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Australian Reptile Park

Sunday 30th November, 2008 1 Comment

After many years of saying we must go back there, we finally found the time to head up the freeway to Gosford and visit the Australian Reptile Park. This is a lovely little zoo where they focus mostly on Australian native species, along with a few select exotics. Their specialty is reptiles and spiders – … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Zoos

Strange insect

Saturday 22nd November, 2008 Leave a Comment

A strange looking insect appeared in our bathroom today – I have no idea what it is. It is about 4 – 5cm long with transparent wings and a long slender body. I’ve asked the people on ZooChat whether they can help me identify it.

Filed Under: Sydney

Taronga Zoo

Saturday 8th November, 2008 Leave a Comment

Went to Taronga Zoo today for a quick visit – only stayed a couple of hours. Mostly I wanted to try and get a photo of a Crimson Chat to see if that would work well as a logo / mascot for my new ZooChat website. A “Zoo Chat” or the “ZooChat Chat” perhaps. With … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Zoos

Lane Cove National Park

Thursday 6th November, 2008 1 Comment

Drove over to Lane Cove National Park just after lunch for a walk and to take some photos. Once again spring has proven to be a great time to get out with the camera, with lots of lizards and birds around to photograph.

Filed Under: Sydney

ZooChat

Monday 20th October, 2008 Leave a Comment

After a couple of weeks of long hours and late nights, today I re-launched my zoo discussion forum with a new name and a completely redesigned website – ZooChat It is exactly 5 years to the day since I launched the original ZooBeat website and discussion forums, and the site has really taken off in … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Zoos

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