I was lucky enough to be able to borrow a FLIR thermal imaging camera for a night, last November. I didn’t go far, just in the bush around the house. The experience of walking just with the FLIR, without a white light, was difficult and a little unnerving at first, but after a while it became easier.
Finding and observing animals was interesting (and the goal!), but viewing trees, vegetation and other physical features was just as eye-opening. It had been a hot day and the trees were still radiating plenty of heat. Click on an image to view the slide show.
Greater Glider
Greater Glider
Workshop and forest behind
House and forest behind
Eastern Grey Kangaroos ca 100 m away
Firewood rounds lying on the ground.
Steens road radiating heat
Sugar Glider in a stag on Steens Rd
.. and again
Manna Gum with hollow entrances
Steens Rd panorama
Mountain Brushtail Possum walking on the gorund
Mountain Brushtail Possum
.. and again
Koala – cropped & enlarged image
Wombat, invisible to the white light, but clear as day for the TI
Koala high in a Manna Gum
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