I throw out fruit and bread scraps onto our back lawn for the birds a few times a week. I don’t want them dependent on us for food but at the same time I don’t want to waste food that something could be eating. Two magpies spied the bread this past week and watched me…
Author: Kathie
The ant and the flower
This large ant was enjoying the flowers on this tree.
European Wasp
This was in the front yard on a plant. I don’t like getting too close to these things but my 70-300mm lens has made it look like I was.
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Silver-eye
One of the great things with being outside every day with a longer lens is that I’m discovering birdlife I didn’t know existed, let alone on our own property. The two bird identifier posters in our dining room, left by the previous owners, have been great for my bird ID education. This is a silver-eye,…