Day 7: Charters Towers

[smacdonald]

Copied from my blog.

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Day seven saw us heading inland, from The Caves on the coast, through Emerald and up to Charters Towers. It was mainly a driving day, but we did find some roadkill along the way. We got some rooms at the Charters Towers pub and then headed out for a night drive.

Roadkilled lesser black whipsnake (Demansia vestigiata)




Roadkilled eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata)




Eastern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus williamsi)




Eastern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus williamsi)




Fat-tailed gecko (Diplodactylus conspicillatus)




Fat-tailed gecko (Diplodactylus conspicillatus)
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The next morning we drove up to Tully Gorge.

 

[snocodile]

amazing pics

 

[shane14]

What a little fat gecko LOOL

 

[dougie210]

Hahaa that fat tailed gecko looks sooo fat, but cute!

 

[sambuca02]

is field herping really hard? like i mean too find snakes and others too look at?

 

[wizz]

great pics......

 

[smacdonald]

is field herping really hard? like i mean too find snakes and others too look at?

Finding wild animals is very rewarding. Some days/nights are good, some are bad. It's easy to go out looking for them - you just drive along a road or walk along a track. You can increase your chances of finding them by understanding the habitats of the species in that area, and going out under favourable weather conditions. Figuring out what exactly constitutes favourable weather conditions is a science akin to alchemy.


Stewart

 

[Omgitschris]

nice pics, i like the spiny tailed gecko, sad about the roadkill though

 

[pigysus]

is field herping really hard? like i mean too find snakes and others too look at?

top tip for spotting wildlife - be in a hurry and forget your camera, works every time.

 

[ryanharvey1993]

awsome pics stewart, cant wait to see more, your herping threads are always good

 

[aquila-G]

top tip for spotting wildlife - be in a hurry and forget your camera, works every time.

Yep, works with Birdwatching too.