Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
Photo by Mike Bartick
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Fat Echidna found on Woppa (they do inhabit the island as well as the mainland).
Sadly, while driving to Yeppoon, we saw a lot of dead echidnas on the road... The highway is frequently covered in native animal roadkill. At least on Woppa, there's little chance of an echidna being runover.
BTW, despite looking like hedgehogs, they're very much unrelated. Echidnas are their own thing (closely related to the platypus).
11/09/23 - Mammalia: Tachyglossus aculeatus - Woppa, cabin area
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crocodilian head studies, to eventually aid in some paleoart.
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[ID: A photograph of a southern spotted skunk, looking out towards the camera from between a small gap. It has black fur covered in wiggly, thick white stripes, with a white spot in the middle of its face between its round black eyes. End ID.]
Observation by pavellperez on iNaturalist
alright this is killing me with how cute it was so I was obligated to share it with you all. Please look at this adorable little face. Oh my gods.
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Munchique Wood-Wren by Jay Packer
Via Flickr:
Endemic to the western Andes of Colombia, this highly sought-after wood-wren is found at higher elevations than the similar Gray-breasted Wood-Wren. Montezuma Road, Tatamá National Park, Colombia
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Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Photo by Dan Weisz
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A big fat Cane Toad
An introduced menace to Australia.
Rhinella marina
06/07/22
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[ID: Four photographs of a mourning dove sitting on a telephone wire, with a cloudless blue sky behind it, shown from four different angles. The mourning dove has a tan breast and grey wings, with bright orange feet. Its tail is long and pointed, its beak is flat, and its black eyes are large and round. End ID.]
Observation by nonbinary-naturalist (aka me!)
Finally found a mourning dove that didn't immdiately fly away once I started trying to take pictures! :)
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