I mentioned the Grevillea in my post yesterday on the Protea. Today I have shots of an Eastern Spinebill which is a small honey-eater, enjoying a Grevillea flower in our front garden. I can watch these from our office window but to get a good close up shot I have to be outside and much…
Proteas in flower
We have a small number of proteas in our garden. I had thought these are Australian natives but it seems their origin is from South Africa. Proteas are a common sight here in Australia in many places. I’m afraid I don’t know the names of these but thought you might like to see them. Like…
Winter flowers
We’re in the last part of winter now. By all accounts it’s been a very wet winter here in Victoria, Australia and quite cold too. Graham hasn’t been able to mow the lawns as the ground is so sodden, his ride-on mower would sink. This morning it was still only 6C at 8am and walking…
Nature images blog carnival
Welcome to the August 7, 2012 edition of nature photography. Below are posts from various contributors towards our Nature Blog Carnival. Please do visit each one and I encourage you to leave comments on those posts that you relate to, and let them know how you found them. If you’re a nature photographer, would like…
Missing in action
So sorry I’ve not been around. Many of you won’t know that a daughter of ours had a serious accident last weekend resulting her being in a critical condition on life support in the ICU at Royal Melbourne Hospital. Just yesterday she woke from an induced coma and has begun talking to us, in a…