Tscharke Photography

Freshwater Shrimp - Paratya australiensis. One of the most important of the critters living in Australia's rivers these guy...

This is a Eastern Long Neck Tortoise.  

Crusader Bugs release a pungent smell when harassed by nosy photographers! Photographed here is a male.

This is a sub-species of the Banjo frog ( photographed in earlier posts), It can be found in South - East Gippsland and comes out to fora...

Whilst most of the beetles in this family are dung feeders, these dudes have found their way out of the crap and into the soft sweet smellin...

I have no words for what happened in Victoria on the 7/2/09.

Although they sing a beautiful song, Blackbirds were introduced into Australia and are Vermin. We should NOT encourage these birds to nest ...

One of my favourite frogs, the Pobblebonk, or Banjo frog.

Crab Spiders can be easily identified by their pose. Whilst waiting in ambush they position their front four legs out in front of their bo...

The Purple Swamp Hen loves swamps, lake margins and shallow slow-moving rivers. Its loud screeches can be heard way before it is seen.

In Canada during late fall (October) Black Bears like this one can be frequently seen engulfing themselves with berries - fattening themse...

Their population was once as high as 5 billion, now due to massive poisoning programs from farmers and the cropping of their land, this a...

Upon visiting the hibernaculum in the grasslands national park here in Canada, we stumbled across 50 or more rattlesnakes like this one, A...

Coming from Australia where rabbits are a serious pest species, its hard to believe that these guy's are not only native but considere...

These guys are amazingly cheeky! I went for a walk last night at about midnight, when i found a family of Racoon's squabbling on a hay...

With Spring comes the first glimpses of colour in the bush! This Diuris is a small orchid that was once common around Melbourne.

The Veiled Chameleon ( Chamaeleo calyptratus ), is a large species of chameleon found in the mountain regions of Yemen and Saudi Arabi...

Well the title says all doesn't it? This is a Sunburst Huntsman ( Neosparus spp ). I believe they are a rain forest dwelling species...

American Alligator's eye's relfect the touch of a true artist God the Creator!

Carpet Pythons range extends throughout most of Australia, with the exception being Tasmania. They vary in colour and size, these variatio...

Although clumsily, th e Brown Falcon will chase after small animal prey on foot on the ground. This one however had other prey in mind.

The Knob tail Gecko ( Nephrurus amyae).

Yes, Jack Frost has paid us a visit!

Within the depths of Neil and Liz's garden resides the rambrotious brown tree frog. This little dude enjoys feeding on the insects that ...

These little dudes, feed on a variety of vegetation including native and exotic garden varieties. Pairs are often encountered where they a...

The Witjuti grub is not just one such grub, they belong to many species. Some turn into Beetles others into moths like this one from the E...

I learned a valuable lesson whilst photographing these dudes.. Even when dead, they are still capable of inflicting a nasty sting that itche...

The hair pin Banksia's flower is quite amazing when viewed in macro.

The next time you see a bunch of spitfires on a gum branch, stop for a closer look at the harmless larval stage of some of Australia's ...

The Garden Orb Weaver is truly a master weaver! It carefully and skillfully constructs an amazing web every night only to carefully pull it...

Sorry for the reduction in the size of these images, but due to theft of the larger more detailed versions i have had to resort to reducing...

The Monarch larvae feed upon the introduced Swan Plant. Their life cycle is amazing, from this stage they shed their skin as they transfor...

Lindsay Island in Far North West Victoria. The Thunderstorms broke for long enough to get this picture before the rain made sure the camer...

The Old Lady, or Granny moth (Dasypodia selenophora) has a wingspan of 72mm It is often found in houses or under eaves. The Larvae feed upo...

The Murray Darling Carpet Python! What a special encounter this is! My Dad found this one near E chuca . It measured 1.5m and was probed to ...

The Perons Tree Frog is the only frog in Australia with a cross in its eye. Its Call is a loud penetrating long rattling sound.

The Bandy Bandy Snake is a very special animal. It feeds exclusively on Blind Snakes (Ramphotyphlops). The bandy-bandy snake is a burrowi...

The Eastern Brown Snake ( Pseudonaja textilis) is one of Seven species found within the brown snake genus. Brown snakes though generally shy...

The Eastern Tiger Snake ( Notechis scutatus) is one of Victoria's Best Known Snakes (Next to the Eastern Brown Snake- which will featur...

Swamp Wallabies like this one are usually solitary animals, however during the breeding season you can find groups of up to four individual...

I pestered this Hover Fly for about 20 minuits until i finally caught him mid flight coming into land on an everlasting daisy. Hoverflies a...

I found this little ripper spider orchid on the weekend whilst on patrol. I have no clues to its I.D as yet.. am awaiting a expert opinion. ...

This little wasp was foraging around in a milkmaid flower.

The Chocolate Lilly has a distinctive chocolate small to its flowers!