Goannas - i love em

Love the reptiles !!!!

But love all of our native wildlife ...it is something you really miss when you go overseas. I used to wake up in Europe wondering where the screech of the Cockatoos was ...........

Great shots Davoe, thanks.

likewise Davoe.

i had four days in Chichester SF and Goulburn River NP last week. The lace monitors were captivating. One day I noticed my 3 year old's beloved beanie meandering along the ground. I went to pick it up and it took off up a large bloodwood. "Drop it you b$#$" I called out as it pinned it down in it's claws and ripped at it with it's jaws. Eventually dropped it but only onto the next lower branch so I had to climb up and get it. Luckily I had not started the afternoon session at that stage. Daughter responded to the damage by wearing it as a balaclava, but after I gave it a good wash to remove the salva.

Yep, I would sit in the sun just marvelling at them. See if I can put some pics up too.

Verry nice pics what kind of camera did you use.

be careful there is goannas what jumps out of trees and eats ya wwwoooooooohooooooooooooo

Yep, terrific photo,s Davoe.
Couple of years ago, going down to Vic. camped in a woodland reserve on the Cann R.
First thing we saw around the camp was a nice monitor, about 5'long so threw out a couple of scraps.
Next thing here is his mate/brother/cousin/enemy going "remember, whats yours is also mine"and then they were into it.
Bloody hell, I was tap dancing thinking one of these blokes is going to run up my leg any second.
The missus, standing in the door of the van all but pee,d herself.
I eventually said, but where are the photo,s?
Thats life,eh.
furph

Yes in the wild they are beautiful however just before Christmas we had a half grown one in our house, he finished up on the top of the curtains in one of the rooms, he was subsequently caught and taken to the block of land at the rear of our house which is probably where he came from in the first place.

Cheers

D

November just past we were camped at Georges Junction on the Macleay River where we watched a monitor reguarly patrol the area for whatever he/she could find.
This guy/girl? copped an absolute pounding from the Noisy Mynahs who dive bombed him relays while putting up a hell of a lot of screetching.
It was quite hilarious to see this reptile spread flat on its belly and chin pasted into the ground while trying to look like a piece of tree bark. You or I might not of noticed but there was no foolling the Mynahs. I think the Mynahs were saying "@iss off, you egg stealing fastard".


Ian

Hey Davoe,
Not being an expert on reptiles or their habitates but, when Paula and I were on the Holland Track a couple of years ago, we spotted a lizard identical to the Goulds Goanna in your photo.

It allowed us to walk right up to it, check it out, before it had enough of us and bolted like the wind.
Does the goanna inhabit this area, or did we see something else ?

Cheers....Lionel.

Wonderful photos Davoe and such beautiful fellas. They never stay still for me when i have a camera. Motherhen

They do have an enemy the dingo, now with dingos being shot, poisoned or trapped goannas numbers are building up. They wreak havoc on bird life, eating eggs and hatchlings.

While they do eat all the dead animals and travelers rubbish, there are too many of them.

They can get into the chook house, eat all the eggs then kill a few chooks for good measure.

Goodriddance I say !