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Commonly known as slangkop, seen in the Gamkaberg Nature Reserve

First gravid female of the night.

YAYER

A fairly large male. This was my first live one.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S102338833

And a bonus springtail!

on woody debris in Doug fir dominant area, some Picea sitchensis present.
PCR done by @mgkoons

The third one found for the night.

in which: Amber becomes a herper

Krider’s variety. This hawk was captured and banded by the Raptor Resource Project.

Jon has better photo of the head: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189441319

flying west. complete fluke sighting while IDing gulls. Lifer for me and my lifee

Carrying a Burrowing Owl ().

A beautiful, smaller male thinking it was fully hidden in the leaves.

@rudyard I've cropped them ;p

Jandakot Regional Park, off Anstey Road.

Photos 5 & 6 - Utricularia violacea and U. multifida.

Didn't realize this species could be found in the area. Pretty neat fish! This was the only male with these colors in the small pool I saw them in.

In the ocean between some rocks.

Calliostoma annulatum making a funny face.

Breached at least 8 times over the course of a few minutes

The rarest of the rare...

The coolest and best find for the night overall. Was chomping down on a what looks like a caddisfly.

Each square is 1/2 cm x 1/2 cm

Stopped to lift a log and saw this bright eft under it!

Saw this one on the cord for one of my lights.

Lots of fruiting bodies at various stages on one log

First record for inaturalist