What’s around – mid December
Cicada, Brown Bunyip In the last three weeks we have finally had some rain (see previous post for details) and the insects are responding. We have more … Beetles – mostly 12mm long brown beetles, with...
View ArticleGreen Tree Frogs – not always green
Reef HQ Aquarium has been building a rainforest display for the last few months and it has reached the stage at which animals are introduced. This one surprised me: Green – yes, really – Tree Frog,...
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We have quite a number of Green Tree Frogs, Litoria caerulea, in our garden but they don’t live where their name would suggest they live. The species has adapted very happily to suburban life and they...
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Green Tree Frog I don’t know how many frogs we have in our garden but we have seen this one a few times in the last week. He (she?) is a Green Tree Frog, Litoria caerulea, and is a very large member of...
View ArticleFrogs and tropical plants at Mary Who?
A quick announcement: Mary Who? Bookshop, Flinders St, Townsville, is celebrating National Bookshop Day tomorrow, Saturday August 10th (apologies for the late notice) and these three Author Talks, all...
View ArticleEastern Dwarf Tree Frog
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog The Dry season isn’t the best for frogs but this Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog, Litoria fallax, seemed comfortable enough amongst the shady leaves of a tree on the edge of the Town...
View ArticleGreen Tree Frogs – not always green
Reef HQ Aquarium has been building a rainforest display for the last few months and it has reached the stage at which animals are introduced. This one surprised me: The Green Tree Frog, Litoria...
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Wildlife is where you find it. Last night I escaped from an uncomfortably warm hall for a few minutes to cool down in the carpark out the back. It was just a patch of gravel, unlit, separated from Lou...
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A couple of our resident frogs got a bit excited by the rain we had on the night of November 16. We didn’t see them at it but we heard a lot of ecstatic croaking in the night and discovered a large...
View ArticleBlack Treefrog
A couple of days ago my system informed me that, “A new comment on the post Green Tree Frogs – not always green is waiting for your approval.” Readers come up with some fascinating observations so I...
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