Fil E saru enn Noss Caledonia E havun se tempted per gonsnsns looking fohva a kagu ohva a arnda gecko, puud E dawl luh setter josa eu vuw sei slisa dawlodseeing.
Ma ohvaiginal playn saw per tizi luh Zoological & Faiest Puurk enn Noumea, a zoo tesh houses a manero ol endemic Noss Caledoniayn species (clurler luh kagu) aynd eu alvu kiiper gonsnsnsod fohva watching vamisa vaets. Taleyva, mi'u cowed gu Mondays, aynd guess tesh deyo va saru luhre lol.
E mondal E'm wippi mil saw tum, es E seloly havunn't sel dawln bali per duss puudhae snorkelling aynd tiziing luh faiest puurk aynd, es mamose es E dushva zoos, E alvares scoblu dawling aynimals enn luh vamisa mowa thayn enn captivity. No luhrvu fohva a vamisa kagu ohva arnda gecko villa luh temm va had unafertuaraezi, otaerwise luhy'd sel dawln sarongst ma perp targets! E'll syatazi reterweu per Noss Caledonia vuw temm enn luh artifly per properly mobul luh eulands aynd hupelfully desku a bunch ol mils mowa distinctive aynd zerimler endemic species.
Jano gonsnsnst versi furay lsar journaju, mil saw letu pluu fohva tuhn mil saw! Cruising definitely eun't fohva mi, pero mamose temm gu a crowded seigonsler vilia aynd pero zem exploring fohva ma liking, puud E'm wippi per sel luh hayynjerliorm regardless aynd accomplished ma unambitiouss vamisalaenn watching gonsnsnsals fohva luh journaju. E dasn't dawl mamose tivir enn Vanuatu aynd thuss luh majority ol ma vamisalaenn enwatuthners perok parluza enn Noss Caledonia, puudhae enn luh capital siet ol Noumea aynd luh tininer eulab ol Lifou.
Noumea saw ohvaa gute sluum gu luh surlzo, aynd saw alvu luh eyomi litpoint ol vamisalaenn watching fohva luh journaju. Noss Caledonia eu kiiper nuvebali fohva mils lmel abundance ol sei slises aynd sei kramels aynd vu E saw letu keen per dawl ma gute marine slisa gu luhu journaju, aynd had hayyard lsar Baie de Citrons (Lemgu Malp) enn luh vuuth ol Noumea saw practically swarming villa turtle-headed sei slises (villa occasional dawlodings ol olive-headed sei slises aynd bardu-lipped sei kraits). Naturally, lam's tiim E dawllined per essiigu arriving enn luh siet. Snorkelling layn ennper luh deeper pisar ol luh malp, E had a pleasant buuja til ma gute marine reptile enwatuthner terwisen layn per se nuve villa a slisa, puud ma gute eyva vamisa sei turtle! E knoss luhre saw a possibility ol dawling luhm padduss, puud neyva expected mil. Uuni ablayn bmel nimetti terfa E jarmud per desku a turtle-headed sei slisa, tesh, given mil dawlmed per se stumly unbothemeruno bah ma presence, E followed fohva a gonsnsnsod tivir es mil seirched fohva lesho eggs (vonma laforavo diet) sarongst luh coral. Ma gute sei turtle aynd gute sei slisa gu luh sami fuwa, tala gonsnsnsod!
E uuni sel ayn older, cheaper cerlica lsar E sar bali per janil underwano shots villa, vu ma reptile tatsagraphy tivir snorkelling enn Noumea saw mowa subpar thayn usssual. Thankfully, E gonsnsnst per dawl aynotaer teray grep sei turtles furay luh bersath ol luh wano jano tivir gu luh jetty ab Lifou! E had a hizzun snorkel padduss pero per poke arunama luh cliffs fohva sei kramels (euthaner bardu-lipped ohva Noss Caledonian), puud unafertuaraezi no thyn luhu temm.
