Not all things in Australia want to kill you..........

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While it is certainly true that not all things in Australia want to kill you, those that do want to kill you are really really good at it.
 
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The guy taking this pic was in danger , these things can move fast and not only in the water !
 
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'Straya!

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Some are just cute and fluffy, like baby Fairy Wren chicks.

Perched in the grevillia about three metres from our back door.

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Careful. They can take an arm off quickly when threatened.
 
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Australia is certainly on my short list of places to go and with a friend in Sidney, that makes it even easier.

We share some things in common too... here’s some friendly local wildlife I recently came across on a backpack trip where I’m from in Alaska.
 
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Oh, forgot to mention, iPhones have good built in lenses.
 
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Was out near the compost bin this arvo and noticed our resident Lizzie. Just basking in the sunlight.



And an hour later Annie told me our neighbour had seen a visitor come into our yard.
This was the visitor, a 1.2 metre tiger.



After the snake wrangler had grabbed it by the tail and bagged it, he asked if anybody wanted a bluetongue. Of course we accepted so now have two (or three) roaming around the place.

Meet New Lizzie.

 
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Just saw this little guy on the gutter, he seemed to be eyeballing me, I hope he's not going to go me!

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Common Name: Welcome Swallow
Family: Hirundinidae
Scientific Name: Hirundo neoxena
 
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Baby dinosaur near the walking path between Manly & Shelly Beach in Sydney today.

It's a baby because it's only 4 times the length of the kid's forearm. 😉


PS: they're actually Australian Water Dragons, grow to about a metre, and won't kill you. If you visit Sydney a trip to Manly is definitely time well spent and you might see some of these friendly locals. 😀