magpie-Larks (aka Peewees).

Also, daytime moon.