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Bells Phase Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
The lace monitor, or tree goanna, is Australia's second-largest lizard and one of the largest lizards on Earth. The monitor is usually a dark colour, ranging from a dark blue-black to black and has a scattering of white, cream or yellow scales forming vibrant markings on its body.
A second colour form known as Bell's phase occurs in some areas of Queensland which has strong dark grey and yellow bands all along the body.
The tail is longer than the body and head together and can measure from around 1.5 metres to 2 metres.
They also have a venom gland like the related Komodo dragon.
The one above is a good 2 metres long. I also seem to be missing a chook this afternoon.
The lace monitor, or tree goanna, is Australia's second-largest lizard and one of the largest lizards on Earth. The monitor is usually a dark colour, ranging from a dark blue-black to black and has a scattering of white, cream or yellow scales forming vibrant markings on its body.
A second colour form known as Bell's phase occurs in some areas of Queensland which has strong dark grey and yellow bands all along the body.
The tail is longer than the body and head together and can measure from around 1.5 metres to 2 metres.
They also have a venom gland like the related Komodo dragon.
The one above is a good 2 metres long. I also seem to be missing a chook this afternoon.
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Keeping livestock sure seems harder around there than in Europe 
Wolves are on the return so that might change but for now all we have to deal with are foxes (plenty of those but I´ve only ever heard of them taking chickens in stories) and martens (they´ve tried but our dogs took care of them). Gorgeous beast though.
Wolves are on the return so that might change but for now all we have to deal with are foxes (plenty of those but I´ve only ever heard of them taking chickens in stories) and martens (they´ve tried but our dogs took care of them). Gorgeous beast though.If I had never read your diary I´d have to look up three of the words in that sentence
Had a good meal of lamb liver last night, temps are climbing it was 35 degrees yesterday, not great considering it is still winter, I had to turn on the AC.
I have two broody chooks, one of which is sitting in the box where almost all my chooks lay so far less eggs for a while. The second chook is not to bright and has gone broody in the garden box where the goanna likes to sunbake.
I have two broody chooks, one of which is sitting in the box where almost all my chooks lay so far less eggs for a while. The second chook is not to bright and has gone broody in the garden box where the goanna likes to sunbake.
yep, very hot for winter, no rain, and bushfires already (my husband has been called out already to fight fires). Fires are not as bad as looking at the news and seeing the area I spent a large portion of my life going up in flames including loss of houses. While in Queensland coastal areas we do get bush fires most people who have never been outside of Queensland don't understand how easy it is for bad fires to start down south where the humidity is a LOT lower. Growing up in a big fire area it was drilled into us how to survive a bad bushfire.
The fires in Bemboka could get real big real fast if it gets into the scrub on Brown Mountain which is mostly inaccessible.
The fires in Bemboka could get real big real fast if it gets into the scrub on Brown Mountain which is mostly inaccessible.
Ice an Fire
This is the region where I lived most of my life, I have family scattered all over this region, The white area is the where most of our snow fields are and the mountains to the left of bemboka have had snow right down to the base this year.
This is the region where I lived most of my life, I have family scattered all over this region, The white area is the where most of our snow fields are and the mountains to the left of bemboka have had snow right down to the base this year.
feeling a bit touchy at the moment, mums cancer has taken a turn for the worse and my planned trip to see her in a couple of week so she can meet bub may be my last chance to spend time with her. At the start of the year we were told that she would not live out the year, but treatment had been going so well we had our hopes up for a bit longer. It is a good thing i am not going out today because if somebody gets under my skin i am more likely to rip their head off just so i don't just break down in tears.
Lots of dust in the air, sneezing a lot, saw this satellite pic this morning showing the rolling dust clouds from the inland bad drought area rolling across southern Queensland and northern NSW. I am further north than this but the dust and heat is bad.