A view of the moon from the reserve. Webs in the light from the rising sun.
Author: Kathie Thomas
Pied Cormorant
The Pied Cormorant is a common visitor to water areas in Australia. Sometimes known as a Shag too. Watching me from its perch on high. Leaving its perch to fly to the lake.
Early morning walk with the ducks
Visited Birdsland Reserve yesterday with some fellow photographers and love being there early morning, as the sun is rising and everything is fresh and new.
Brighton Beach Boxes
More images of these colourful boxes on the beach at Brighton.
Brighton Beach Boxes
A different view to the Dandenong Ranges but periodically I go out on photowalks with other photographers through Meetup.com. A great way to find others who have common interests to you in your local area. Love it! Below are some images of the famous Brighton Beach Boxes. Originally built in the 1800s, these were eventually…
Visit to a horse stud
In December last we visited one of our daughters who lives in Wangaratta, about 3 hours north of where we live. She offered to take us to the stud she used to work at, on our way back home, and I’m always up for a photo opportunity any time. These are some of the shots…
Taking a photo a day
Hi, have you missed me? I have been around, mostly at Facebook, and life before Christmas was incredibly crazy. But I don’t stop taking photos almost every day of my life. A great way of improving my skills, getting to know my camera well and seeing things in a way that I might not have,…
Big old boys
I went with a group on a photowalk at Lysterfield last Saturday and we came across, a couple of times, two big old boy eastern grey kangaroos. One member obviously hadn’t been that close to a kangaroo before and was concerned for their safety. I explained that as long as the kangaroo didn’t feel cornered…
Birds nest ingredients
As I walked back along Logan’s Track at Lysterfield I could see something white hanging in a tree. I moved off the main track and walked through the growth to get closer to the fence line where the tree was. It was a birds nest that had some extra items added to its making. It…
Young bucks at play
As I headed towards one of my favourite conservation walks at Lysterfield I noticed a group of young male eastern grey kangaroos at play. Gotcha!
Walking at Lysterfield Park
It’s been most of the year since I’ve been to Lysterfield. I’ve been concentrating on Birdsland Reserve, which is closer to home, but as I was planning to host a photowalk at Lysterfield, thought it best that I go back to have a look around, in case there were any changes I needed to be…
Attracting bees
There’s been growing concern over the shortage of bees in our country and elsewhere. It seems a number of things are responsible for it: weather, the use of insecticides, lack of govt funding for support and research, etc. This simply encourages me all the more to keep planting things that I know the bees would…