I took my daughter and grandson to Grant’s picnic ground in Kallista. One of my favourite places to go. There’s always lots of birdlife there that’s not afraid of the number of people hanging around. In fact, they expect to be fed! This kookaburra was on a tree close to the deck at the back…
Author: Kathie
In the sunset
I’m participating in the 365 day project again, as mentioned previously, and sometimes it’s late in the day before I find anything to hold up my camera to. On this particular day I’d been wandering around in my neighbour’s garden again. She has a larger property than us (5 acres) and the front part is…
A family comes to visit
On Wednesday morning last week I could hear the distinctive high pitched call of the Australian King Parrot in our garden. Imagine my surprise when I went out to our driveway and found not just one bird, but six, a family of these beautiful parrots. They didn’t fly off and watched me curiously, even as…
Rainbow lorikeet and flowering gum
My neighbour rang me excitedly one day last week, asking me to bring my camera. Colourful birds were in her red flowering gum, but by the time I got there, they had gone. Questioning seemed to indicate they were Rainbow Lorikeets – my neighbour knows her plants but not birds. Anyway, over the next couple…
Beautiful hibiscus
This flower is in my garden – lovely time of year for colour and things to see.