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Angela Beesley's wiki

Two Kookaburras in the front yard
Two Kookaburras in the front yard

A leech in the backyard
A leech in the backyard

The same leech, walking
The same leech, walking

Golden silk orb-weaver (genus: Nephila)
Golden silk orb-weaver (genus: Nephila)

The same spider, against the sky.
The same spider, against the sky.

Phonognatha graeffei or leaf-curling spider.
Phonognatha graeffei or leaf-curling spider.

I think this is a Channel-billed Cuckoo. The smaller birds were really upset by it and kept trying to dive-domb it.
I think this is a Channel-billed Cuckoo. The smaller birds were really upset by it and kept trying to dive-domb it.


A Leech with ants. Yuck.
A Leech with ants. Yuck.

An orb weaver that had an 8ft high web in the front garden. I think it's Eriophora transmarina.
An orb weaver that had an 8ft high web in the front garden. I think it's Eriophora transmarina.

Orb weaver on its web
Orb weaver on its web

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo through the trees on a rainy day
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo through the trees on a rainy day

Closer view of a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo in next door's garden.
Closer view of a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo in next door's garden.

Male King Parrot seen in the back garden in January.
Male King Parrot seen in the back garden in January.

An Indian Peahen found wandering around the roof in January!
An Indian Peahen found wandering around the roof in January!

Carpet python in Queensland, Christmas 2007
Carpet python in Queensland, Christmas 2007

Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard sunbathing in the front garden. Refused to stick its tongue out for the photos though.
Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard sunbathing in the front garden. Refused to stick its tongue out for the photos though.

A Cicada shell
A Cicada shell

I was trying to look at a tiny skink and nearly didn't even notice this. I'm not sure if it's a stick insect or a praying mantis.
I was trying to look at a tiny skink and nearly didn't even notice this. I'm not sure if it's a stick insect or a praying mantis.

A skink
A skink

Skink from the top. I see this on the back steps whenever it's sunny.
Skink from the top. I see this on the back steps whenever it's sunny.

Kookaburra in the back yard
Kookaburra in the back yard

I think this is a wolf spider. It's eating a cockroach.
I think this is a wolf spider. It's eating a cockroach.

Wallaby
Wallaby

2 spiders - huntsman and wolf spider
2 spiders - huntsman and wolf spider