I posted yesterday about the raptor, Collared Sparrowhawk, watching the small Silvereye in the fig tree. Well, I thought I’d post you some picks of those tiny little birds. They are both insect eaters and fruit eaters. You can learn more about them here. They are such tiny little birds, very quick in movement and…
Collared Sparrowhawk
I came home from a business meeting and found this bird under my figtree – I was in the car in the driveway and stopped suddenly to grab my camera to get a shot – so my first shots were blurry. I parked the car in the garage and raced out again and sneaked up…
Melbourne Steamfest
Final post on this theme. What would a steamfest be if it didn’t display a smithy at work and a load of wood to help keep the steam going? And the last image, a plug for the Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club.
Other items of attraction at Melbourne Steamfest
There were other items on display at the Melbourne Steamfest, like these old cars. I wasn’t sure that all travelled on steam (I’m sure some didn’t) but they were on display anyway.
Steam Engine Line up
During the course of the afternoon at the Steamfest, they had a parade of the steam engines and then lined them up for a photoshoot. There were quite a few with cameras there and I joined in the fun! And this group were behind the arena, not being driven, just on display.