A couple of days ago my neighbour rang to say ‘get outside quick and take your camera!’. Out in the gum trees near our fenceline was a couple of Gang-gang Cockatoos and in other trees were their young family. The kiddies flew away as I approached but the parents remained long enough for me to…
Superb Lyrebird
I’ve been trying to get a shot of one of these for over a year now. The best I got was a distant shot a couple of months ago when I saw one on a path many metres away from me. But today, as I walked back down the pathway to 1000 steps in Upper…
Flock of Pelicans
While I was at Lysterfield Lake Park I saw a flock of pelicans fly from behind a tree and high up into the air.
Cyclocross, Melburn
Such a beautiful day yesterday (Sunday) here in Melbourne and the first round of the Melburn Cyclocross was on at Lysterfield Lake Park. My husband and I went to spend some of the afternoon there to watch the bike race and for me to get my hand back in at some action photography. I miss…
1,000 steps, Ferntree Gully
At Ferntree Gully there’s a park with the 1,000 steps that people use to train on. It is often used by people planning to go to the Kokoda Trail. Once you park your car there is a good 800 metres or so to walk uphill before even getting to the base of the steps. And…