Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar, so I’ve read online. The word “lemur” derives from the word lemures from Roman mythology. I think they’ve very cute and look almost cuddly. They have such long tails. This one was aware I was there and happily posed for me before…
Australian section at the Melbourne Zoo
As promised I’ll be sharing images from my visit to the Melbourne Zoo last Thursday. It really was a lovely day for it and I am happy I made the trip. Today I’ll share images from the Australian section, which includes Koalas, Wallabies, Emus, Wallabies, Echidnas and other animals. I didn’t take photos of everything…
Visited the zoo today
It’s spring in Melbourne, Australia and the weather is beginning to improve. We’ve had a very wet winter and I think most people are looking forward to more sunshine. We can’t even mow our lawns because the ground is too sodden and the ride-on mower would sink within a couple of minutes of being on…
Spotted Pardalote
While I was walking at the park this week, on a beautiful Spring day, I noticed a little bird I’d not seen there before. I knew what the bird was as it’s on a poster we have at home. The Birds in Backyards website tells us that the Spotted Pardalote is a tiny bird that…
Superb Fairy-wrens at Lysterfield Park
I was fortunate to get quite close to a couple of wrens at the park. This hasn’t been my usual experience so I was quite excited about it. The first is a female who was on the ground calling. Love their sweet sound. The second is an immature male who flew into a tree as…