During the month of February I was unwell and took some time off from my regular business to recuperate. I was unable to sit for long periods of time due to pain but also tiredness and exhaustion so could only be at my computer for short periods (and no, I wasn’t suffering from COVID-19 but…
Category: Australian wildlife
Bushfire Calendar Fundraiser
Several weeks ago, I was approached by the printer that does my Dandenong Ranges Calendar to see if I could contribute some wildlife images for a fundraiser calendar that they were doing, partnered with Wildlife Victoria. I told them of course I have and sent through some images. Then they showed me the other images…
Rufous Fantail visits our home
Another gorgeous bird and a lovely surprise this afternoon. Had a gorgeous little visitor in our garden this afternoon, under our willow tree here at home. It’s a Rufous Fantail – I’ve only seen one here occasionally in the past, usually in a bird bath near our house. But today, as I walked under the…
Sunlit cockatoo
I am always out and about with my camera. I live in fear of missing ‘that shot’ if I don’t have it outside with me whenever I’m in the garden or elsewhere. In fact, I have missed a few shots for that very reason – leaving my camera inside. Thankfully it doesn’t happen often, leaving…
Buff Banded Rail
While walking at Birdsland, my favourite place to walk, I saw not one, but two Buff Banded Rails! I don’t often see them there and usually only ever one – never seen two before. They weren’t together but weren’t that far away from one another. And I was very fortunate to get a great close…