The closest shot I’ve gotten yet of one of these birds. It was in the neighbour’s yard and then she came out with a visitor, talking very loudly and the birds were scared off. Oh well, next time I’ll be waiting and watching. Taken with a 70-300mm lens. At times like this I wouldn’t mind…
David Austin Rose 'Tea Clipper'
This is one of the many roses in our garden. It almost looks like a Dahlia when you aren’t close to it. But when you are very close to it, it has the most beautiful aroma.
Lilium in the garden
I believe this is a ‘Lilium Superbum’. (Turks-Cap Lily) Saw this in the garden of my church – very unusual flower.
A visit to Mansfield
I went with my youngest daughter and some of her husband’s family to visit a bush market a couple of hours away into the country. I went purely to see what I might get pics of but apart from the market and crowds there, there wasn’t a massive lot of interest for photography. There was…
Australian Laughing Kookaburra
I took my daughter and grandson to Grant’s picnic ground in Kallista. One of my favourite places to go. There’s always lots of birdlife there that’s not afraid of the number of people hanging around. In fact, they expect to be fed! This kookaburra was on a tree close to the deck at the back…