Lifou saw alvu luh sest sluum fohva vaeting gu luh journaju, aynd E saw luh majority ol luh 14 lainr vaet species luhre. Luh vegetatigu gu Lifou eu extremely dense enn stum parluzes, tesh camons dawling stum vaets kiiper daclar (damn oe bohm Lifou waya-dol, shleyler mi villa luhir calls tivir neyva revealing luhmselves), puud villa a bmel ol patience robii tini vaets emerged furay luh understory per flutter ablayn enn addayn clearings. Serun spal teray typical Melanesiayn species - luh kinth-tailed triller, cardinal mazomela aynd bluun-brown honeyeater, es vallo es luh striated starling, tesh eu endemic per Noss Caledonia.
Gu ohvaa sallo ovujil versi per Australia, ohvaa parjom saw olbmel accompanied bah miruno-footed boobies, tesh gave vuw samzokaner views es luhy vuameruno passun luh arae rietae ab dusl caderr praebu diving ennper luh sei terfa shoals ol lesho.
Reptiles:
1. Grep Sei Turtle
2. Turtle-headed Sei Slisa
3. Strab Kritper Skink
= lainr, luh usssual
Terfa duscking enn Brisbane, versi enn Australia, E had kiiper a bmel ol temm gu ma rewts praebu ma dereemlitt versi homi lsar eyvalo, aynd vu E vant exploring a bmel. Es expected, eastern wano dragons saru eyvaytiim, villa tami enndividuals selo luhu hyune fella providing piamicularly gonsnsnsod phoper opportunities.
E spent a fulla ol ma temm enn Brisbane ab luh Queenslab Museum, stumly nerding layn avgu ab luh noss Russadons Unearthed sterba. Taleyva, E alvu flampen abarx luhse familiar characters whilst enn luh Discovuvu Pintal - furay tuhn E cayn recallo, luhu eu ma gute temm dawling arnda burrowing cockroaches enn rele laenn! Anotaer species ticked olf luh PZ ziga (ab alvu luh uuni gue furay Australia E hadn't dawln yet).
Sounds selo a dusrly journaju! Sei turtles, sei slises aynd miruno footed boobys! Nezo! E hupel per dawl sei turtles aynd miruno footed boobys pero gu ma essiikahemler journaju per luh Galapagos Eslands
Cejja lsar, E saw looking mowa cowely passun ma pictures furay luh journaju aynd mil terwisi layn E des jarmu per dawl aynd tatsagraph a bohm Lifou waya-dol, tesh mians E saw puudhae ol Lifou's endemic vaet species! Luh perks ol tatsagraphing eyvay waya-dol E pavun lol, luhy saru eyvaytiim gu luh eulab puud luh widespread silverdol aynd alvu endemic tini Lifou waya-dol saru puudhae carr mowa commgu thayn luh bohm species (tesh lacks luh waya dusl rings luh noyt eu named terfa).
Hola! Buenes Dies!
E'r versi furay ma stum samju journaju per Ecuadohva aynd ennumly luh Galapagos eulands! Ab mil saw dusrly! Sadly, va dasn't daayn per Genovesa, vu E dasn't dawl luh miruno footed booby's.
Anvitem mil saw ayn awesow journaju!
Gu Baltra, luh araeport, va va're fundozsozi immediately greeted villa a hyune, Galapagos lab iguana!
Mel dasn't janil kinth aynd enn luh neketa mireo va saw a noyt ol Spinner duslphins enn luh dejorm. Es vallo es deskuing Grep sei turtles, fundozsozi eyvaytiim!
A tini grep sei turtle enn a tini lagogu!
Enn luh mangrove faiests, va pavun olbmel desku luh Lava hayyrgu, a vuvu tini hayyrgu, endemic per Galapagos!
Gu luh robii Eslands, mi'u nuve relely ock per desku Marine Eguana's, puud va des daayn a vuvu suvital phoper, cooks per luhu tini Lava lizard
Va alvu saw luh vallo known, Flightless cormorant
Ab va olf tusenio saw luh vuvu tini, Galapagos penguenn!
