Meet Ralphie …
We picked up our new family member, 3 month old Labradoodle and ball of cuteness Ralphie on Boxing Day. When … Continue reading Meet Ralphie …
Category: Fauna
Animals, insects, bugs and sentient beings that aren’t human.
Mellow bloomin yellow
Longer days, more sun, spring rain, blooms, bulbs and blossom abound. The valley has turned golden with the local Silver … Continue reading Mellow bloomin yellow
Eastern Rosella
I’m still about, just busy enjoying life 😀Enjoy yours! Continue reading Eastern Rosella
Elusive ravens
These birds are so wary of me and I’m finding them very hard to photograph. A large gathering of ravens … Continue reading Elusive ravens
Away with the Fairies
(7 photos) – Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus I see these little fairy’s all the time, hopping about in my paddocks … Continue reading Away with the Fairies
Silvereye surprise
An unexpected close encounter, this is the first time I have seen a Silvereye Zosterops lateralis in the valley. I … Continue reading Silvereye surprise
Water birds
(6 pics) – Well, an assortment of birds near the water… It’s been a very wet and lazy Sunday here, … Continue reading Water birds
Grass munching hoppers
(8 photos) – Pademelons are small, compact, short-tailed wallabies that typically inhabit wet sclerophyll and rainforests from Tasmania to New … Continue reading Grass munching hoppers
Yellow Wattlebird
The Yellow Wattlebird occurs only in Tasmania and is Australia’s largest honeyeater. It is active and noisy. The call of … Continue reading Yellow Wattlebird
Laughing Kookaburra
(3 pics) – The Laughing Kookaburra is not native to Tasmania but are now widespread and common. They eat small birds, … Continue reading Laughing Kookaburra
White Cockatoos
(3 pics) – Though noisy groups of Sulphur Crested White Cockatoos often visit our valley, I rarely get close enough … Continue reading White Cockatoos
Eastern Spinebill
(7 images) – A series of bird photos taken with the “new” Olympus 75-300 f4.8-6.7 II lens mounted on the … Continue reading Eastern Spinebill
Bassian Thrush
Another newly identified bird species in the valley, the Bassian Thrush, (Zoothera lunulata). I’ve seen these little scrub birds flitting … Continue reading Bassian Thrush
Winter Wander
Join me for a morning walk up the hill in the snow … shhhhh. Continue reading Winter Wander
Bodies
(5 pics) – Pony’s, The boys wearing their winter coats … Rusting care body … Camera bodies … I put … Continue reading Bodies
Birds and bees …
(11 pics) – The Birds … and the Bees … and the Flowers … and the Trees … And ME! … Continue reading Birds and bees …
Wellington Walk – 3
(Part 3 of 4, 6 photos) – On and on to “The Rocking Stone”, along the South Track from kunanyi / … Continue reading Wellington Walk – 3
Parrot patrol
As I pulled up at home to unload my car, I heard a commotion in my man-fern garden right next … Continue reading Parrot patrol
Up the back
Lucky for them she’s old and slow, my little Tassie Devil, Stormy scouting ahead on a fungi hunt. This one … Continue reading Up the back
Focus on OM-1
A selection of images from the new digital camera – Olympus / OM System OM-1 from OM Digital Solutions Corporation. … Continue reading Focus on OM-1
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