Australia

Does anyone know what type of tree this is? It grows in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. AIMG_6120

The kangaroo is one of the national symbols of Australia and its likeness appears on Australia's coat of arms and on some of its currency. This "roo" was seen in Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia AIMG_6161

Where else but in Australia would you see a road sign warning you to be alert for koalas. This sign was in the countryside outside of Adelaide, Australia. AIMG_6157

Australian magpie, Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia. AIMG_6174

Tawny Frogmouth, Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia "Tawny Frogmouths hunt at night and spend the day roosting on a dead log or tree branch close to the tree trunk. Their camouflage is excellent — staying very still and upright, they look just like part of the branch. The Tawny Frogmouth is almost exclusively insectivorous, feeding rarely on frogs and other small prey. They catch their prey with their beaks rather than with their talons, another way in which they are different from owls. Owls fly around at night hunting food, but Tawny Frogmouths generally remain sitting very still on a low perch, and wait for food to come to them. They catch prey with their beaks, and sometimes drop from their perch onto the prey on the ground. The bird's large eyes and excellent hearing aid nocturnal hunting." AIMG_6166B

"The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker (in Queensland), and black stinker (in New South Wales). The swamp wallaby is the only living member of the genus Wallabia." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_wallaby AIMG_6199

Kangaroos are marsupials in the family Macropodidae. The word, "macropod" means large foot. The kangaroo is one of the national symbols of Australia and its likeness appears on Australia's coat of arms and on some of its currency. This "roo" was seen in Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia AIMG_6212

Apostlebird, Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia. They got their name from their habit of traveling in groups of 12, like the twelve apostles. In actuality, they travel in groups of 6 to 20 or more. They build their nests in trees and form them out of mud and grass. AIMG_6217

Female Zebra Finch, Cleland Wildlife Park near Adelaide, Australia Zebra finches are common to central Australia and inhabit a wide variety of habitats from grasslands to forests. Males males usually have bright orange cheek feathers and red beaks, while the females have orange beaks. Only the males sing,. AIMG_6214