In The Sand - Durras

Coast Wattle Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae

 

Coast Beard Heath Leucopogon parviflorus

Tiger Moth Amata sp.

Dog Cockle Glycymeris sp.

Magpie Moth Nyctemera amicus

Acacia Leaf Beetle Dicranosterna immaculata

Very large Longhorn beetle, maybe Coptocercus sp.

Stab marks from a Sooty Oystercatcher's beak Haematopus fuliginosus

An Antlion larvae -family Neuroptera

Here he is burrowing

And seals

B2B- Day 1- Batemans Bay Bridge to Rotary Park- 17JUL2020

Walking from Batemans Bay to the Border of Victoria. Eventually.

It's a no-rush project.

Here's the first big day- all 1.7km, from Batemans Bay Bridge to the Batemans Bay Rotary Park.

Starting at the site of the new Batemans Bay Bridge.

Sydney Rock Oyster Saccostrea glomerata

The old bridge in the background

The new bridge. I'm struck by the contrast with the food-rich ancient shoreline right underneath it.

Under the old bridge and south along the Clyde

Pelicans, Silver Gulls, Little Black Cormorant.

This street tree- some kind of Lilli Pilli?

Back along the foreshaw

Square Head at far right

This little section of shoreline is right next to busy Beach Road

And round that corner to Rotary Park

Camp Rock

A few winter flowers at the Budawangs. This trip was in July 2020.

Button Everlasting Coronidium scorpiodes (Was Helichrysum)

A sedge Ptilothrix deusta

I think this is Hairpin Banksia Banksia spinulosa- not a single leaf on this plant

Goodenia glomerata

Craspedia?

But mostly it was burnt things

Just so you know...

One of the overhangs- the trees in this area are apparently Peppermint Stringybark Eucalyptus piperita

Bhundoo Hill

Tracks- both Human and Lyrebird

Critters in Isolation

April 2020- finding little things in our world outside, but not too far from home, while we are following the new social isolation rules.


Meadow Argus Junonia villida.  A common butterfly and a good poser.




Pasture Day Moth  Apina callisto.  This one is freshly hatched.  The caterpillars that are busy digging little holes in the ground in spring are now these guys.



This is a video of the Apina callisto caterpillar taken late August 2019 digging its hole.  This video taken very close by to where this moth was today.

Caper White Butterfly Belenois java.  This is a female.



This is a male. They were hanging on for dear life in the wind today.




Nine Spotted Leaf Beetle Phyllocharis cyanicornis.  He is just 7mm long.






Another chapter in the story of Apina callisto.  An introduced European Wasp Vespula germanica is tearing into this moth.  We watched as the moths wing fell off.



The wasp continued to attack the moth. We realised that the wasp was removing the wings on purpose, most likely to carry the body back to feed larvae.

The tiny Lucerne Leaf Roller Merophyas divulsana. The caterpillars like Honeysuckle and Abelia, of which there is plenty around here in the suburbs.




White-patch Bark Moth Scioglyptis lyciaria




The same type of camouflage colourings, but this moth is much tinier, and rests with abdomen sticking up, and has bent antennae Nacoleia rhoealis




Mayfly -order Ephemeroptera- the adult lives only about 2 days. The long, white-tipped cerci (tails) indicate this is a male.

Nest of Paper Wasps Polistes humilis from the eves of the house, with grubs visible. The nests never get to a great size, as sooner or later a magpie will come along to pull one down and stab at it for the wasp grubs inside.