Camera Critters. The Python, Australia

 

My daughter sent me a couple of photos, among them this one. I recognised her bedroom and this snake lying on top of her mirror. I asked her what that snake was doing there. She said it was just a python and he was not dangerous, for he had plenty of food in the forest, like brush turkeys, wallabies, bandicoots, possums and rats. She said he was useful and that after taking the photo, she went to bed again. Just like that!!!!
Oh horror of horrors! I might be too concerned, but what if it had been a taipan or a death adder??


The coastal taipan has earned a reputation as the country's most feared snake because it sports the biggest fangs, one of the most lethal venoms and a rather aggressive nature - an unsettling combination if you find yourself in the parts of north Queensland and the Northern Territory which it calls home.

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Camera Critters??? Our Love of Animals.

 

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This cartoon is drawn by the British cartoonist Pont.He is considered to be one of the most eminent prewar Punch artists. His work is amusing, alive and according to himself characteristic of the British. But I think the Dutch are not much different!!! This cartoon shows how fond we are of animals, pets like dogs and cats. Sometimes we exaggerate our love in such a way that the animals occupy the house, your couches, easy chairs and even your beds. Pont calls this specific cartoon: "A Tendency to become Doggy"!

In wikipedia it says:"(Gavin) Graham Laidler (1908–1940) was born on 4 July 1908 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England at 6 Osborne Road, Jesmond. His father died when Laidler was 13 and the family moved south, eventually settling in Jordans, Buckinghamshire.

Under the name ‘Pont’, Laidler became one of the most original talents in the history of Punch. He is perhaps most famous for his series on the ‘British Character’ . This was published as a book in 1938. Another book The British Carry On (1940) portrayed the atmosphere of the phoney war. A famous example shows a placid scene in a country pub, where the radio is tuned to the German propaganda station: 'Meanwhile in Britain, the entire population, faced by the threat of an invasion, has been flung into a state of complete panic.’ 'At Home', and 'Popular Misconceptions' were also successful series, but by the end of his brief career he was also developing a striking new approach, moving away from the detailed, large drawings to economical, one or two figure sketches with pithy captions. Pont died of poliomyelitis on 23 November 1940."

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CC Three Australian birds.

 
 
 

This time no Dutch critters! I don't know the name of the first bird, which we saw near a waterfall. The two others were confused and flew into my daughter's house in Australia.. One is a yellow-bellied sunbird, and the blue one is a Forest Kingfisher. The photos were taken by my Dutch daughter

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CC. Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

The Old World true sparrows are indigenous to Europe, Africa and Asia. In Australia and the Americas, early settlers imported some species which quickly naturalised, particularly in urban and degraded areas. House Sparrows, for example, are now found throughout North America, in every state of Australia except Western Australia, and over much of the heavily populated parts of South America.


These sparrows were all waiting on a pavement outside a souvenirshop near the windmills for customers to sit there and have coffee and, in our case, a sandwich.Sparrows are the commonest birds in my country, you can think of.But they are cheeky and funny and always happy to join you.


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CC : Cat a Mania

" A cat doesn't want all the world to love her-only those she has chosen to love."(Helen Thomson)

 
 
 

When we were in Australia last year, we took photos of all my daughter's animals. Among them this more than 12 years old cat. She loves to drink from the tap in the bathroom. The last two photos were taken by my Dutch daughter.

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CC: A Visitor

 

When we were in Messanges in the south-west of France we rented a nice little holiday cottage. Apparently we were not the only persons who liked this house. On one of the first days we were there, this beautiful feline creature had chosen to stay with us in the house. The proprietress of the house didn't know where he came from, but he seemed happy with us and we were likewise happy with him. I didn't know much about him, only that he was fond of cheese. Was that the reason that he chose Dutch people to stay with for a week?

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CC Frilled Lizard

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Another Australian animal!The first photo was taken by my Dutch daughter
My daughter in Australia sent me the second photo, and the third photo I got from Google. I needed it to show what the neck frill looked like. I hope to see it next time I come to Australia.

The Frill-necked Lizard, or Frilled Lizard also known as the Frilled Dragon, (Chlamydosaurus kingii) is so called because of the large ruff of skin which usually lies folded back against its head and neck. The neck frill is supported by long spines of cartilage, and when the lizard is frightened, it gapes its mouth showing a bright pink or yellow lining, and the frill flares out, displaying bright orange and red scales. The frill may also aid in thermoregulation

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Camera Critters, Botanical Gardens, Cairns, Australia.

Little Black Cormorant
Magpie- Goose
 
 

 
 
 
 

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I might be mistaken of course, but I thought these geese were Magpie-geese and the other smaller birds were Little Black Cormorants. Magpie-geese are unmistakable birds with their black and white plumage and yellowish legs. The feet are only partially webbed, although the Magpie-goose will feed on vegetable matter in the water as well as on land. Males are larger than females. Unlike true geese, the moult is gradual, and there is no flightless period. The voice is a loud honking.
The Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It is common in smaller rivers and lakes throughout most areas of Australia and northern New Zealand. It is around sixty centimetres long, and is all black with blue-green eyes.



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CC The Hungry Swan

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On my way to my work at the Eastern European Outreach I saw this pond with all kind of waterbirds. One of the swans came to me, thinking I came to feed him. I only came to take his photo, which was difficult enough, for he kept turning his head. He was beautiful though.

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Free Range Chickens...

 
 
 

For sale Free Range Eggs ( click to enlarge)

My sister and I were on a walk, when we came across this farm, where a lot of chickens came to welcome us. We saw this notice board saying that free range eggs were for sale. I always try to buy free range eggs from farmers who keep free range poultry. But what are free range eggs? Well you can see this here

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