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
Category: OM-1
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
Leica lens eye candy
I’ve been contemplating a second-hand prime lens, eying off 17, 25 and 35mm lenses on Gumtree for some time, not … Continue reading Leica lens eye candy
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
Sunday Session
(7 pics) – Bernie B Bruce entertained us on Sunday afternoon at the Bellerive Waterfont Hotel with some classic Rock … Continue reading Sunday Session
Fungi perspective
(5 pics) – A change from birds, some red fungi … The image above was taken with the Olympus 75-300 … Continue reading Fungi perspective
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
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
Winter Wonderland
This morning (well, yesterday now as it’s 1am), I woke to the surprise of a decent layer of snow on … Continue reading Winter Wonderland
Saturated Sunrise
As well as some sensational sunets/moonsets lately, we’ve been treated to some simply super sunrises too and I’ve been up … Continue reading Saturated Sunrise
Moonlight magic
Driving home after work, I was admiring the fading light and last colour from sunset over the mountain, when I … Continue reading Moonlight magic
OM System gear grows
As well as working throughout the week, I run a market stall which is now going well and has let … Continue reading OM System gear grows
Back in blue
(8 pics) – I took these fungi shots with the OM-1 the day before the Pen-F turned up and distracted … Continue reading Back in blue
Snow Saunter -2
(six pics) – On and on!! I’m not on holidays anymore, but I digress … The best thing about tourists … Continue reading Snow Saunter -2
Snow falls -1
(7 pics) – Last Wednesday … I was off work for a week, a little holiday 😀The weather has, well, … Continue reading Snow falls -1
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