I hope noone minds if I include some pictures of other (non-herp) animals again 
Ok.. the first animal I came across was a sand monitor- I saw it before I even reached my destination! (by about 30m.. lol). It was crossing the road - in an 80km/hr area - and I had a car behind me, so I switched my hazard lights on, slowed right down and 'escorted' the monitor off the road (he was heading to the left side of the road) to try and hurry him up. Once he was safely off, and away from the road, I got out and went to get some pictures but it was only THEN that he felt he was in danger and ran as fast as he (or she) could, so no pictures unfortuantely (note- it only sauntered across the road, even when it had a large, dark car following about 1-2m behind it, and when it saw a little human it bolted. I didn't realise I was THAT scary?). I did try to follow the monitor, and stood at the edge of the 'garden' type thing that it diseapeared into- I then saw rustling at my foot and saw a little, thin yellowish snake- I think it was some kind of whipsnake, but it was very pale. It had a dainty little head with relatively big eyes, and a yellow stripe above its eye, from memory.
Ok- the rest, which have pictures! (mostly).
The second snake I encountered was this dark coloured guy- Is it a spotted black? Some of its scales appeared to have pale creamy blotches, and its belly did not SEEM to be coloured. It appeared to be basking, with the rear portion of its body exposed to the sun and the rest of it amongst the grass. I took these shots and then stepped around to get on its left side, and in a flash it was gone, so no more piccies!
The third snake was an eastern brown, which I saw in the middle of the road- unfortunately I was quite a long way off, so it had a head start and by the time I got to it, it was JUST entering the grass on the side of the road (and I am not experienced enough to go digging through there with my hook to try and find a dangerous, hot snake lol)
Second monitor for the day- as you can see from the image, I didn't get very close. These guys are fast :shock:
I also came across many Gehyra dubia geckos- last time I only found one amongst the numerous AHG's (in this exact same location), but this time I only saw 2 AHG's and HEAPS of these guys, which is great!
A little baby
Green tree frog
A dingo that I found running up the road- it was running in front of me for a while, before banking off onto the mudplains. Apparently I’m scary!
This time I finally found some brolgas, too- 4 pairs in total, though most were too far away to get photos
There were many pied geese, but they were too far away (and due to all the rain, I couldn’t get closer)
Egrets- again, quite a long way off, but easy to spot!
Red tailed black cockatoos
Not an animal, but I just like this photo
Now, here is a different sighting! Rare in certain habitats, this aerial species is quite loud and therefore easy to find
A random wasp and butterfly
I came across a pair of these little guys. At first I thought they were a small species of plover, but I’m not entirely sure
Random, amusing little story.. One of the spots I walked to involved walking through fairly deep water that had come over the path- as a result, my socks ended up saturated, and I wanted to dry them out as I was going for a bike ride later- I stuck them under my windscreen wipers to dry with the aid of the heat from my car and the wind while I drove. Unfortunately, it later started to rain and I forgot they were there, and turned the wipers on. Ahh well!
Ok.. the first animal I came across was a sand monitor- I saw it before I even reached my destination! (by about 30m.. lol). It was crossing the road - in an 80km/hr area - and I had a car behind me, so I switched my hazard lights on, slowed right down and 'escorted' the monitor off the road (he was heading to the left side of the road) to try and hurry him up. Once he was safely off, and away from the road, I got out and went to get some pictures but it was only THEN that he felt he was in danger and ran as fast as he (or she) could, so no pictures unfortuantely (note- it only sauntered across the road, even when it had a large, dark car following about 1-2m behind it, and when it saw a little human it bolted. I didn't realise I was THAT scary?). I did try to follow the monitor, and stood at the edge of the 'garden' type thing that it diseapeared into- I then saw rustling at my foot and saw a little, thin yellowish snake- I think it was some kind of whipsnake, but it was very pale. It had a dainty little head with relatively big eyes, and a yellow stripe above its eye, from memory.
Ok- the rest, which have pictures! (mostly).
The second snake I encountered was this dark coloured guy- Is it a spotted black? Some of its scales appeared to have pale creamy blotches, and its belly did not SEEM to be coloured. It appeared to be basking, with the rear portion of its body exposed to the sun and the rest of it amongst the grass. I took these shots and then stepped around to get on its left side, and in a flash it was gone, so no more piccies!
The third snake was an eastern brown, which I saw in the middle of the road- unfortunately I was quite a long way off, so it had a head start and by the time I got to it, it was JUST entering the grass on the side of the road (and I am not experienced enough to go digging through there with my hook to try and find a dangerous, hot snake lol)
Second monitor for the day- as you can see from the image, I didn't get very close. These guys are fast :shock:
I also came across many Gehyra dubia geckos- last time I only found one amongst the numerous AHG's (in this exact same location), but this time I only saw 2 AHG's and HEAPS of these guys, which is great!
A little baby
Green tree frog
A dingo that I found running up the road- it was running in front of me for a while, before banking off onto the mudplains. Apparently I’m scary!
This time I finally found some brolgas, too- 4 pairs in total, though most were too far away to get photos
There were many pied geese, but they were too far away (and due to all the rain, I couldn’t get closer)
Egrets- again, quite a long way off, but easy to spot!
Red tailed black cockatoos
Not an animal, but I just like this photo
Now, here is a different sighting! Rare in certain habitats, this aerial species is quite loud and therefore easy to find
A random wasp and butterfly
I came across a pair of these little guys. At first I thought they were a small species of plover, but I’m not entirely sure
Random, amusing little story.. One of the spots I walked to involved walking through fairly deep water that had come over the path- as a result, my socks ended up saturated, and I wanted to dry them out as I was going for a bike ride later- I stuck them under my windscreen wipers to dry with the aid of the heat from my car and the wind while I drove. Unfortunately, it later started to rain and I forgot they were there, and turned the wipers on. Ahh well!
