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6 Trips

Photos of 9 Species

I'm a birder, hiker, and climber who also happens to be an ecologist...or is that the other way around?  I get out in nature a lot, and enjoy the challenge posed by identifying what I see.  As well as ornithology, I've dabbled in botany, entymology (well, lepidoptery technically), herpetology, and mycology.  I have worked for Birds Australia, and often get asked to speak in public about birds or present field identification workshops.  I also occasionally get my photos published in magazines or books, though I still consider myself a birder first and photographer second.  I live in the Brisbane area for now but tend to move around a bit.

My Favourite Trip

Black-breasted Button-quail - A female Black-breasted Button-Quail approaching quite closely. [>>]
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Chris said about your Picture
In this image you can clearly see the diagnostic nuchal collar. I'll try and zoom in on this properly once I get the high res images.
Odonutter said about your Trip
Chris, Your dragonfly is Blue Skimmer, Orthetrum caledonicum.

My Latest Trip Reports
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Rainbow Forest Park

Rainbow Forest Park is an urban park in Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane.  It is composed primarily of open grassy areas, and a…
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Samsonvale and Bribie Island

Today Andrew Stafford and I went out to the Samsonvale area and Bribie Island.  We visited the Cemetary at Gold Scrub Rd…
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O'reillys, Lamington Np

Today I had a chance to go hiking at O'reillys.  While this wasn't predominantly a wildlife trip, I was able to see some…
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The Top End

In September 2009 I spent two weeks travelling the Top End looking for birds.  I spent most of my time in the Darwin reg…
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Botticelli St River Park

Another site I visit regularly in my local area, this highly degraded riverine riparian habitat has turned up some reall…

My Photos

Species

Wandering Percher (Diplacodes bipunctata)

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Common Flatwing (Austroargiolestes icteromelas)

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Eastern Billabongfly (Austroagrion watsoni)

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Rhyothemis graphiptera

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Red & Blue Damsel (Xanthagrion erythroneurum)

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Common Glider (Trapezostigma loewii)

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