If you’re into birding, have you used eBird? I’ve taken things much more seriously with my birding over the past two years (since I’ve been retired) and track what I see and where. I’ve learnt that I’ve seen 53 species on my own 2 acre property here in the Dandenong Ranges, Vic in less than…
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Living on the willow tree
Of course, it’s not just insects that like the willow tree and make use of it. There are birds as well, and our cats, and fungus. It really has a life of its own. Toki loves to climb the tree. The kookaburras find it a great place to sit while worm watching. The eastern spinebill…
Birds at Cranbourne Botanical Gardens
At last we get to the birds. I’m told there are 178 species at the gardens and counting but I only had a limited time and not the best light to capture images of all those I did see. So here are a few I saw during my visit there. Sacred (Australian white) ibis flying…
A visit to Serendip Sanctuary
On Sunday a small group of photographers went to visit Serendip Sanctuary which is a 227 ha protected area for birds and animals. I’d not heard of it before but am so glad I visited. Such a beautiful place and the weather was lovely for our visit. We are all keen bird photographers so this…
Photowalk at Ricketts Point, Beaumaris
Have you heard of Meetup? A great site that is an avenue for organising tons of meetups between people with similar interests. I belong to four different photography meetup groups, two of which I am co-organiser for. On Saturday just gone the other co-organiser planned a photography meet up to take place at Ricketts Point,…
The birds at Birdsland Reserve
It’s been colder, wet and windy, and I don’t get out to walk every day. I run a full time business and sometimes I have to go to morning meetings, or have a client visit. And if I don’t get out to walk in the morning it’s highly unlikely I’ll find time later in the…
Birds in Motion
In the photography forums we talk about getting BIF images – Birds in Flight. It’s a challenge to all those who enjoy ‘birding’ (bird photography) and I certainly fit into that category. It is one of the most challenging but satisfying goals I know. Below are recent images taken at Birdsland Reserve over the past…