[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Common Blue-banded Bees (Photo: B. Haywood)[/caption] NGT's Bryan Haywood took this shot of Common Blue-banded Bees (Amegilla cingulata) in the Mount Benson area. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] White-faced Heron near Warrnambool, Vic (Photo: L. Farrington)[/caption] NGT's Lachie Farrington snapped this picture of a juvenile White-faced Heron in his backyard in Warrnambool a few weeks back. It was reared in a stand of Norfolk pines and seen feeding on the...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] Woolly-heads (Myriocephalus rhizocephalus) at Eaglehawk Waterhole, SA (Photo: C. Dickson)[/caption] With many seasonal wetlands now dry, we’re left with memories and photos of those amazing wetland flowers that spring up and are gone all too quickly! This picture of Woolly-heads (Myriocephalus rhizocephalus)...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Still water near Lake Bolac, Vic (Photo: L. Veale)[/caption] NGT's Lauren Veale took this shot while fishing for estuary perch in a dam on her family's property near Lake Bolac, Vic. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Drying Samphire wetland, north of Meningie, SA (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This photo of a drying Samphire-fringed wetland was taken just north of Meningie, SA. NGT staff members were in the region last week to monitor the success of revegetation plantings around the...
[caption id="attachment_8094" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Saltwater paperbark (Melaleuca halmaturorum)[/caption] This photo of a magnificent, ancient saltwater paperbark was taken in the West Avenue Range Watercourse in September 2009 by NGT's Mark Bachmann. Any guesses for how old it might be? You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="attachment_7994" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Yellow-footed Antechinus near Rennick, Victoria - image by Mark Bachmann(click to enlarge or see larger version below)[/caption] This image of a Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) was taken by NGT's Mark Bachmann, near Rennick in Victoria. The Yellow-footed Antechinus is a partly arboreal (tree-climbing)...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Talbingo Reservoir, NSW (Photo: N. Whiterod)[/caption] This late-evening view of the Talbingo Reservoir in the Upper Murrumbidgee catchment was taken by NGT's Nick Whiterod. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Striated Hermit Crab (Dardanus arrosaur) at Carpenter Rocks, SA (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This Striated Hermit Crab was seen foraging in a rockpool near Carpenter Rocks after dark. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Jacky Lizard (Amphibolurus muricatus) in the Lower Glenelg National Park, Vic (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This Jacky Lizard was spotted sunning itself in the Lower Glenelg National Park by NGT's Jonathan Tuck. You can see previous photos of the week here....
