From April 12 - 15 the natters went on a camp to the Miles district. We stayed at Possum Park just north of Miles. For more on Possum Park click here. While most people were in bunkers or cabins there were three who slept under canvas.
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| Our Possum Park camp in the evening glow |
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| Lesley in her 'bin liner' rain coat Ros & Phil in background |
Nats enjoying themselves on camp
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| Nats scattering everywhere |
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| Getting together to chat about what we'd seen |
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| Jim & John at the Miles Historical Village |
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| John checking out a spider's web |
Insects
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| Bag of theProcessionary Caterpillar, Ochrogaster lunifer |
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| Bits and pieces left after a parasitic insect infests the caterpillars |
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| Yellow-horned Clerid, Trogodendron fasciculatum |
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| Chewobrachys sanguifluaIt's sitting on my jeans so that gives you an idea of scale. |
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| The belly of the Chewobrachys sanguiflua (don't worry it was very much alive) |
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| Large Potter Wasp being buzzed by a smaller Hymenoptera |
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| Acacia Leaf Beetle, Calomela curtisi |
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| Tailed Emperor, Polyura sempronius |
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| Female Orchard Swallowtail, Papilio aegeus |
Just a taste of some of the plants
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| Pink Giant Lily, Nymphea gigatea var. neorosea |
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| Yellow Water Snowflake, Nymphoides indica |
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| Commersonia pedleyi |
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| Commersonia pedleyi seed capsule |
Birds
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| Part of the flock of Buderigars seen on Glenaubyn Road |
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| Noisy Miner feeding a chick |
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| Black Kite |
Frogs
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| Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog, Litoria fallax |
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| Caught in the net, another Litoria fallax |
Spiders
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| The golden threads of the Golden Orb-Weaver Nephila plumipes (yellow joints) |
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| Golden Orb-Weaver Nephila plumipes |
Stuff
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| Miles Historical Village |
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| Red Rose Cafe |
