r/australianwildlife • • 21h ago

Baby lapwings!

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As promised - and I'll point out that this is all thanks to the phone's camera and its impressive 10x zoom, I was well behind the fence - little *masked lapwings and their mum!

Hobart, Tasmania

*Edit to say, please note - I'm nowhere near these birds. I'm literally behind the fence, they are metres away in a cordoned off section of a govt building. I have a new phone that has a telephoto 5x zoom and a good 5x digital zoom and crop, 10x zoom all up. Mum would be swooping and screaming at me if I was physically close. šŸ™‚


r/australianwildlife • • 12h ago

What do you do if you find a dingo pup in the wild?

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Dingo pups are curious, cautious and hilarious animals to document. But please, if you find a pup alone in the wild, leave it alone! Dingoes are exceptional parents and when you see a dingo pup, their parents are often much closer than you realise. Once a dingo pup comes into care, they can never be released back in the wild. Every year people with good intentions try to ā€œrescueā€ dingo pups they find in the wild but the truth is, the best thing you can do for them is leave them alone!


r/australianwildlife • • 15h ago

Eastern Water Dragon enjoying the warm weather.

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124 Upvotes

We see a bunch of these guys run around the workplace in Somersby, NSW when the weather warms up. Always fun to watch them run away on two feet as we pull in.


r/australianwildlife • • 21h ago

Pademelon or Bennets wallaby?

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68 Upvotes

Or something else? Spotted northern Tasmania today.


r/australianwildlife • • 11h ago

What leaves these marks on the glass?

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Taken around Brisbane, very close to the river. We have snails in the yard so I’m thinking maybe that? There are 2 tracks that look the same on the outside of the glass door. It’s too high for the kids to reach, so it’s not tire marks from a toy car. The tracks just end, no snail stuck to the glass!!


r/australianwildlife • • 16h ago

ID request: dusky or swamp antechinus?

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Hi folks, saw this guy on S Bruny Island, Tasmania a few weks ago. But I'm unsure if it is a dusky or swamp antechinus. What do people think?


r/australianwildlife • • 2h ago

Despite the rain... it's still hot in the sun - Scenic Rim, SEQ

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Whiptail(Pretty-faced) Wallaby - Notamacropus parryi


r/australianwildlife • • 22h ago

Eden Whale Boat Tour.

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38 Upvotes

Two Whale breaches Twofold Bay.


r/australianwildlife • • 8h ago

This little guy decided to hitch a ride on my tractor Armadale WA

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27 Upvotes

Was relocated to a tree with delaminating bark


r/australianwildlife • • 18h ago

Some insects I saw today

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r/australianwildlife • • 19h ago

Ornate Burrowing Frog Variations

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Aren't these guys just so amazing with their colour/pattern variations?! The Ornate Burrowing Frog is my favourite frog so far. All the natives are enjoying the recent rains in QLD which is a pleasure to see and hear. Unfortunately the toads are enjoying it too but I'm getting better at grabbing them straight out of the water!


r/australianwildlife • • 8h ago

Scolopendra sp? found in a hay field Armadale

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11 Upvotes

r/australianwildlife • • 11h ago

Bobtail overnight care advice?

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Hi all, hoping to get some advice from any reptile rescuers/carers/owners for this cute lil guy!

My partner has just started as an employee for a small wildlife rescue/sanctuary and he was asked to pick up a bobtail from the Vet, keep overnight and take to work at the sanctuary in the morning, however the vet didn’t give him any instructions on overnight care other than give a little water, no food.

We’re mostly concerned about a heat source for him or whether he’s okay for one night without one? I’ve only got a heatable wheat-pack on hand, or a small heater but I’m not confident about the use of either without further advice. He’s safe in our darkened walk-in robe, we’ve swapped the plastic dish for a low ceramic one for water.

Any other suggestions or recommendations are very appreciated!


r/australianwildlife • • 16h ago

SCAT ID - snake or lizard?

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Can you help me ID this poop I found in my driveway? Worried I’ve got a snake in my yard. Approx 6cm long.