The Blackbirds are hard to get. Any sign of movement a distance away and they hide away under bushes or fly into trees. This one was in the garden outside my office window and I was able to move the net curtain aside very slowly to poke my camera lens through to take these pictures. …
Category: At home
Toki in the garden
I think Toki is a lovely study when he doesn’t realise I’m watching him. He often follows me around in the garden as I move around with my camera.
Curious parrot
I was watching two Australian King Parrots in my garden and kept a distance so I wouldn’t scare them away. Managed to get a few shots and moved in a bit closer at each click. The male had noticed me and then took off and I thought that was that. Imagine my surprise when he…
Winter blooms
We have a number of flowers out now for winter and one of those is the Grevillea. We’ve got a few grevilleas and this is the larger one. The Eastern Spinebills and Wattle Birds which I’ve posted at other times really love this flower.
Rain Chain
Not long after we bought our new home, but before we shifted in, my youngest daughter and I were visiting outside looking longingly at the house and talking about when my husband and I would shift in. She noticed a thick chain hanging down from the corner of the verandah roof and mentioned it to…