We have a wisteria hanging over the pergola in the garden and it’s just coming out in flower.
Flowers in my garden
This is a white oleander. Not grown a great deal in gardens these days because their leaves are regarded as poisonous however our garden has two in it and they do look pretty when in flower.
Flowers in my garden
I’ve been enjoying the flowers this past week so the next few days are of flowers in my garden.
Two Firetails together
Thought this was cute – two little red-browed firetails sitting on the wire fence together, just surveying their surroundings.
Magpie on the lawn III
Got it! He decided he’d grab it anyway.
Magpie on the lawn II
‘Shall I or shan’t I?’ he must be thinking. He knew I was watching him with this long black thing in front of my face.
Magpie on the lawn
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…
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,…
White Butterfly
I have a new 70-300mm lens and am trying it out. I think I’m going to have to start using my monopod or tripod more – I’ve always found them cumbersome to walk around with. Anyway, learning to keep more still and hold it but it is longer and heavier than my other lens.