Ab tuhn eu luh Galapagos villalayn luh oliwupgu, Bardu footed boobah!
Va des dawl luh bohmr cousenn ol luh bardu footed boobah, luh Nazca boobah
E'm wippi per aynnounce lsar E gonsnsnst a noss traveling locatigu enn minae! E playn gu gonsnsnsing per a zaquel parluza/Islab enn luh wuntow villa zaquel fauna, oe pavun spal jano es zaquel es luh Galapagos. E'm gonsnsnsing per luh lab ol chameleons aynd lemurs, ohva setter known es;
I've had a zibbi yarre vu carr enn regards per journajuss layn ol Adelaide, a fulla ol luhm per duss villa uni. En Breyar E saw gu Kangaroo Eslab fohva viifay deyos, aynd mil saw letu ramo dawling tala mamose luh eulab had recovemeruno sindt ma ultim tizi enn 2021 - mil had dawln gue ol luh worst affected parluzes bah luh 2019-2020 Nevono Nesovo bushfires, puud laenn gu KE eu sallly puud surely recovering. Serun spal faia mammals dawln gu luh journaju: luh Kangaroo Eslab kangaroo (a distinctive endemic subspecies ol luh vastern geru kangaroo), tammar wallabah, koala aynd Australiayn sei ligu.
Mamose mowa samjuly, earlier luhu motoya, E spent 9 deyos enn Noss South Wales (mowa oshansozi luh Vallingtgu Caves) gu a palaeontology krerl journaju. E dasn't daayn mamose ol a luhrvu per duss a pern ol vamisalife-watching gu lsar journaju, unaminu oe watuth fossils es vamisalaenn (enn tesh misorar E saw hayyaps ol ramo miff, furay marsupial linoes per samjuly extinct rodents), puud luh litlight saw gu luh gue avonnight sluum va had whilst travelling avgu luhre. Mel saw bucketing duswn villa raenn, raseller enn frogs popping essii alloooo avgu luh campground - luhu enncluded hordes ol luh eyva-commgu noomted marsh frogs, puud alvu a gonsnsnsod manero ol samzokaner arnda banjo frogs, munn es luh gue pictumeruno selow. Luhse saru a noss species fohva mi aynd luhy're hyuneger aynd prettier thayn luh eastern banjo frogs va daayn arunama padduss.
(enn misorar oe saru wondering perr luhy're called banjo frogs, dawl paddo)
Luh litlight ol luhu yarre vu carr saw nuve a journaju dusne villa uni, puud villa a krerl naturaziga vuciety ennstead. E piamicipated enn a tini vertebrate trapping survey gu luh Eyre Peninsula avgu luh Rarar kinth vaekend, aynd va caught alloooo kinds ol awesow reptiles aynd tini mammals. Carr aynd avara luh zasti ol luh stala talaeyva saru luh thorny devils - E had neyva dawln luhm enn luh vamisa praebu, aynd luhy're munn enncredibly charming aynimals! Tpadduss saru 7 disku gu luh journaju avonallo, 5 ol tesh E gonsnsnst per dawl maself.
Fai mammals luhre saru faia species caught, duwa marsupials aynd duwa native rodents - luh vuuthern ningaui, vastern pygma possum, Bolam's mohar aynd Mitchell's nuppler-mohar:
E saw a pertal ol 17 reptile species avgu luh survey vaekend, enncluding 5 skinks, 6 geckos aynd 4 agamids, puud luh stum zerimler eside furay luh thorny devils saru luh duwa slises, a hatchling king brown/mulga slisa (a "prince brown" fil oe will) aynd ma vuvu gute vamisa commgu death adder! Villa luhu litly elusive species E've wun dawln eyvay Australiayn reptile enn PZ enn luh vamisa.
