New upload to marsupalia.com. Go to:
http://www.marsupalia.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=lastup

And page 1-3 and half of page 4 are all new pictures on the site. Enjoy!

Current count is:
1155 files in 111 albums

Cross posted from my private journal, but a nice writeup on setting up my new marine tank. I'll update more with the process of setting it up, testing the water, and taking care of the fish if anyone is interested. =)

( onwards to saltwater )

Blue tongue lizard (skink) - Brisbane, Queensland

  

Video taken quite a while ago by marko_the_rat, but I'm not sure if I ever posted it. Good example of how a quoll walks, runs, and a bit of grooming. Grainy because of nightview on camcorder:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5394471344173165567

And something cut from a TV show showing a bit of quoll as well, and a tassie devil (DANGER! 41 MB. Huuuuuge file):
http://www.rosequoll.com/galleryc/displayimage.php?album=59&pos=0

If you want it for download, save this file:
http://www.quadrupedaljellybean.com/112006/Wild_Australasia-Quolls.avi

Marspalia.com Galleries are now online!

http://marsupalia.com/gallery/

Check it out, bookmark the page, whatever you'd like. Feel free to use any photos as "stock" or reference, as long as credit is given. Enjoy!

So, just in case you didn't know? Australian Brushtail possums are the cutest little bastards EVER. Seriously. Stephen took me out for night time pancakes and possum feeding at the gardens in the city tonight. Pushy little bastards. They're all meek and scared for the first grape. And then, oh noes! Possum attack! *auuuuugh* There were at least 3 or 4 times I was going "Ahh! Stephen! It's gonna beat me up for grapes! Helllllp!".

Heh. ^_^ I love possums. Uploaded the pictures here. Sorry gallery is slow *sigh*. Better galleries in the next few weeks, promise! Annnndd, prints of ANY of these available. Just lemme know! =) $10 for a print, includes shipping to you. You're welcome to steal any for icons as long as I'm given credit, or for drawing reference as well.

My pictures, taken on my Olympus Evolt E-500 (8mp) - click picture to go to gallery:


Stephen's pictures, taken on his 3MP Point and shoot (not sure the brand and model) - click picture to go to gallery:

Yapok, or south american water opossum. About the size of a quoll (or a cat!) with amarbled coat and webbed hind feet.

A didelphid, marsupial. Both sexes are pouched (omgwtf?). Nommy teeth. Eats fish. =)

Details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/640.shtml

Images/Drawings:
http://perso.orange.fr/viney.nancy/scrabble/images/yapock.jpg
http://gabito.bol.ucla.edu/yapock.jpe
http://www.classicnatureprints.com/pr.Cuvier%20Mammals/cuvier.yapock.jpg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/picpops/images/yapok05.jpg

Photos:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/picpops/images/yapok01.jpg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/picpops/images/yapok02.jpg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/picpops/images/yapok04.jpg
http://www.knowyoursto.com/images/genusopossums/chironectes-minimus04.jpg
http://www.knowyoursto.com/images/genusopossums/chironectes-minimus05.jpg
http://www.knowyoursto.com/images/genusopossums/chironectes-minimus01.gif

More macro shots. Hopefully I can get a friendly lorikeet to allow me to get macro shots of birdy faces next week. Flea is the model here; happily sunbathing. Took these the other day, took a break now to post em.

  
  
 

Pictures from Currumbin Sanctuary; April 3rd, 2006:

Pictures of my trip with friends up to the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand.

From Hamilton - heading out to Coromandel from Hamilton. Just some "generic New Zealand" shots.


Thames - we stayed here our first night. Great view.


Butterfly and Orchid House - Very cool. I forget what town it was in, but the butterflies were all over. Did you know I'm scared of butterflies? No, neither did I...*flail!*


Driving Creek Railway - Miniature railway up into a mountain built by a guy so they could bring clay down to the pottery kilns at the base. Very cool and scenic.


Whitianga - Stayed here our second night. This is the view from the beach behind the hotel.


Square Kauri - Big huge Kauri tree. Very neat. =)


Hahei Beach - beach just outside of Whitianga where we spent the night


Mill Creek Bird and Wildlife Park - just what it sounds like. LOTS of birds, rabbits, sheep! donkey and a deer/fawn. Very cute and colourful place.


Waterworks Place - Lots of hydro powered stuff, flying foxes (the sliding rides things; w/ animations!), toys/games and neat stuff.

 
Full res crop of the second fly image here (200K +):
http://www.quadrupedaljellybean.com/022006/macro1/fly2crop.jpg

( Macro shots; warning, three shots of a spider, who scared the hell out of me but omgyoucanseehiseyes! )

Cropped photos,taken today. I'll be getting a 1:1 macro lens soon, so expect more "omg bug!" photos soon. =P




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First post here for you all. =) Something you've all probably seen already, but that has made me perk up during the news just in case there are any more pictures. There's an included slideshow at this link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060207/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_environment_species