Federation Weekend, Tasman Peninsular, 4~6 Nov 2005 Naturalists from around Tasmania converged on the University of Tasmania's field station at Koonya, Tasman Peninsular, for the bi-annual meeting of the Federation of Tasmanian Field Naturalists Clubs. The formal proceedings were short, leaving plenty of time for socialising and looking at nature in this fascinating part of Tasmania. |
Tiger Orchid (Diurus sulphurea) at Lime Bay |
We noticed this neat trapdoor next to a spider hole in the sandy track at Lime Bay... |
...and moments later the owner looked out. |
A gaggle of field naturalists observing a striated pardalote at its nesting hollow in a eucalypt between Lime Bay and the nearby lagoon. |
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At the Koonya field station, John Gooderham (standing at centre-back, with hat), a fresh-water invertebrate specialist, showed and explained to us many interesting creatures from a nearby dam. |
"Water tiger", a dytiscid (diving beetle) larva. About 45mm long. |
Dragonfly nymph. |
Fishing spider (Dolomedes sp.) with spectacular iridescent gold and green colouration. About 90mm leg span. |
Looking at wildflowers on Brown Mountain, with Tasman Island and Cape Pillar as a backdrop. |
Patersonia glauca |
An attractive looking Ozothamnus purpurea/ purpurescens shrub growing in pure sand. |
Gompholobium huegelii (Bladder Pea) |
Allocasuarina monilifera. |
Photos: Geoff Fenton |