Still playing with my macro lens, I’m enjoying some close ups of our spring flowers in the garden.
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Working on my macro
Well, actually Nikon calls it a micro lens and it’s a 60mm AF-S lens. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with it and want to learn to master this lens. Lighting plays a key and at the moment I’ve been doing hand held but may have to consider using a tripod. Below: Hoverfly and daisy; bee…
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Quite cheeky and comical birds to watch, I was delighted to get it showing its crest open. This cocky had been watching me as I put out feed for the rosellas and thought it would join in for a period of time before taking off. And, as you’ll see in the third shot, it even…
A visit to the Rhododendron Gardens
I went to the gardens with a friend and some photographers and these are just some of the many rhododendrons we saw while visiting. It’s a great time of the year to see the gardens.
Superb Lyrebird
Went to the Rhododendron Gardens on Tuesday with a friend and a group of photographers from the club I belong to. We split up and went in different directions. My friend and I headed down towards the lake and then found the Lyrebird Walk. We had heard one calling so was hoping we would see…
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 🙂
Hardenbergia – The Happy Wanderer
A friend of mine posted a photo of this on Facebook and I asked him questions about the plant. Thought it so pretty. So I went in search of it to buy. Apparently you can get it in white as well, and I’ve since seen it in places near home, growing along fences. You can…
The colour white
Everywhere you look in our garden at the moment, there is the colour white. Don’t know if this was by design of the previous owners of our home, or by accident. Our plum tree is going to burst into blossom very soon. We’ve been watching it every day as we open our bedroom curtains. At…
New Holland Honeyeater
While out and about exploring my neighbour’s garden the other day (I love to explore hers as well as ours. She’s an elderly neighbour recovering from a hip operation and can’t be out there much so is happy for me to wander around and keep an eye on it for her), I noticed some New…
Eastern Spinebill and Grevillea
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…
New visitor to our garden: Common Bronzewing
Haven’t seen one of these in the garden before. I noticed what looked like a very fat pigeon on top of our pergola and when I went outside to get a closer look I discovered it was a Common Bronzewing. I’ve seen them at Lysterfield Park, but not here. These are from the pigeon family…
More winter flowers
We’re starting to get a few flowers out now as winter progresses. I’m excited about this as I wanted to build up colour in my garden, all year round, and am finally beginning to achieve this. The orchids were hidden under the ginger plant and had thrown out a very long stalk just to get…