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Immature Tasmanian Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae castonops)
Montgomery (the owl) resides at the Raptor Refuge of Tasmania, Kettering. He enjoys educating school groups and takes his ambassadorial role very seriously.
(My sincere thanks to Luke O’Brien for his superb reference images)
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Southern Boobook owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
The Southern Boobook is the smallest and most common owl in Australia. It is identified by its plumage, which is dark chocolate-brown above and rufous-brown below, heavily streaked and spotted with white. The facial disc is chocolate brown and the eyes are large and yellowish. Tasmanian birds are smaller and more heavily spotted with white. Young Southern Boobooks are almost entirely buff-white below, with conspicuous dark brown facial discs. Like other owl species, the Southern Boobook is nocturnal.
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Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
All confirmed nests in Tasmania have been on cliffs. A site sheltered from heavy rain or high chill-factors is preferred and just a scrape is made to lay eggs.
Tasmania is a great place for peregrines but far from the best. The nesting population recovered from ravages of organochlorine pesticides in the 1960s, 1970s and into the 1980s, through legal protection in the early 1970s to now. With approximately 120 breeding pairs, the population has been relatively stable for some years now. Most are clustered in river valleys and along suitable coastline and on inshore islands and where close (< 4km apart) pairs tend to be evenly distributed due to their territorial nature. Nests are fiercely defended against all kinds of perceived threats and predators.
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Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage on avian species. They are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty. As well as controlling flight and regulating temperature, they often attract more than just other birds with their beauty.
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Tasmanian Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) feather.
The average wingspan for the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed eagle is typically is between 182 and 232 cm. The largest wingspan ever verified for an eagle was for this species. A female killed in Tasmania in 1931 had a wingspan of 284 cm, another female measured barely smaller at 279 cm.
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100 cm x 80 cm Framed. Graphite on 640 gsm hot press rag paper
The Argonaut, or paper nautilus, is actually a pelagic octopus. Females make a parchment-like shell (up to 30cm) which is used to carry incubating eggs and to trap surface air, which helps them maintain buoyancy.
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Watercolour and gouache on Ampersand Claybord. - H40 cms x W 40 cms. Framed
The Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) inhabits shrubs in open eucalypt forests, as well as shrubland and suburban gardens. They use their long, slender, de-curved bills to probe deep into flowers to feed on the sweet nectar.
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Graphite 1.2 metres x 2.5 metres
Humpback whale and calf (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Humpback whales are a baleen whale and are renowned for their spectacular 'breaching' behaviour. Most humpback whales make exceptionally long journeys every year between their feeding and breeding sites. Females typically breed every two or three years. The gestation period is 11.5 months. The peak months for birth are January, February (Northern Hemisphere), July and August (Southern Hemisphere). Females wait for one to two years before breeding again. Humpbacks can travel up to 8 km/h but during their long migration journey they average only 1.6km/h, resting and socialising along the way.
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