With Mt Cootha and D'aguilar national park on Brisbane's doorstep , The Brisbane river meandering through the city centre and with Moreton bay just up the road along with many locals creeks, park lands, reserves and bushy suburbs,
We are lucky to be able to encounter a large diverse range of wildlife. It can be quite surprising what can turn up in your Backyard.
On this page we will share some of the wildlife we come across while out and about in Brisbane.
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Snakes |
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Frogs and Turtles |
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Butterfly's and Insects |
While not a native bird, it was with great excitement that we found this nest in the back yard with two baby Turtle doves in it.
For weeks I had noticed two adult Turtle doves sitting on some scaffolding on the construction site next door.
They would tear off at speed when we were in the b…
Coming into the middle of April and still seeing lots of butterflies around.
The common crows are still appearing in our garden although their numbers do not seem to be as great as a couple of months ago and we haven't seen any caterpillars or pupa recently.
Orchard Swallowtail
The orchard…
This beautiful large skink has the appropriate name the Land Mullet.
It does bear quite a resemblance to the aquatic mullet.
This skink has a lovely black colour and solid build I spotted this one at Springbrook National park.
I haven't seen these guys a…
If you are lucky you may catch a glimpse of these beautiful nocturnal birds during the day.
They are very well camouflaged and spend the day perched in trees making them hard to spot,
I was lucky enough to happen upon this one at Woolowin one day trying to blend in …
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| Blue Tiger At Mt Nebo |
