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September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 NatureNerd

Wander butterfly (danaus plexippus).

Wander butterfly (danaus plexippus).

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I'm a self confessed nature nerd. I'm an eco tour guide in Byron Bay and spend every spare minute, enjoying nature. View all posts by NatureNerd

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Nice sunset at Byron last night

I helped out on another koala food tree planting day yesterday at Ewingsdale- near Byron Bay. We planted 2000 trees in total. And we were rewarded with a sighting of a koala at the end of the planting session. What a lovely treat- a nice reminder of what we are trying to save. Koalas are on the verge of extinction here in the northern rivers. #koala #koalaconservation #conservation #wildlifeconservation

I saw this wedge tailed eagle (Aquila audax), feeding on an hour ex-wallaby today. I usually see theme soaring too n the thermals. It’s easy to forget how big they are. Their wing span can be up to 2.84m and they stand about 1 m high, which is huge. They were almost hunted to extinction in Australia but have been making a comeback. They are huge, the 3rd biggest eagle in the world. #eagle #bird #birdsofinstagram #birdsofprey

The eastern rosella ( Platycercus eximius ) are one of my favourite parrots. Most parrots look pretty but have horrible calls, screeching rather than singing, but not the eastern rosella, they have quite a sweet little call. ⠀ ⠀ I saw this one in Lismore but I quite often see them come up to my kitchen window. ⠀ ⠀ #easternrosella #australianparrots #rosella

I saw this scaly breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) yesterday, when I was looking for koalas. They, like their cousins the rainbow lorikeet make heaps of noise and like feeding on the nectar of plants like this Callistemon. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #lorikeet #parrots #australianparrots

I saw heaps of azure kingfishers ( Alcedo azurea ) this morning. Well it may of been heaps, or the same ones flying up and down the creek. ⠀ ⠀ You basically see a small flash of bright blue and a short high pitched call, as they fly past really fast before resting on a branch beside a creek. ⠀ ⠀ I quite often see them when I’m looking for platypus. ⠀ ⠀ #birds #kingfisher #azurekingfisher

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