Even more from our yard ...
Posted by: Dandy in Nature Study, Home School, environment on
Jan 16, 2009
We seem to have a wide variety of creatures living around our place! Here is what we have seen in the last 2 days.


Marbled Gecko
He was on the wall of our verandah when I was heading out the door I spotted him. He was almost translucent and was a little tricky to identify. According to our description they only appear translucent this at night time. During the day they should have a strong marbled colour. I think he was just trying to camoflage with our brickwork.
Laughing Kookaburra
(Sorry about the quality of the pic. I took it through the back door so as not to disturb our new residents.)
A family of Kookaburras has moved into our backyard. There is Mum, Dad and bub. They have been teaching bub how to catch worms and other bugs in our yard. They visit morning and night and are enjoying having some freshly turned earth (where the tree used to be) to hunt.

Geometridae Fence Grey Geometer Moth
Ethany helped me to identify this one from our guide. We were undecided on which moth it was, a couple appear very similar in our book. The key was the small black vertical stripes on the wings.
Amber

