Darwin to Hiway Inn Roadhouse, December 1-2
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A nice tree
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Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
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Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti
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No Swimming
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That is a termite mound
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I'm not sure what the ants were doing. Maybe they were eating termites?
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Twisted.
Pandanus spiralis
genus: screwpines
Northern Territory, Australia -
Twisted.
Pandanus spiralis
genus: screwpines
Northern Territory, Australia -
Australian Spider
Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Trichonephila edulis
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Australian Butterfly
Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya
Litchfield Park, NT, Australia -
Amyema sanguinea
family: showy mistletoes
Northern Territory, Australia -
Parasite?
Amyema sanguinea
family: showy mistletoes
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Swimming hole! This is on the cover of a magazine in my room tonight.
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Road Train
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Parrots
Red-collared Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
Remarks: Rainbow Lorikeet -
Parrots
Red-collared Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
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Harrier?
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Cessna
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I got a little overheated on this hike.
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Livistona inermis
family: palms
Northern Territory, Australia -
Polynesian Arrowroot
Tacca leontopetaloides
Northern Territory, Australia -
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Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
Northern Territory, Australia -
Sandy Wallaby
Notamacropus agilis
Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory, Australia12/2/2007
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Sandy Wallaby
Notamacropus agilis
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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia -
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia12/2/2007
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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia -
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
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I kicked over a small termite mound. There really are termites inside. They're tiny.
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I was driving down an old WWII airstrip (1-2 miles long and about 300 feet wide) pretty fast with the camera stuck outside the window. I was hoping there wouldn't be bugs on the lens.
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On the beach at Darwin
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Meat Ants (aus)
Iridomyrmex genus
Australia
Remarks: Ants on a Cathedral Termite Mound12/2/2007
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Nasutitermes triodiae
family: Higher Termites
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The Magnetic Termites build them flat, all pointed in the same direction.
Amitermes meridionalis
family: Higher Termites
Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia -
Amitermes meridionalis
family: Higher Termites
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Road Train. It looks like this one can run over cows, kangaroos, and Isuzus without damage. To the truck, that is.
12/2/2007
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