Paradise

No photos from me for about seven days. I'm off to relax in a place similar to this, and hopefully take plenty of photos while I'm there. Paradise

Nikon d70 : 1/500 : f/11 : 70mm : iso400

King Parrot

This female King Parrot didn't appreciate having her photo taken!

Nikon d70 : 1/60 : f/5.6 : 300mm : iso200

Black-fronted Dotterel

This Black-fronted Dotterel was feeding at the edge of the ever receding waters of the dam at Biambi Yumba Park. My flash shorted out before I got this shot, so I was glad it stood still long enough for me to get a sharp shoot.

Nikon d70 : 1/1.6 : f/5.6 : 300mm : iso320

Zebra Blue

The Zebra Blue (Syntarucus plinius) is a measures in at a small 25mm. I found this one fluttering around my local sports field.

Ulysses butterfly

The Ulysses butterfly (Papilio ulysses) is found through out the world in tropical regions. The male is attacted to blue objects, such as blue foil, thinking them to be female. It is one of the largest butterflies to be found in Australia. I snapped this one while I was at Airlie Beach last month.

Nikon d70 : 1/320 : f/8 : 250mm : iso200

Rainbow Lorikeet

Those who a familiar with my blog will be well aquanted with the Rainbow Lorikeet. This photo however, is one of my first of the bird in flight.

Nikon d70 : 1/60 : f/7.1 : 90mm : iso200

Hawk Moth

This Hawk Moth (Gnathothlibus erotus) didn't spread its wings all the way out for me, but if it did, you would see its bright red/orange hindwings. Next time maybe.

Nikon d70 : 1/320 : f/4. : 90mm : iso200

Bug

I know this is a bug, but which bug? I think it is the last instar of the Pod-sucking bug, also known as the Brown bean bug.

Nikon d70 : 1/500 : f/14 : 90mm : iso200

From the Spiders Lair

Spider emerges from its lair for a night time hunt.

Nikon d70 : 1/60 : f/14 : 90mm : iso200

Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk

Went wandering around a friends yard at Greenbank with a torch the other night and came across this Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk (Limnodynastes terraereginae). It also goes by the alias' of Northern Banjo, Northern Pobblebonk, Red-thigh Pobblebonk and the Scarlet marsh frog.

Nikon d70 : 1/60 : f/14 : 90mm : iso200

Lemon Migrant

Yellow Migrant (Catopilia pomona)flicks back its proboscis. And what is a proboscis? It's a straw like structure that acts as the butterflies mouth.

Nikon d70 : 1/1600 : f/8 : 300mm : iso200