Lake Chisholm
The destination, according to the information sign “one of the finest examples of a flooded sinkhole in Australia”. I took … Continue reading Lake Chisholm
Category: Fauna
Animals, insects, bugs and sentient beings that aren’t human.
Dempster Plains Lookout
A two minute uphill but easy walk from a carpark – accessed by a rough dirt road, is a lookout … Continue reading Dempster Plains Lookout
Final wave
This is I think the last post with images of Arthur River, it’s such a captivating, mesmerising experience watching this … Continue reading Final wave
Hooded Lapwings
Masked Lapwings, commonly referred to as Plovers, I took and edited these in September last year. I was lucky enough … Continue reading Hooded Lapwings
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 …
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 …
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