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munce
Oct 23, 2010

so what is the bush?

a place far away in time and space. you probably don't live there.

I happen to work there and will be providing some hopefully interesting pictures for anyone who can't get there to see it for themselves.

let's take a look (mainly at the creatures that lurk there).

------------------------- ANTS ----------------------------------------


that's a green ant nest in a tree. they weave the leaves together with their silk. that whole thing is a giant sac full of ants.


look at these friendly fellows


reaching out their mandibles in greeting


luckily they are no real threat and are easily crushed

----------------------- BIRDS ----------------------------------------


small wading bird that lives around ponds




pigeons with cool haircuts. there are a lot of local variants easily distinguished by their head feathers and face/body colors. move 500m and you come across a new style of pigeon. very endemic and probably not properly documented yet.




magpies. how can you say no to these cheeky little warblers


a confrontation. no one was hurt.


a new bird. V. noisy in groups around dawn. they like bread and cheese




a new pigeon.


notice the new head colors and iridescence on the wings. This is only a few hundred meters from the last pigeon photo. I don't know if they would be classified as separate species but they are definitely very local, only 2-4 individuals of each type, and they keep to their own territory.


a water bird


another water bird. I think it is friends with the previous bird.


a different pigeon




a bustard. it's kind of like a mini emu, but it actually has big wings that it can fold out and fly with








not sure what these guys are called but they're v noisy whenever a human is near, always in a group of 8-12 birds


cormorant? type water bird. it needs to dry its feathers

munce fucked around with this message at 13:59 on Jun 6, 2020

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AARD VARKMAN
May 17, 1993
Whoa those green ants are super cool, I've never heard of them before.

Also I read your whole post in Steve Irwin's voice for authenticity.

Hammerite
Mar 9, 2007

And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.
Jade Ear Joe
How do pigeons in the bush behave around humans? I assume it is completely different to the urban pigeons most people have encountered

munce
Oct 23, 2010

TheAardvark posted:

Whoa those green ants are super cool, I've never heard of them before.

Also I read your whole post in Steve Irwin's voice for authenticity.

thanks, keep the voice on -there's plenty more coming

munce
Oct 23, 2010

Hammerite posted:

How do pigeons in the bush behave around humans? I assume it is completely different to the urban pigeons most people have encountered

The phrase to describe them would be ground-pigeons.They have wings and they can fly any time they like, but they just don't like to fly. even when you drive you car right next to them. They will mill around on the ground and prefer to just walk a few feet away from you (or your car) rather than take wing. I've walked within 30cm of them, sometimes they run a away sometimes they just chill.

Colonel Cancer
Sep 26, 2015

Tune into the fireplace channel, you absolute buffoon

OB-GYN Kenobi
Dec 4, 2017
Ugh another crabs thread

a peck of pickled peckers
Aug 3, 2014

I am your Redeemer! It is by my hand that you arise from the ashes of this world!

I assume all of the creatures in the OP can kill you, since they live on the continent where everything has evolved to kill human beings.

Spinz
Jan 7, 2020

I ordered luscious new gemstones from India and made new earrings for my SA mart thread

Remember my earrings and art are much better than my posting

New stuff starts towards end of page 3 of the thread

OB-GYN Kenobi posted:

Ugh another crabs thread

Ha
Plus username post too
(Great name btw, I TOTALLY would have drawn you had I seen it, drats)

munce
Oct 23, 2010

-------------------------------- DRIVING IN A CAR -------------------------------
some pictures of the landscapes I drive through


















munce fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Jun 6, 2020

GORDON
Jan 1, 2006

by Fluffdaddy
They really need to mow around there.

Worf
Sep 12, 2017

If only Seth would love me like I love him!

tbh i didnt know ants came in lime

munce
Oct 23, 2010

---------------------------- Caterpillar! ----------------------------------------







-------------------------- Cows ! --------------------------------------------------









Canuckistan
Jan 14, 2004

I'm the greatest thing since World War III.





Soiled Meat

munce posted:

-------------------------------- DRIVING IN A CAR -------------------------------
some pictures of the landscapes I drive through




Termite mounds?

munce
Oct 23, 2010

Canuckistan posted:

Termite mounds?

Yeah. plenty more of them to come too.

humpthewind
Jan 8, 2007

Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it.
OP it looks very dusty

The Walrus
Jul 9, 2002

by Fluffdaddy
ive been to the bush many times and never seen any of this. where are your bears???

