Dr Rob Davis

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West Australian ornithologist, conservation biologist and fan of islands. Senior lecturer at Edith Cowan University where I head up the Wildlife Lab. Check it: http://wildlifelab.org
Bobtail (Tiliqua rugosa) relocated from the backyard - where the dog doesn’t welcome visitors!
Recently I got to rescue this hatchling Gould’s goanna from the backyard. One day he/she could grow to 1.6 m and weigh 6kg!

A stunning grasshopper/cricket (enlighten me please) spotted at work today. What a beauty.

#WildOz

The very unusual slipper orchid Cryptostylis ovata. Photographed in the Karri forests of Walpole, WA. #ozflora
Mirbelia dilatata - a common native pea plant in the south-west forests of western Australia.
#ozplants

The Western Grey Kangaroos at my place are becoming belligerent. This mum was stripping my fruit tree of leaves but just stared at me and wouldn’t move when I went to encourage her on her way!

#WildOz

Stunning formations on a Christmas Eve walk at Ngilgi Cave, Yallingup. This cave also produced a thylacine tooth as well as fossils of extinct megafauna.
Summer solstice walks in the south-west cape of Western Australia.