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crump

10th June 2006, 10:19 AM

as we are all into getting out into the scrub, i was wondering if any of you is into wildlife (for want of a better description).I do a lot of photography, with my main bent being reptiles and amphibians, but also take a big interest in birds and mammals.The main reason i do trips is to locate various species that I havent seen before, sort of like twitching with birds but encompassing all animals.I'm quite happy to plan a trip to say, the Cape, with the sole intention of seeing a single species.Although the thrill of the chase can sometimes be a bit anticlimatic as I recently watched some Tree Kangaroos from the comfort of my sisters verandah.:)
I also keep a moderately large collection of native reptiles and birds(particularly waterfowl,Black swans, Cape Barren Geese etc.) and have done for the past 25 years.My missus is also a wildlife rehabilitator, so we have a constant stream of roos and wallabies at home as well as Birds of prey.To add to that if any of you have any queries as to this sort of stuff, feel free to ask the "What Bird, snake , lizard, spider,was that" type questions.
So, am I the only Tree Hugging Greeny here??

Lucy

13th June 2006, 01:50 PM

I do wildlife rescue and repair, just finished a marine mammal rescue course, and belong to several "green groups". I usually turn up in my modded Disco, trying to teach them that we are not environmental vandals, that in fact many are just the opposite, we 4x4ers often appreciate nature more than most, we just want access!

VladTepes

13th June 2006, 02:48 PM

I appreciate nature... it's a good place to pour concrete and dispose of used plastic bags.:p

Just kidding, really.

I have a degree is Zoology, in case that's relevant to anything.

FenianEel

19th June 2006, 10:49 AM

I have a degree is Zoology, in case that's relevant to anything.

Well, we could tell it obviously isn't a BA in English Lit.:lol:

dobbo

19th June 2006, 11:09 AM

I love seeing any form of wildlife in it's natural environment, it makes you appreciate what a magnificent country and planet we inhabit.

seqfisho

19th June 2006, 01:31 PM

Somehow Crump I just knew that you would be into watching birds:p

crump

19th June 2006, 03:13 PM

Hey, everyone has to have a sensitive side.:D

seqfisho

19th June 2006, 03:17 PM

But you shouldn't be hiding in the bushes with it in your hand:p:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol ::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol ::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol ::lol:

gruntfuttock

19th June 2006, 03:53 PM

crump

19th June 2006, 04:56 PM

dobbo

19th June 2006, 05:02 PM

No need to hide, it takes two hands to hold it.:lol: Pin dick.(couldn't put a smilie in after that, in the edit thingo)

THATS A NEAT TRICK HOW DO YOU HOLD THE BINOCULARS THEN?

crump

19th June 2006, 05:08 PM

See what happens, for once I open myself up to you guys and try to be serious, and all I get is bragging about tertiary qualifications and insinuations of self abuse, and all on such a benign and feelgood topic, thats it, I'm going back to being a smartarse.:mad: :lol: :lol:

dobbo

19th June 2006, 05:19 PM

Now now crump, we all like to see the little birds flying around the forest. It's just your hobby, we respect it and admire you for being a man and opening your heart to us all.

We love you Crump

(refer to Mud pit for real opinion)

Wortho

28th June 2006, 02:15 PM

Love seeing wildlife in it's natural habitat.Been into the Amazon caught a anaconda, been to the Galapogos islands and that was unbelievable.Basically been right round the world and next up i won't to go to Antartica to see the penguins and would love to see a sea leopard in the wild.Any trip whereever you go is a chance to see something amazing that that you may never get a chance to see again.People need to open their eyes to the world around them once in a while and then maybe they'd see what it is that attracts us to getting out into the bush and wouldn't criticise our access to these areas.

FenianEel

28th June 2006, 02:34 PM

Love seeing wildlife in it's natural habitat.

ME TOO! :twisted:

http://www.road-kill-cafe.com/pics/roadkillpossum.jpg

Disco_Drivin_Dude

29th June 2006, 05:30 PM

So I have heard, it makes you go blind and deaf:lol: :lol:

No....no it doesn't. :angel:

broonski

30th June 2006, 11:12 AM

G'day all!

I enjoy getting outdoors, just like all of us here I'm sure!

I've only just recently really got into the wildlife side of things, but i've been going out into the bush to key out plants (mainly bush tucker) for quite some time! And love every minute of it! Which is why I spend most of my spare time out bushwalking or driving around to different places to check out all the different plants and plant communities. And I'm currently studying all about the environment at TAFE! :D :beer:

cheers,
bryce

Jamo

2nd July 2006, 07:15 PM

I used to take a lot of photos of birds, especially when I went on trips to the Kimberley. Don't have much time now and the number of species is limited down here (heaps of bloody miners and gulls though).

Went to Christmas Island with work once and witnessed the beginning of the annual march of the crabs down to the sea.

Norm Mueller

4th September 2006, 08:47 PM

Crump,

I do the same as you, except I mainly chase dragonflies around the country. I spent 4 weeks in NW Qld and NT last December photographing species that have never been snapped before. Had an absolute ball! Except we went in a 80 series Cruiser (bloody awful thing).

Heaven for me is being out where no-one else goes and seeing things that people don't even think about. Hopefully I'll be up there again this December for another good trip!

Mud_Bogger6

21st September 2006, 07:22 PM

I gotta get back out into the bush, been busy, haven't had the chance

Norm Mueller

28th September 2006, 02:56 PM

I'm off bush with the Disco and camera again in December. 5 weeks of roughing it and having a ball along the Savannah Way - Qld to NT and maybe some Kimberley to top it off. Last time we just got through before the main wet hit. Who knows what'll happen this time...

dobbo

28th September 2006, 02:58 PM

Thats wet season though, you lucky pig

Norm Mueller

28th September 2006, 03:05 PM

Thats wet season though, you lucky pig

What can I say but:

:D

Relay

28th September 2006, 03:37 PM

I love wildlife, though I'm also very much into the flora side of things. I dont think there's anything more special than finding a green-hood orchid while my partner's stuck in the hole 100m down the track. So saying, i live in the sticks, I get king parrots, currawongs, magpies, eastern rosellas, crows, bower-birds, rock warblers, kookaburras, a few varieties of robins and little finch like birds such as fairy-wrens on my front lawn on any given day when I'm at home to sit and watch. I also have a resident possum with a baby on it's back and a mating pair of tawny frog mouths that come around my place at the right time of year. There -was- also a snake living in my lawn-locker. I never did sit down and figure out what sort it was though. We're also home to a group of rare brush-tailed rock wallabies that roam along the ridge opposite where I live. I just -love- my place! My all time high, was being able to admire a bandy-bandy (sp?) snake up close and personal a few years ago. I've never seen one since though *sighs*.