Today I Saw a Native Animal

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Mrs M installed a Bee and Insect house in the garden to help breed pollinators.

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I thought it was just a gimmick but they really love it. You can see the filled holes, most are resin bees and I think some are mud wasps. Last year we had Blue Banded bees as well.

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We see lots of these big orange hornets landing on the fish pond. If you look closely you can see the grubs he's trapping inside.
 
Awesome Mackka 👌 have you got a picture of the bird from a close distance showing the whole body, preferably in sunlight. Without doubt a King Parrot but more than likely a different variety from the local species down here in Vic.

One of our neighbours draws birds and everything associated with their environment in pencil, specifically eggs, nests and obviously the birds. More specifically his passion was Magpies and Eagles, native of course. I'll have to get a few photos and put them up, outstanding detail it's hard to put his skills quality into words. Unfortunately health has taken away his gift, not his passion though. We learnt from the RM Williams Outback magazine of the black and white back Magpies, have only ever recognised them (males) by their white backs. Unbeknown to us Seymour (25km north) up the road is the southern most point where these two varieties of the so called same species are known to exist for a short period each year. The black backs are from northern Australia and the white backs are predominantly from the central to southern states. Hence the reason for my question regarding a picture from a close distance of the whole bird.
 
Awesome Mackka 👌 have you got a picture of the bird from a close distance showing the whole body, preferably in sunlight. Without doubt a King Parrot but more than likely a different variety from the local species down here in Vic.

One of our neighbours draws birds and everything associated with their environment in pencil, specifically eggs, nests and obviously the birds. More specifically his passion was Magpies and Eagles, native of course. I'll have to get a few photos and put them up, outstanding detail it's hard to put his skills quality into words. Unfortunately health has taken away his gift, not his passion though. We learnt from the RM Williams Outback magazine of the black and white back Magpies, have only ever recognised them (males) by their white backs. Unbeknown to us Seymour (25km north) up the road is the southern most point where these two varieties of the so called same species are known to exist for a short period each year. The black backs are from northern Australia and the white backs are predominantly from the central to southern states. Hence the reason for my question regarding a picture from a close distance of the whole bird.
I will send you a PM mate.
 
Got your message, thanks Mackka. That Blue Honeyeater is an example of beauty if I've ever seen one. Might as well share it here, 👌it's the purpose for the thread.

When you have a sunny day just grab your camera and grab a few more photos and post them here rather than private message.
 
Not my photo but taken by a bloke at work a couple of years ago in his backyard. Apparently a genetic mutation of the colour gene. Quite rare but have been seen before. Blue king parrot.
 

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When I worked for a racehorse trainer in Brisbane in the early 80s most racing stables had carpet pythons in their barns to keep the rats and mice under control.
 
When I worked for a racehorse trainer in Brisbane in the early 80s most racing stables had carpet pythons in their barns to keep the rats and mice under control.
Yes Dave, When I was a kid most of the WA farms around ours had pythons in the grain storage sheds. Also a supply of .22 rat shot, trained my eye with the old Lithgow single shot. (For the rats obviously not the python. ) 🙂
 
I found a Rainbow Bee Eaters nest while detecting today.

The bird was hanging around and not keen on a photo so I stole someone else's pic.
It's different building a burrow underground to have your chicks.

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Someone else's pic of a Rainbow Bee Eater.

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