Bullant, I think in Wianamatta Reserve, out to Sydney’s west.
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I believe this is the Christmas spider or jewel spider, Austracantha minax.
Wianamatta Reserve, out to the west of Sydney.
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White-browed scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis), Wianamatta Reserve, out to Sydney’s west.
No matter how many times I type ‘white-browed’, auto-correct still thinks that ‘white-browned’ is a thing.
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A female superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) in Wianamatta Reserve, out to the west of Sydney.
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A bug in Wianamatta Reserve, out to Sydney’s west.
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Yellow thornbill (Acanthiza nana), Wianamatta Reserve, out to Sydney’s west.
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Red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis), Wianamatta Reserve, out to the west of Sydney.
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A silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) in Wianamatta Reserve, out to the west of Sydney.
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A female superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) in Wianamatta Reserve, out to Sydney’s west.
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A dollar-bird (Eurystomus orientalis) in Wianamatta Nature Reserve, out to Sydney’s west.
Their name derives from the lighter-coloured circular shapes on their wings - presumably reminding people of silver dollars.
Note the plastic string caught on its feet.
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