A stunning Australian Hobby ripping up its lunch while perched over a creekline in the Northern Territory. The Hobby is in the Falcon family and hunts diurnally and crepuscularly on mainly birds, bats and insects.
Sound on for a bit of drama.

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Well this very nice thing just happened where I won Australian Tour Guide of The Year, I am chuffed to bits. Who knows where this may lead, but I am excited to find out 😀

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Smiley me on a blue bridge with my award

Tickled pink to win the 'Tasmanian Tour Guide of the Year' Award. Thrilled that guests seem to like my science sass.
I took some chilly photos in the glowing blue bridge lights in Launceston to celebrate.

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The sweetest wee Velvet-furred Rat native to Australia, living its best life in a Baurera bush.

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A perfectly pinstriped Striated Fieldwren singing its heart out on top of a sun-drenched Richea pandanifolia in Cradle Mountain National Park.

A perfectly pinstriped Striated Fieldwren singing its heart out on top of a sun-drenched Richea pandanifolia in Cradle Mountain National Park.

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A beautiful mother and joey Tasmanian (Red-bellied) Pademelon in the dappled shade of the Eucalyptus trees on Maria Island. At this time of year, most joeys are fully weaned, but still spending time feeding near their mums.

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A beautiful healthy Tiger Snake glistening in the sunshine at Cradle Mountain.

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