Here are some butterfly pictures that I have got so far... Including a Pale? Hunter (dragonfly) and a couple of frogs from a trip to Conondale NP; Fleay's Barred Frog and an unidentified frog.
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Nice pics Brandon.
Your unidentified frog could be this guy:
http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Frogs/Common+frogs/Naked+Treefrog
Cheers
Tim
Brisbane
Great shots! The Fleay's Barred Frog sure has some beautiful markings and patterns on him (or her
).
West Coast Tasmania
Firstly thankyou for sharing some of your photos, much appreciated
( and by the looks and comments ,not just from me either
)
Wow what an assortment you have there , thats a lovely close up of the Orange dart. I just love insects. The other day I had a massive panic attack as my Son Jacob was looking out the back door at our 2 dogs and commented '' Gee look at the size of that insect thing, its massive . Lily is trying to eat it". I ran that fast I dont think my feet touched the ground as I thought it was a cicada I had seen earlier that day. But to my amazement it actually was a rather large stick insect. The poor thing was that scared that it had its wings out and up. I managed to save it from the jaws of killer Lily and placed it out the frontyard where I also managed to get a few photos of it. I was doubly happy as it survived and also the first time I had seen a stick insect ( besides at a enclosure) and got some photos of it. Didnt get any with it's wings still out ( which was really pretty to see) but was happy none the less to get the ones I got.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Hahaha Brandon I think we need a insect section oh and reptile section. Here are some I would like to share.
Lond-tailed Pea-blue.
Grass Dart.
some sort of Beefly.
Blue Spotted Hawker.
Slender Ringtail Damselfly
Golden Stag Beetle taking off.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
great close ups well done
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
Thanks darinnightowl, not too bad considering I haven't got a macro lens .
At least having the 300mm lens you can keep your distance without them flying off too quick.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
I don't know whose photos you are talking about... haha!
Brandon (aka ihewman)
Hopefully it was both of us lol ... Well that's what I thought anyway.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Hey Brandon (aka ihewman) while on the subject of butterflies I was wondering if you could ID this one for me. I couldn't get a photo of it with its wings open ( which is a big shame) as it would have probably been easier to ID but I know that they were very blue as that is what caught my eye in the first place when it was in flight.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Looks like a Blue Argus... (I think that's what they call it these days). Butterfly names must change every week, or something like that.
It's all very confusing... I have an old field guide.
Brandon (aka ihewman)
Great shots. Keep in mind, folks, that these creatures provide good tucker for birds. They also help pollinate plants. And make the world a fascinating place.
OMG Brandon you are amazing. I just looked it up and you are so right. You are a butterfly genius. Thankyou so much. Now after seeing photos with its wings open I will have to travel back to that nursery to see if I can possibly get a photo of it with its pretty blue wings open. All this butterfly and moth hunting is so exciting.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Oh I forgot to mention. .. Always take your camera when you visit nurseries when shopping for plants. We went to a awesome native nusery the other day to buy some more bird attracting plants for our garden and the first plant I touched was this butterfly that went fluttering off then came back and landed in the same spot.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Ok just to throw a spanner in the works
I have had a ID from a member on flickr of this butterfly, she sems to think it is a Ogryis amaryllis (Satin Azure) she has given me a link to compare . http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddburrows/5726337248/ so now I a tad confused . 
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
It just so happens that I know Todd Burrows... ha, what a small world!
As for the butterfly I have no idea, meaning I can't be positive of it's ID. What I do know is that Todd is just that good (a human field guide, almost) that I would trust him on Satin Azure.
BTW, I'm not that good... I wouldn't say butterfly genius.
Brandon (aka ihewman)
yes you can get good shots of bugs with a 300 lens snoop, hope you dont mind brandon i post a few shots with the same lens.
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW