The Swamp Bluet (Coenagrion lyelli) is a damselfly endemic to Australia, and also the only species of this genus known from Australia. Until recently, the Swamp Bluet was recorded in south-east Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, central and eastern Victoria. In 2012, one male was photographed...
Lake Moniboeng (or 'Momboeng') sits behind the sand dunes of Discovery Bay along the south-west Victorian coast and forms an important part of the Glenelg Estuary and Long Swamp Ramsar site. It's not far from NGT's Long Swamp restoration project near Nobles Rocks. NGT has...
Christmas in Australia often means Christmas beetles, and a bunch of hungry Christmas beetles means a Christmas battle! Christmas beetles are from the scarab beetle family, with a various species of different colours found around Australia. These green ones are likely to be from the genus Diphucephala...
Toward the end of spring, as the wildflowers are fading out on the plains, they can still be in full swing up on the cooler and moister hills. At about 900m elevation on the Major Mitchell Plateau last weekend we came across this mass flowering...
Photographing Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) can be a challenge at the best of times. Your best chance at seeing a range of species is in and around wetlands, and while you wade gently through the shallows, gripping your fancy camera as you try to sneak...
Now you see it… This little Marbled Gecko (Christinus marmoratus) was found during monitoring of a roofing-tile grid in the Wimmera area. If you get close to one, you can pick it apart from most other geckos in the region by the large pads on the...
Ewens Ponds is a true underwater garden and one of the aquatic highlights of South East SA. This karst rising-spring system pushes incredibly clear water through a linked chain of three sinkholes, before joining Eight Mile Creek to terminate at the ocean about 2km south. The...
Isn’t camouflage amazing? While some species were born to be stars and will pull out all the stops to stand out (we’re looking at you, rainbow bee-eaters), others seek to blend in, trying to living out their days in relative peace. This bark moth (probably Scioglyptis...
Like many of the plant species remaining on the Victorian Volcanic Plain, the endangered Basalt Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum viretrum) is threatened by clearance, fragmentation and degradation of habitat. Despite this, it's hanging in at a handful of grassland sites near Warrnambool and can be seen flowering en...
This photo of a young Black-headed Monitor (Varanus tristis) was taken while volunteering on a recent fauna survey up in Arnhem Land, NT. Black-headed Monitors grow to a length of 50 to 80cm, making them relatively small by monitor standards. While they may be on the petite...
