The Accomplice!
Yep, Bonnie the Bowerbird who was making a mess in the bathroom had an accomplice. Franky the Friarbird has been keeping her company and...
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Jan 17, 2020
Mertens' Water Monitor Pt II...
Another Mertens' Water Monitor enjoying a dip.
Jan 11, 2020
Brush-tailed Rabbit Rat...
*Update* When I first posted this last week I assumed it was another, smaller, Golden-backed tree rat. Thanks to someone much more...
Jan 4, 2020
Splendid Free Frog...
A Splendid Tree Frog, also known as a Magnificent Tree Frog (Ranoidea splendida). Only found on the north-western coast of Australia.
Jan 3, 2020
Weekend treasure hunt...
Every weekend is a treasure hunt. After working Mon - Fri at the lodge I make sure to get out on the weekend, go for a walk and spend a...
Jan 3, 2020
Mud Wasp Pt II
So Maureen the Mud Wasp came back and built a new - and different - nest. Elsewhere in Australia Mud Wasps are known as Potter Wasps. You...
Dec 31, 2019
Caught red-handed...
Nope, it wasn't a mouse. It wasn't a bat. And it definitely wasn't a Monjon, sorry Geoff. The mystery animal making a mess of the...
Dec 29, 2019
Baby Nora...
If all the beasts were gone, man would die from great loneliness of spirit, For whatever happens to the beasts also happens to man All...
Dec 25, 2019
Unexpected Christmas present...
Look what Santa dropped off for Christmas...
Dec 23, 2019
Monjons...
This is a Monjon, the smallest rock-wallaby, only found in a few select locations in the North-west Kimberley, including the Mitchell...
Dec 21, 2019
Big announcement...
Yep, the population of Camp Creek has officially increased by 1 this week! Let me introduce Nora, the baby Northern Fantail. Mother and...
Dec 18, 2019
Here be Dragons...
This little guy was hunkering down for a good night's sleep when I stumbled across him. He wasn't terribly well hidden on this barren...
Dec 18, 2019
Children's Python...
This is Charlie the Children's Python. Apparently he gets his name from the bad habit of eating small children. ;) Otherwise he's...
Dec 13, 2019
Huntsman Spider...
Yep, he looks a little intimidating from this angle but thankfully he's completely harmless - this is Harry the Huntsman. Check out...
Dec 12, 2019
Northern Fantail Nesting...
This pair of Northern Fantails have been keeping me company since I arrived. I noticed last week they had built a nest a little upstream....
Dec 11, 2019
Mertens' Water Monitor...
Let me introduce Wally the water monitor. Wally rustles around in the Pandanus leaves next to the waterhole and keeps me company most...
Dec 9, 2019
Long-footed Frog...
Yep, more poking around after dark. Check out this little beauty! Also perfectly camouflaged amongst the leaf litter. Long-footed Frog...
Dec 6, 2019
Crocodile-faced Dtella...
Check out the perfect camouflage. If you blur your eyes he practically disappears. Looks like it dropped and regrew its tail at some...
Dec 5, 2019
Nature never fails to impress....
Every morning I pour myself a coffee and I sit by the creek for an hour. Every single day. Now that I’ve been here for 4 weeks, sitting...
Dec 4, 2019
Chattering Rock Frog....
Yep, more weird and wonderful critters after dark. Chattering Rock Frog (Littoria staccato). Isn't the natural world amazing - every...
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