Doesn’t matter how long a lens I have, there’s always another that could take a closer shot! Oh well. With my trusty and fav 70-300mm I took this shot of dragonflies who don’t stay still for very long. I had no idea there was such a variety of colours but here you can see there…
Tawny Frogmouths
Recently I heard from a gentleman who saw the story in the local paper about my photography win and he wanted me to come take photos of Tawny Frogmouths in his garden. He wants to pay for a print but said I could do what I like with the photos. Here are two of the…
Birds at Lysterfield
Yesterday you saw the Christmas beetle and today I want to share with you a small selection of birds I’ve seen on my walks at Lysterfield Lake Park. The first is an Eastern Rosella, then an Eastern Yellow Robin and finally a Superb Fairy Wren, male, known for their brilliant blue colouring. My daughter and…
The Christmas Beetle
Christmas beetles have vibrant colours and the adults emerge close to the Christmas period. The larvae are white and C-shaped, similar to those of flower chafers and stag beetles. From December to January adult Christmas beetles mate and lay eggs into the soil surface. I was out walking in Lysterfield Lake Park and noticed something…
Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo
We had a visit from this bird again the other day. We don’t see it very often and it always announces its presence loudly. So my husband and I looked in the direction of the noise and found it high up in a gum tree in the neighbour’s yard. We could see it from our…