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I 💚 lizards. I saw this huuuge lace monitor the other while guiding some people on the Minyon Falls Walk. These guys grow quite big, but this one was about 2m long, and standing in the middle of the track. We all got a great look, before he scarpered into the bush. ⠀ ⠀ Varanus varius is a member of the monitor lizard family, Australian members of which are commonly known as goannas. And believe it or not it’s not our biggest lizard, that honour belongs to perentie (Varanus giganteus). ⠀ ⠀ These big fellas are in the Varanidae family which won’t surprise to know included the Komodo Dragon. ⠀ ⠀ #lizard #reptiles #goanna ⠀ ⠀
I 💚 platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, and Tassie. I love taking people to see them. Although they are crepuscular (active during dawn & dusk) and nocturnal. I find the most reliable time to see them is dawn. Which makes going out to see them even more special. I fear for their future with the impact of humans on their habitat. They get caught in people’s crab pots and fishing nets. Also the health of creeks in terms of pollution and sediment. They are incredibly shy, this shyness could be to their detriment as they are very difficult to monitor. The creek, I take people to see them was devastated by the floods last year, and this severely impacted their numbers, but they’ve had a successful breeding season and seem to coming back. I used to be happy to see one, on my tour, now we’re seeing 3-4. I think I’m going to monitor some other local creeks to see how they are going in other places. #platypus #conservation
I💚🌈 & waterfalls, so here’s a slo-mo, of Minyon Falls with its rainbow. ⠀ ⠀ When your back is to the sun, rainbows can be seen in the mist created by the falling water. The sun shines through the water droplets, reflecting light into the colors of the spectrum. ⠀ ⠀ #minyonfalls #waterfalls #rainbows
I’ve been watching this Giant Orb Weaver (Nephila pilipes) as her egg sack on her back just keeps getting bigger and bigger over the past few months. She has chosen a great spot in the rainforest to weave her thick web. She’s pretty big, her body is about 5cm long and her legs are about 14cm long, but believe it or not I’ve seen these bigger (longer legs anyway). They are one of the biggest spiders in the world.⠀ ⠀ Even arachnophobes are in awe of her size when I show her to people on one of my rainforest walks. She is positioned about 3 m back from the track, so people feel safe. She is harmless (to humans). But I think she will soon hatch her little spider babies, so I’m not sure how much longer I’ll get to share her magnificence with people. ⠀ ⠀ #spider #arachnids #spiders
I 💚 birds. I saw this pale yellow robin (Tregellasia capito) in the rainforest yesterday. The pale-yellow robin is a species of passerine bird in the family Petroicidae. It is endemic to eastern Australia. They are not as bright as their cousins the eastern yellow robin, who I often see in the more open parts of the forest. I usually find the pale yellow robins deep inside the rainforest. ⠀ ⠀ #birds #birdsofinstagram #bird #robin
I 💚 watching the mist in the canopy of the huge blackbutts at the top of Minyon Falls at the moment. ⠀ ⠀ #minyonfalls #byronbay #misty

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