I went to Healesville Sanctuary last week to take a visiting friend from the US to her first taste of Australian wildlife and birdlife in action. We watched the bird show which was amazing. This is a Black Kite catching food in mid-air.
Author: Kathie
Hole in the fence illusion
I had to look twice to check that the fence didn’t have a hole in it. Amazing how sun and shadows can play tricks on your eyes.
Bronze Gazania
A day later and it’s very sunny, beautiful day. Wandering the garden we have many autumn flowers out on show. I liked the single drop of water on the petal of this flower.
Rose leaf with raindrops
Wandering the garden after a rainfall this caught my eye.
Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) or Snake Bird
A common name for the Darter is Snake Bird. If one approaches one sitting on a log or branch it will writhe its neck in a snake like manner. Like cormorants, the Darter needs to regularly leave the water and sit on a log, rock, branch or navigation piles in order to dry its wings….