by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Old Wife Scientific Name: Enoplosus armatus Size: Total Length 25 cm What does it look like? Old Wife adults are predominantly silver with 6 to 8 bold black zebra-like stripes, and two elongated sections of dorsal fin. Young are blotched darker, and have a white edged...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Norfolk Island Green Parrot Photographer credit: Thomas Rowland Scientific Name: Cyanoramphus cookii Size: 27 to 31 cm What does it look like? The Norfolk Island Green Parrot, or Norfolk Parakeet, was once considered a subspecies of the Red-fronted Parakeet...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Nankeen Kestrel Scientific Name: Falco cenchroides Size: 31 to 36 cm What does it look like? When observed, the Nankeen Kestrel has rich rufous upperparts and pale buff underparts, both sparsely spotted and streaked with black, and black-tipped wings and tail,...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Little Penguin Scientific Name: Eudyptula minor Size: 32 to 34 cm What does it look like? The Little Penguin is a small, blue and white penguin. Where is it found? It is a common sight along the coastline of southern Australia, from Perth, Western Australia, to about...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Lowland Copperhead Scientific Name: Austrelaps superbus Size: Total Length 1.5 m What does it look like? DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS. The Lowland Copperhead is variable, ranging from pale brown to black above, with white edging on scales of upper lip. Young snakes are...
