Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar, so I’ve read online. The word “lemur” derives from the word lemures from Roman mythology. I think they’ve very cute and look almost cuddly. They have such long tails. This one was aware I was there and happily posed for me before…
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Australian section at the Melbourne Zoo
As promised I’ll be sharing images from my visit to the Melbourne Zoo last Thursday. It really was a lovely day for it and I am happy I made the trip. Today I’ll share images from the Australian section, which includes Koalas, Wallabies, Emus, Wallabies, Echidnas and other animals. I didn’t take photos of everything…
Visited the zoo today
It’s spring in Melbourne, Australia and the weather is beginning to improve. We’ve had a very wet winter and I think most people are looking forward to more sunshine. We can’t even mow our lawns because the ground is too sodden and the ride-on mower would sink within a couple of minutes of being on…
Nature images blog carnival
Welcome to the August 7, 2012 edition of nature photography. Below are posts from various contributors towards our Nature Blog Carnival. Please do visit each one and I encourage you to leave comments on those posts that you relate to, and let them know how you found them. If you’re a nature photographer, would like…
Scenery at Grant’s Picnic Ground
Birds aren’t the only reason for visiting Grant’s Picnic Ground. The beautiful Sherbrooke Forest is another reason. There is lots of new growth with ferns growing on dead wood, fungii and trees and treeferns everywhere. It really is very beautiful to walk through. I love the character of the gumtrees and how tall and straight…
May Blog Carnival
We have quite a few entries for our May Blog Carnival and thank you everyone for submitting these entries. The theme this month is ‘Mothering’ as it is Mother’s Day this coming weekend in Australia and I believe in over 60 other countries too. Welcome to the May 7, 2012 edition of nature photography. Nature…
April Blog Carnival
A bit later than I’d originally intended but here are the posts for this month. Please do visit each site and let the photographers know that you found them here at the Nature Blog Carnival. From Stephen Vanderpool we have Fishy Faces at Monterey Bay Aquarium Boasting over 600 species of aquatic plants and animals,…
The Golden Hour
I’ve had a fascination for the ‘golden hour’ recently and have taken some shots at the local lake park during that special time at sunrise or sunset. But during the week I was on my way to a business breakfast in a local suburb and while in the cafe paying for my breakfast noticed the…
Blog Carnival Submissions
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Melbourne Steamfest
Final post on this theme. What would a steamfest be if it didn’t display a smithy at work and a load of wood to help keep the steam going? And the last image, a plug for the Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club.
Other items of attraction at Melbourne Steamfest
There were other items on display at the Melbourne Steamfest, like these old cars. I wasn’t sure that all travelled on steam (I’m sure some didn’t) but they were on display anyway.
Steam Engine Line up
During the course of the afternoon at the Steamfest, they had a parade of the steam engines and then lined them up for a photoshoot. There were quite a few with cameras there and I joined in the fun! And this group were behind the arena, not being driven, just on display.