Just arrived today. 2013 Calendars featuring the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia. Retailing for $19.95 they are made from good quality paper and each image would look great framed after the year has finished. All images are taken in this region, some from my very own gardens or very nearby. Why not get your order…
Rainbow Lorikeet pays a visit
In line with my recent bird posts, this one is about the Rainbow Lorikeet. We first saw them here our first summer, when the fig tree was in fruit (2010) but haven’t seen them since. So I was delighted when last week I looked out my dining room window and there’s one in the liquidamber…
Little Brown Birds
I belong to the Birds in Backyards forum and this past week we’ve been focusing on LBBs or Little Brown Birds. We’ve all be posting images of little brown birds we’ve taken. Here are my submissions to the group. This is probably my favourite of the Eastern Spinebills I’ve taken. And some singing wrens And…
Kookaburra on our fence
I mentioned yesterday about the kookaburra in our neighbour’s yard. This one was in our front garden, on our fence. They love to watch for worms on the ground. I wonder how they can actually see them. It’s really amazing. When the weather gets warmer they’ll also be on the look out for skinks and…
Australian Laughing Kookaburra
We have three kookaburras living on our property and many others that visit us or our neighbour’s property. I love that I can get quite close to them, talk to them and watch them. They are lovely birds. This one was in my neighbour’s yard a few days ago and watched me as I moved…