This was taken in Gympie, Australia. I am very glad to not be in Gympie right now.


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An asian house gecko nomming down on some Kool Fruit lollies left over from a party. It's been back, too - there's even a wee bald spot where its licked off all the sugar coating. Probably not the best for its health, but hell, Kool Fruits aren't the best for my health, either.

I have many small decrepit sheds on my property. Things live in them. Other things live under them. And now, in the heat of summer, they all come out to bask.


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November has heralded its arrival in Brisbane with many humid days that end in dramatic thunderstorms. It's the traditional harbinger of summer here, and while us poor primates may be finding the weather oppresive, but it's heaven for frogs.

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Giant Spider Eating a Bird Caught on Camera

Photographs of a giant spider eating a bird in an Australian garden have stunned wildlife experts ( Read more... )

So I recently aquired a mobile phone with a camera function. Previously, I had possessed a camera that I bought using coke labels, from coke I didn't even drink. It made calls, and ocassionally took calls, and that was it. This goes to show that you truly do get what you pay for ( Read more... )

When you have kookaburras in your neighbourhood, you sure do know about it.

They are not the quietest of neighbours.

To get the full effect, you really need to crank it up. Oh, and multiply by three.


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on my azaleas.

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