Monthly Archives: August 2021

Dead Dingo

4X4, Australia, Kimberley, Landscape, mammals, Uncategorised, WA, WA, Wildlife

Today we move from the Dashing Dingo to a dead one, roadkill in a remote part of the Kimberley. The Doc was saddened by this find, as the female dingo was heavily pregnant and probably killed by someone traveling fast along the road. With her enlarged nipples and stomach, the bitch was not long from giving birth to a litter. It was fresh kill, so the body was not bloated, just enlarged from the litter.

Giant green tree frogs

ampihians, Australia, AWC, Cape York, Piccaninny Plains, Qld, Uncategorised, Wildlife

The Doc is still making his way through images from the Excellent Adventure. This time we visit AWC’s Piccaninny Plains Station (Ranch) up in Cape York. These are  giant tree frogs from our night wildlife spotting. It is the biggest species of tree frog in the world (shared with a frog from Cuba). Click to see full size image.

Tasmanian echidna – Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus

4X4, Australia, Flinders Island, Landscape, mammals, marsupials, Tas, Uncategorised, Wildlife

Also known as an albino echidna because of its lighter colour. The other name is pale-coloured echidna which is more accurate, as it is much lighter in colour than the mainland echidna.

Most boring bark ever?

4X4, Australia, bark, Plant, Qld, Textures, trees, Uncategorised

The Doc has been posting about the various colours in barks, leaves and flowers. However, the absence of colour has also been revealed. One bark, that of Corypha utan (Gebang Palm), is the most boring and colourless of any The Doc has photographed. The outside of the tree is just shades of grey from dark to light grey, with almost zero colour. No The Doc did not desaturate the image, even if it looks like it.

Kangaroo Island Tamar Wallaby

4X4, Australia, Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, mammals, marsupials, SA, Uncategorised, Wildlife

The Kangaroo Island Tamar Wallaby or Notamacropus eugenii decres. Kangaroo Island is full of wildlife, which took a beating in the recent bushfires. The Doc visited for three weeks in 2014, about 8 years after the last big fire (full report here). Roadkill was plentiful as the wildlife was abundant. Click on image to see full size. Viva Cristo Ray.

Dashing Dingo

4X4, Australia, desert, mammals, plains, SA, Uncategorised, Wildlife

The healthiest looking Dingo The Doc has seen in the bush, feeding off the rubbish dump at Innaminka in Outback South Australia. You can see rubbish in the background. Click on image to see full size.

Stunning Sturt Desert Pea

4X4, Australia, desert, flowers, Landscape, landscape, macro, NT, Pilbara, Plant, The Red Centre, Uncategorised, WA, Wildflowers

Commonly known as the Sturt Desert Pea, floral emblem of South Australia. The dark eye version is from South Australia, the lighter coloured eye is the northern or WA form found in the Northern Territory and WA.

It is known by some other names as well including: Swainsona formosa, Showy Donia (G. Don 1832), Beautiful Donia (G. Don 1832), Dampier’s clianth (Veitch 1850), Dampier’s Clianthus (Hooker 1858), Sturt’s pea (Adelaide Advertiser 1858), Sturt pea (de Mole 1861), Captain Sturt’s desert pea (Aspinall 1862), Desert pea (Anon 1864), Sturt’s desert pea (Tenison-Woods 1865), Glory flower (Bailey 1883), Glory pea (Bailey 1883), Sturt’s glory pea (Anon 1886), Lobster claws (The Garden 1890), Blood flower (Parker 1898), Dampier’s glory pea (Guilfoyle 1911), Australian glory pea (Guilfoyle 1911), Dampier pea (Harris 1980).

Bridled Nail Tail Wallaby

4X4, Australia, AWC, desert, landscape, Landscape, mammals, marsupials, NSW, Scotia, Scotia Sanctuary, Uncategorised, Wildlife

Working through some images during lockdown. Some rare photos of the endangered Bridled Nail Tail Wallaby from AWC’s Scotia Sanctuary. Click on the image to see full size.