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?
who was that australian metha ddict that used to post here

Telsa Cola
Aug 19, 2011

No... this is all wrong... this whole operation has just gone completely sidewaysface
Hello fellow wilderness worker, whats your rig.

other people
Jun 27, 2004
Associate Christ

Milo and POTUS posted:

who was that australian metha ddict that used to post here

isaac

Khanstant
Apr 5, 2007
i love the green ants!!! a new kind of ant finally!!

free hubcaps
Oct 12, 2009

drat those are some cool critters op. those green ants are especially neat! I think your cormorant is an anhinga or some other type of darter though, im not sure what species live down there in upside down land tbh

Captain Hygiene
Sep 17, 2007

You mess with the crabbo...



Wasn't sure what to expect going in, but lots of nice animal photos was a good surprise, especially all the birds!


Crazy how a different haircut just changes everything, lookin' super sharp there.

munce
Oct 23, 2010

humpthewind posted:

OP it looks very dusty

it does get very dry in the dry season. but then it rains and everything is green for 3 months

munce
Oct 23, 2010

The Walrus posted:

ive been to the bush many times and never seen any of this. where are your bears???

no bears. lots of other things though

munce
Oct 23, 2010

Telsa Cola posted:

Hello fellow wilderness worker, whats your rig.

assuming you mean car - currently landcruiser (good). previously hilux (acceptable), holden colorado (terrbile). got to have a lot of clearance as most of the tracks are in v bad condition if there is any track at all. lots of creek crossings and driving over broken rock.

munce
Oct 23, 2010

-------------- COWS continued -------------------------------






Tough times during the dry season


Things get better in the wet



munce
Oct 23, 2010

------------------- CROWS --------------------------
in a nest on an old structure








drowned trees in a dam


------------------- DRAGONFLIES ----------------------------







munce
Oct 23, 2010

------------------------ FIRE --------------------------------


a small grass fire. deliberately lit to prevent buildup of fuel and bigger fires later in the year. the grass gets burned off without causing any damage






burnoff in the distance






------------------- GRASSHOPPPERS -----------------------


this one got into the car


sitting on the windscreen makes for some good pictures













mercenarynuker
Sep 10, 2008

drat, you got some ugly cows

Captain Hygiene
Sep 17, 2007

You mess with the crabbo...



Replying to free a ghost post :ghost:

Call Your Grandma
Jan 17, 2010

i hope u didn't get poisoned while photographing these deadly australian creatures op

Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost
I want to see more of the green tree ants.

Gridlocked
Aug 2, 2014

MR. STUPID MORON
WITH AN UGLY FACE
AND A BIG BUTT
AND HIS BUTT SMELLS
AND HE LIKES TO KISS
HIS OWN BUTT
by Roger Hargreaves

Applewhite posted:

I want to see more of the green tree ants.

They are tiny monsters and should be burnt on sight.

I personally would get them with a spray bottle metho and a candle on a stick

Internetjack
Sep 15, 2007

oh god how did this get here i am not good with computers
Top Cop
Are the cows domesticated, that are left to free range? Are they wild cows?

Awesome pics.

munce
Oct 23, 2010

Call Your Grandma posted:

i hope u didn't get poisoned while photographing these deadly australian creatures op

somehow i have managed to avoid being poisoned so far

Internetjack posted:

Are the cows domesticated, that are left to free range? Are they wild cows?

the cows belong to a farmer. they basically just roam around, staying close to dams/ponds for water. there are some fences but they're generally in bad condition. once a year the farmer will come round and muster up some of the cows to sell. the rest get left to continue living and breeding. there is very little human intervention in their lives.

Applewhite posted:

I want to see more of the green tree ants.

I can put some more up in a bit

a peck of pickled peckers
Aug 3, 2014

I am your Redeemer! It is by my hand that you arise from the ashes of this world!

There are but two places on Earth that man was not meant to live: Australia and Arizona.

munce
Oct 23, 2010

--------------------- HORSES ----------------------------------


some wild horses






lake life





Telsa Cola
Aug 19, 2011

No... this is all wrong... this whole operation has just gone completely sidewaysface

Internetjack posted:

Are the cows domesticated, that are left to free range? Are they wild cows?

Awesome pics.

What OP said. They can be hella skittish even the bulls which is nice when they decide to wander into your camp (or you inadvertently camp right next to their mineral lick.)

They are a bitch to round up though and Im suprised none of them look ear tagged.

OP, you got any cool bone pictures?

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munce
Oct 23, 2010

Telsa Cola posted:

They are a bitch to round up though and Im suprised none of them look ear tagged.

OP, you got any cool bone pictures?

Most of them are branded. There's always some that manage to avoid getting marked.

I'll check for bone pics, I might have some. Cows that get stuck in the mud. I've definitely come across a few scattered bones but the pigs tend to devour anything that dies pretty quickly, bones and all. A whole cow will be demolished in a few days.

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