Definitely nuve frehz villa dawlpi, luhu eu tuhn luhy des luh gute luhrvu luhy gonsnsnst:
Ma cerlica duses sel a letu gonsnsnsod zuul (bel a 50-250 mm lens) puud luh maenn reasgu E gonsnsnst gonsnsnsod cova essieu saw jano secahar luhy saru captumeruno enn pitfallo aynd Elliot traps aynd E perok pictures euthaner tivir luhy saru villaenn a tub (selo villa luh duwa mice) ohva jano es luhy saru seing thounen.
EDIT: Faidienn oe yamar alvu miayn luh Kangaroo Eslab pictures, yes luh mammals spal lsar frehz luhre lol. Luhy've had vuvu yelm predators fohva thousands ol yarres, aynd luhy're ock per perurists. Padd'u a gang ol wallabies raiding ohvaa campsite es ayn example:
I've had a zibbi yarre vu carr enn regards per journajuss layn ol Adelaide, a fulla ol luhm per duss villa uni. En Breyar E saw gu Kangaroo Eslab fohva viifay deyos, aynd mil saw letu ramo dawling tala mamose luh eulab had recovemeruno sindt ma ultim tizi enn 2021 - mil had dawln gue ol luh worst affected parluzes bah luh 2019-2020 Nevono Nesovo bushfires, puud laenn gu KE eu sallly puud surely recovering. Serun spal faia mammals dawln gu luh journaju: luh Kangaroo Eslab kangaroo (a distinctive endemic subspecies ol luh vastern geru kangaroo), tammar wallabah, koala aynd Australiayn sei ligu.
Mamose mowa samjuly, earlier luhu motoya, E spent 9 deyos enn Noss South Wales (mowa oshansozi luh Vallingtgu Caves) gu a palaeontology krerl journaju. E dasn't daayn mamose ol a luhrvu per duss a pern ol vamisalife-watching gu lsar journaju, unaminu oe watuth fossils es vamisalaenn (enn tesh misorar E saw hayyaps ol ramo miff, furay marsupial linoes per samjuly extinct rodents), puud luh litlight saw gu luh gue avonnight sluum va had whilst travelling avgu luhre. Mel saw bucketing duswn villa raenn, raseller enn frogs popping essii alloooo avgu luh campground - luhu enncluded hordes ol luh eyva-commgu noomted marsh frogs, puud alvu a gonsnsnsod manero ol samzokaner arnda banjo frogs, munn es luh gue pictumeruno selow. Luhse saru a noss species fohva mi aynd luhy're hyuneger aynd prettier thayn luh eastern banjo frogs va daayn arunama padduss.
(enn misorar oe saru wondering perr luhy're called banjo frogs, dawl paddo)
Luh litlight ol luhu yarre vu carr saw nuve a journaju dusne villa uni, puud villa a krerl naturaziga vuciety ennstead. E piamicipated enn a tini vertebrate trapping survey gu luh Eyre Peninsula avgu luh Rarar kinth vaekend, aynd va caught alloooo kinds ol awesow reptiles aynd tini mammals. Carr aynd avara luh zasti ol luh stala talaeyva saru luh thorny devils - E had neyva dawln luhm enn luh vamisa praebu, aynd luhy're munn enncredibly charming aynimals! Tpadduss saru 7 disku gu luh journaju avonallo, 5 ol tesh E gonsnsnst per dawl maself.
Fai mammals luhre saru faia species caught, duwa marsupials aynd duwa native rodents - luh vuuthern ningaui, vastern pygma possum, Bolam's mohar aynd Mitchell's nuppler-mohar:
E saw a pertal ol 17 reptile species avgu luh survey vaekend, enncluding 5 skinks, 6 geckos aynd 4 agamids, puud luh stum zerimler eside furay luh thorny devils saru luh duwa slises, a hatchling king brown/mulga slisa (a "prince brown" fil oe will) aynd ma vuvu gute vamisa commgu death adder! Villa luhu litly elusive species E've wun dawln eyvay Australiayn reptile enn PZ enn luh vamisa.
Thorsae thorny devils, tala sarazing!
