Snow bound road in the Victorian high country, the Bogong High Plains Rd. Fuel tanker B-double stopped and having second thoughts as it gets worse the way he's going and without an escort he'll be off the road

Our final overnight stop was at Smoko near Harrietville, with the intention of driving up and over Mt Hotham to Omeo and south.
The weather had other ideas, the GAR was closed, so we went via Falls Ck.

30° on Tues and -3° on Friday

#Snow
#Autumn
#Alps
#Bogong
#2WD
#Photography
#ShotOnOppo

Butterflies crossing oceans, moths navigating by the stars: unravelling the mysteries of insect migrations Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tra...

Good piece about #insect #migration in today’s #Guardian - including my old friends the #bogong moth and the #paintedlady butterfly www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Snowy Wonder by Joy Watson - Natural Light Photography | Redbubble A moody Mt bogong in Victoria, Australia. Snow on the top of Mt. Bogong and moody clouds in winter. Photo taken in Tawonga, Victoria - Australia 31/July/2025 1122

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Three moth pictures. Left: I with a hat full of emperor gum moths (photo taken by J. Granger. Middle: Bogong moth in catching cup. Right: Tethered Bogong moth ready to participate in experiment.

Back home & filled with great memories of my Australia field trip🌏🇦🇺 Thanks to Eric Warrant & team @lundvision.bsky.social for hosting me & the chance for becoming a temporary moth-researcher #KonishiAward @neuroethology.org to study #magnetoreception & #navigation in the spectacular #Bogong moth🧭✨🦋

Kids News: Find our endangered bogong moths and help save mountain pygmy possums | #KidsNews share.google/LziTpul4oeLa...
This is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to join in #zoosvictoria #mothtracker program
Good photos of the #endangered #Bogong moth.

Des papillons de nuit voyagent grâce aux étoiles Ce ne sont pas des oiseaux ni des humains, mais des papillons de nuit. Et pourtant, ils lisent le ciel étoilé comme on lirait une carte.

intelligence naturelle ....
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#bogong

Las polillas de Bogong se orientan por las estrellas para los viajes de larga distancia Las polillas de Bogong se orientan por las estrellas para los viajes de larga distancia

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This Australian moth uses the stars as a compass to travel hundreds of miles A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass.

The #Bogong #moth follows the #stars to fly hundreds of miles. Their brain cells also got excited in response to specific orientations of the night #sky. apnews.com/article/bogo... Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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