Thursday 5 November 2009

Down by the River.

Decided to do something different this time and go down to the Mary River which is only a stones throw away to see what species of fish we could find there. We have not done this for a long while, only someone forgot to take the bait for the traps with him, not me by the way. Just as well I took the camera for I was able to get photos of some of the wildlife that hangs out around the banks of the river.

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Blue Skimmer (Male) (Orthetrum caledonicum)



Blue Skimmer (Male) (Orthetrum caledonicum)



Black-headed Skimmer (Male) (Crocothemis nigrifrons)



Twinspot Hunter (Austroepigomphus melaleucae)



Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes)



Water Spider (Dolomedes sp)



Kreffts River Turtle (Emydura krefftii)



Black-fronted Dotterel (Charadrius melanops)



Black-fronted Dotterel (Charadrius melanops)

4 comments:

Mosura said...

Looks like a you had a good day. Love the dragons. We don't have any turtles in Tas (other than fossils)

Neil said...

Thanks Mosura dragonflies are colourful tried to get photos of every species there on that day but some were just too fast.

Rambling Woods said...

The last dragonflies are gone now here in NY and I will miss them all winter. They have a special beauty of their own. I prefer your turtle to our snapping turtles..lol...I came to visit for RT and I am late... Michelle

Neil said...

Thanks Michelle hope your winter wont be too cold.