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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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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.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 13:50 |
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How do pigeons in the bush behave around humans? I assume it is completely different to the urban pigeons most people have encountered
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TheAardvark posted:Whoa those green ants are super cool, I've never heard of them before. thanks, keep the voice on -there's plenty more coming
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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.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 14:13 |
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 14:14 |
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Ugh another crabs thread
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 14:20 |
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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.
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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)
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 14:53 |
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-------------------------------- 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 |
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They really need to mow around there.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 15:46 |
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tbh i didnt know ants came in lime
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---------------------------- Caterpillar! ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- Cows ! --------------------------------------------------
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munce posted:-------------------------------- DRIVING IN A CAR ------------------------------- Termite mounds?
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Canuckistan posted:Termite mounds? Yeah. plenty more of them to come too.
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OP it looks very dusty
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 17:10 |
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ive been to the bush many times and never seen any of this. where are your bears???
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 18:47 |
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who was that australian metha ddict that used to post here
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Hello fellow wilderness worker, whats your rig.
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Milo and POTUS posted:who was that australian metha ddict that used to post here isaac
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 19:31 |
i love the green ants!!! a new kind of ant finally!!
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 19:34 |
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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
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 20:24 |
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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.
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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
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# ? Jun 7, 2020 01:25 |
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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
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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.
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-------------- COWS continued ------------------------------- Tough times during the dry season Things get better in the wet
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------------------- CROWS -------------------------- in a nest on an old structure drowned trees in a dam ------------------- DRAGONFLIES ----------------------------
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------------------------ 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
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# ? Jun 7, 2020 02:09 |
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drat, you got some ugly cows
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# ? Jun 7, 2020 02:15 |
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Replying to free a ghost post
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# ? Jun 7, 2020 02:24 |
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i hope u didn't get poisoned while photographing these deadly australian creatures op
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# ? Jun 7, 2020 02:28 |
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I want to see more of the green tree ants.
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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
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# ? Jun 7, 2020 02:35 |
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Are the cows domesticated, that are left to free range? Are they wild cows? Awesome pics.
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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
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# ? Jun 7, 2020 03:08 |
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There are but two places on Earth that man was not meant to live: Australia and Arizona.
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--------------------- HORSES ---------------------------------- some wild horses lake life
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Internetjack posted:Are the cows domesticated, that are left to free range? Are they wild cows? 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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Telsa Cola posted:They are a bitch to round up though and Im suprised none of them look ear tagged. 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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