It almost looks like their heads are touching. It was preening time at the zoo.
Pelican
I went for a visit to the Melbourne Zoo for an hour and got some pics of pelicans and other birds and animals.
Bella Donna Lily
These are sprouting all over our garden at the moment.
The kookaburras are back
Now it’s a bit cooler and we’ve had some rain too, the kookaburras have returned to our property. I missed seeing them every day.
Observing
Toki had climbed the willow tree and was simply observing his surroundings.
Purple Hibiscus
This has been in flower for some weeks now and looks gorgeous when the sun is on it.
Blue banded bee
This bee is interesting to watch. It apparently lives alone. I’ve gotten to know its buzz now from other bees. I wonder if the motor on my autofocus alerts it to my presence or whether its big eyes just takes everything in, even when it’s flitting from flower to flower. Note the pollen on its…
Seagulls in flight
Some seemed to covet what others had.
Seagulls in flight
After landing with the plastic
Seagulls in flight
Seagulls in flight
It’s sad that this bird thought it had gotten some food but it was a piece of plastic in the sea. It discarded it once it landed on the sand.
Mentone Beach
My husband works the Camera Control Unit (CCU) at our church services and he had to be dropped off at church 90 mins before the service on Saturday night. Rather than just sit around with nothing to do I elected to drive down to the nearest beach with my camera and practice getting shots of…