Images Dated 2008 October

The Tiny Wallum Sedge Frog

The tiny sedgefrog hiding in the undergrowth of plants growing in a pond. (Litoria olongburensis) - also known as the sharp-snouted reed frog. It is one of a group of frogs that depend on lowland wallum habitat. Wallum is the aboriginal name for the banksia Banksia aemula that usually dominates the sandy soils of coastal southern Queensland and New South Wales

A Truly Australian Scene of a Eucalyptus (Gum) Tree, Scrubs and a Multi-Bladed Wind Powered Water Pump on a Farm Field in Australia

Many Eucalyptus species are known as gum trees. They are a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs (including a distinct group with a multiple-stem mallee growth habit) in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia. A windpump is a type of windmill which is used for pumping water. Windpumps are used extensively in Southern Africa, Australia, and on farms and ranches in the central plains and Southwest of the United States

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