At last we get to the birds. I’m told there are 178 species at the gardens and counting but I only had a limited time and not the best light to capture images of all those I did see. So here are a few I saw during my visit there. Sacred (Australian white) ibis flying…
Flora at Cranbourne Botanical Gardens
So now the flora. There was an abundance of plants, bushes, flowers, trees, etc. Such a lovely and stunning place to visit. From bushland that was almost untouched, through to planned and formal gardens, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Butterflies at Cranbourne Botanical Gardens
While exploring these gardens I saw a beautiful butterfly I’d not seen before, so welcome any comments about what the name might be 🙂 I thought it was gorgeous and beautifully marked and coloured, don’t you? And then I saw this Painted Lady which is a fairly common species here in Australia but still lovely…
Visiting Cranbourne Botanical Gardens
There are so many beautiful places to visit on the east side of Melbourne, Australia. On the weekend I went on a photo walk with some fellow bird photographers to the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens. I’d not been there for a few years and knew it had been undergoing some changes. I plan to share with…
Melbourne Art Trams
Melbourne is currently having an Arts Festival in the city, and eight of our trams have been painted to celebrate the event. Many of Melbourne’s trams are well decorated anyway, so I decided to spend a couple of hours and managed to see four of the eight but saw lots of others that were colourful…