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…
More on the tulips
A few more images for you to enjoy! I’ve got several in bloom at home now, although just a small number 🙂
Tulip Festival
Spring is here in Australia and that means Spring Festivals around the country. I know there have been some in Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane. Well, Melbourne has them too. At Silvan, which is about an hour’s drive from Melbourne, just past Monbulk, the annual Tesselaar’s Tulip Festival runs from mid September to mid October. I…
Nature Photo Blog Carnival
Welcome to the October 2, 2012 edition of nature photography. I really do appreciate the posts that are coming through and encourage you, if you like taking photos of nature, to participate in our monthly editions. Thank you everyone who has participated – readers do please visit each post and leave comment if you are…
Rainbow Lorikeets
The first thing I noticed when I entered the zoo pathway was the sound of excitable lorikeets and how they were flying from tree to tree. The lorikeet is a species of parrot here in Australia and very colourful. They love fruit and nectar and can be seen in flowering gum trees and fruit trees…