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Save the Koala

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Nightcap Historic Track

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Koala Tree Planting Day

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World’s First Solar Train

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Bird Week 23-29 Oct

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Aussie Animal Quiz

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Big Scrub Rainforest Day

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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

I went to a koala food tree planting today in Bangalow, organised by Bangalow Koalas. About 60 people, from all walks of life, turned up to plant the 1200 trees, a combination of eucalyptus and rainforest trees. Which we did in about 1 hour. The next tree planting day will be in a few weeks. As always, let me know if you want to go and I can give you a lift. http://www.bangalowkoalas.com.au/. #koala #savethekoala #treeplanting #conservation #byronbay #visionwalksecotours #bangalow #friendsofthekoala #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #aussiewildlife

I saw this black shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris ) the other day. They are a small raptor found in open habitat throughout Australia. I saw this one sitting on top of a dead try in some farmland east of Lismore in Northern NSW. ⠀ ⠀ #birds #birdwatching #naturenerd

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