We first discovered Tim Bawden’s images while searching through the ALA’s Recent Sightings for some pictures of Australian mammals for promotional material. Digging through them, we found a great collection of sightings – many of rarely-seen species. They also cover a wide variety of locations around the country.
![Luaner (Dasyurus viverrinus)](http://www.ala.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jun174.9.png)
Tim uses the ALA to work out new areas to explore and look for areas that contain “target” species that he hasn’t seen before.
![Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria Peronii).](http://www.ala.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jun174.8.png)
He doesn’t use the ALA for identification assistance, other than to work out the range of the species.
![Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)](http://www.ala.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jun174.6.png)
He prioritises entering the images of species that are “interesting or rare” into the ALA. He works in IT and his hobby of using the ALA is a “good diversion”.
![Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)](http://www.ala.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jun174.10.png)
Many of Tim’s images are now the feature image for that species in the ALA.
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