Weekend Fieldtrip Smiths Lake With The Frog And Tadpole Study Group
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mattmc
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yeh we removed the ticks, we arent that slack and yes i believe it was an adult but ask nephrurus
Gday guys,
Just thought I'd post up some of the pics I got... As with everyone else, didn't get 'round to all the animals.. In fact I think I got mostly the same as you Matt
Oh, has no one mentioned that Giant Snail??? How cool was that!
Apologies if some of the ID's are wrong - correct me if they are, I really don't have a clue when it comes to frogs or reptiles. Also got some awesome shots of those massive ticks - and of a tick I yanked off my scalp. Here's the gallery link:
http://www.pbase.com/alankwok_au/smiths_lake_fats_07
It was a good trip - my first real frogging outing (and with FATS)...
Not sure if the bats were adult, but in any case they don't get much bigger.... Nyctophilus geoffroyi is the Lesser Long-eared Bat, and gets to max of 15g, usually about half that. The other bat we got was Vespadelus vulturnus aka the Little Forest Bat, which weighs in at usually <5g.... Both are really common species in eastern Australia and around Sydney. I've attached a pic of the Lesser Long-eared Bat from western Sydney so people know what it looked like
Cheers,
Alan
Just thought I'd post up some of the pics I got... As with everyone else, didn't get 'round to all the animals.. In fact I think I got mostly the same as you Matt
Oh, has no one mentioned that Giant Snail??? How cool was that!
Apologies if some of the ID's are wrong - correct me if they are, I really don't have a clue when it comes to frogs or reptiles. Also got some awesome shots of those massive ticks - and of a tick I yanked off my scalp. Here's the gallery link:
http://www.pbase.com/alankwok_au/smiths_lake_fats_07
It was a good trip - my first real frogging outing (and with FATS)...
Not sure if the bats were adult, but in any case they don't get much bigger.... Nyctophilus geoffroyi is the Lesser Long-eared Bat, and gets to max of 15g, usually about half that. The other bat we got was Vespadelus vulturnus aka the Little Forest Bat, which weighs in at usually <5g.... Both are really common species in eastern Australia and around Sydney. I've attached a pic of the Lesser Long-eared Bat from western Sydney so people know what it looked like
Cheers,
Alan
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$NaKe PiMp
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im long overdue to join the phat FATS society LOL
whens next meet???????
whens next meet???????
mattmc
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yes do come along. the meetings are held only 1 time every 2 months and are held on the 1st friday of every even month i.e. february,april,june,august,october,december. so the next is on the 7th of december. i will be talking about the smiths lake field trip and there will be other speakers. it is a great group full of people with there own stories about herping trips and we also talk about reptiles sometimes so its a bit of a mix. looking forward to seeing you there.
and yes i did forget about that snail
cheers
matt
and yes i did forget about that snail
cheers
matt
mattmc
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oh, and if you sign up soon you will be able to go to the next smiths lake which will be in early 2008
cheers
matt
cheers
matt
Yeah there'll probably be quite a few people wanting to share photos at the December meeting too, it might be quite busy. I'm pretty sure George is giving a presentation on small mammals/reptiles in the Strezlecki desert, which will be really interesting....
mattmc
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yeh im shore everyone will have there 5 fav slides but i will be doing the main pres on it in december.
Nephrurus
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Hey Alan,
Good to see you joined the site. I'm a bit worried about you posting photos, it makes mine look more amatuer!
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Good to see you joined the site. I'm a bit worried about you posting photos, it makes mine look more amatuer!
-H
mattmc
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but you arent worried about mine. im getting into it more and i will soon be ahead of him. hahaha. cya next ahs meeting
Spinipes
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very nice finds
how'd ya stumble upon the spinipes as I have the perfect habitat for them as we like on the back of a lush foresty reserve but i cannot find one. I can't even find my captive one in my enclosure lol
how'd ya stumble upon the spinipes as I have the perfect habitat for them as we like on the back of a lush foresty reserve but i cannot find one. I can't even find my captive one in my enclosure lol
heh the more photos the better, Henry... Next time just 'accidentally' push me over when I'm taking shots :lol:
Jen, microbats can be pretty common as far as things go (some are obviously threatened).... Even in the suburbs of Sydney there's a few species that are flying around unseen and unheard. One species humans can hear calling though - the White-striped Mastiff bat - - it sounds like two 20c pieces hitting each other, making a sharp 'tinging' sound
I'm all out of photos from Smiths Lake, I think, but have plenty of random microbat shots from Sydney
Jen, microbats can be pretty common as far as things go (some are obviously threatened).... Even in the suburbs of Sydney there's a few species that are flying around unseen and unheard. One species humans can hear calling though - the White-striped Mastiff bat - - it sounds like two 20c pieces hitting each other, making a sharp 'tinging' sound
I'm all out of photos from Smiths Lake, I think, but have plenty of random microbat shots from Sydney
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