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Little Wattlebird (Antochaera chrysoptera); note differences in
Little Wattlebird (Antochaera chrysoptera); note differences in appearance to Red Wattlebird; slightly smaller; no red (or any other) wattles on cheek...

Red Wattlebird (Antochaera carunculata); largest honeyeater
Red Wattlebird (Antochaera carunculata); largest honeyeater species on KI; sombre grey-brown plumage with red wattles (dangling skin) on side of head;...

Peninsula Tiger Snake (Notechis ater niger); sunning itself
Peninsula Tiger Snake (Notechis ater niger); sunning itself amongst limestone shrubbery at Cape du Couedic, Flinders Chase NP; recent taxonomic/molecu...

Italian (Ligurian) Honey Bee (Apis mellifera ligustica); wild
Italian (Ligurian) Honey Bee (Apis mellifera ligustica); wild (feral) hive on limestone cliff at Vivonne Bay; introduced to KI during early 1880s; KI ...

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster); soaring on
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster); soaring on thermals; note bi-coloured under wing-white parts are the wing-coverts (linings); blackis...

Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides). One of my favourites.
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides). One of my favourites. Handsome, super intelligent and unfairly maligned due to its similarity with artificially ...

I have posted ordinary photo of an immature Giant Petrel off Cape
I have posted ordinary photo of an immature Giant Petrel off Cape duCouedic in order to create a seabird theme as I wanted to let everybody know that ...