GALLERY

Cate Thomas  

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An eerie early evening shot of a couple of Ravens (Little or Australian, not sure) and a nest. What I didn't realise after focusing the tripod on the Cockatoo nesting-hollow of this tree (lower centre of shot) was that there was also a Raven’s nest in the same tree higher up! And while setting up and checking the camera over a number of weeks I also spotted a Barn Owl and some Dusky Woodswallows in the same area. This photo helped highlight just how rich and diverse in bird life this gully is.

Cate Thomas  

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Wow, that beautiful wing-span highlighted by the first rays of the morning!

Debra butt  

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Lovely Lyrebird 

We were delighted to find Lyrebirds living on our property as Lyrebirds had not been recorded in our area before. We would not have detected them without the use of trail cameras. 

Jason harrop  

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August/September is mating season for lyrebirds, and the males were very active in the hills around the Burrinjuck Nature Reserve this year.  This entry shows a male working one of its mounds.

Jason harrop  

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August/September is mating season for lyrebirds, and the males were very active in the hills around the Burrinjuck Nature Reserve this year.  This entry shows a male working one of its mounds.

Jason harrop  

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August/September is mating season for lyrebirds, and the males were very active in the hills around the Burrinjuck Nature Reserve this year.  This entry shows a male working one of its mounds.

Jason harrop  

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August/September is mating season for lyrebirds, and the males were very active in the hills around the Burrinjuck Nature Reserve this year.  This entry shows a male working one of its mounds.

cate thomas

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I think I have glimpsed this wombat many times over the years on our property – she has startled me several times on my pre-dawn walks. It was nice to capture a close-up and to finally see the animal that had made all of these great holes and mounds on the gully flat and sides. It was also nice to see how healthy and fat she is! 

cate thomas

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I didn’t know we had possums. This was a great shot because it enlightened me a bit more as to what lives and/or strolls around our place. I had focussed the camera on a disturbed ant’s nest hoping to capture an echidna. Maybe the possum has been disturbing these ant’s nests all along, not an echidna?

Sue mackenzie 

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The photo was taken in a small patch of remnant native forest approximately 200m away from our house.  The remnant backs onto an area of much larger bushland.  The photo is significant to us as it shows the nocturnal activity of native animals which we never see during the day, and the importance of protecting native vegetation which provides important habitat.  The possum featured in 2 photos is displaying intense curiosity as it approaches the trail cam for both a close-up portrait and full body photo.

Sue mackenzie 

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The photo was taken in a small patch of remnant native forest approximately 200m away from our house.  The remnant backs onto an area of much larger bushland.  The photo is significant to us as it shows the nocturnal activity of native animals which we never see during the day, and the importance of protecting native vegetation which provides important habitat.  The possum featured in 2 photos is displaying intense curiosity as it approaches the trail cam for both a close-up portrait and full body photo.

sue mackenzie

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The photo was taken in a small patch of remnant native forest approximately 200m away from our house.  The remnant backs onto an area of much larger bushland.  The photo is significant to us as it shows evidence of nocturnal activity of native animals and the importance of protecting native vegetation which provides vital habitat. This photo features a curious swamp wallaby.

Christine plummer 

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This swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) buck 
was captured by a trail camera positioned in a patch of remnant vegetation on private land near Tarlo River National Park. This camera was initially established to detect wild dog movements due to a recent dog attack on the property. This photograph stood out as it displayed a large and healthy male swamp wallaby posing for the camera.

Kylie evans

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During the recent drought, we had every type of local animal and bird visiting our birdbath. The trail camera caught a lovely moment when the brushtail possum met the ringtail possum – 'After you, mate', 'No, No, after you!'.

Debra butt 

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Echidna night walk
Echidna's are one of my favourite native animals and are often active at night in the warmer months to avoid the heat. 

Cate thomas

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Fox, sniffing around the same wombat hole two hours after the wombat photo at 2a. He suddenly realises the camera’s on him!

Aleks Lajovic

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The image was taken on our property at Bellmount Forest. The trail camera was setup covering a section of the ring road around our pine plantation. 
The image shows the fox returning to his den after a successful hunt in the forest. 

aleks lajovic

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The image was taken on our property at Bellmount Forest. The trail camera was setup above a burrow, which is located under a large log. 
The image is of the rabbit leaping over the log, right in front of the trail camera.

Christine plummer

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This fallow (Dama dama) doe was captured by a trail camera positioned in a patch of remnant vegetation on private land near Tarlo River National Park. This camera was initially established to detect wild dog movements due to a recent dog attack on the property. Originally, deer were not thought to have travelled through the property. However, several sightings through this camera have proved this original theory false. This image stood out as the doe appears to be looking straight at the camera, almost posing for the image. A deer management plan is underway for the property following this discovery. 

Christine plummer

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This red deer (Cervus elaphus) buck was captured by a trail camera positioned in a patch of remnant vegetation on private land near Tarlo River National Park. This camera was initially established to detect wild dog movements due to a recent dog attack on the property. This image stood out as this showed a secondary type of deer present on the property, where originally it thought no populations of deer travelled through the property. A deer management plan is underway for the property following this discovery. 

Ben burden

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This beautiful fallow deer was captured on my game camera on 28th April 2021. 

Mostly capturing images of foxes, kangaroos and the odd pig on my camera, it was amazing to see this guy so close up. He is a buck coming to the end of the fallow deer mating season (the rut) which occurs from approximately mid-March to early May each year. You can see his neck is battered and scarred with skin exposed from rubbing his scent on trees and shrubs. His impressive antlers are chipped and scratched from competing with other males in the area.

Jason harrop

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A pig, very interested in a trail camera. 

Aleks Lajovic

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The image was taken on our property at Bellmount Forest. The trail camera was setup above a burrow, which is located under a large log. The image is of the fox watching over the burrow, waiting for some of its inhabitants to return or leave. 

Lucinda foster

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Double Trouble

 Lyrebirds can copy the sounds around them and we hope they are breeding on our property. 

Jessica foster

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Possum magic

 This brushtail possum was recorded visiting a cave on our property