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Visitor to our home

Posted on July 5, 2011June 21, 2012 by Kathie

Yesterday, when I was wandering around our garden with one of our daughters, I noticed a yellow breast on a bird on a tree many metres away from us. I know all the birds that visit our property and I hadn’t seen one of these here before. I knew what it was as I’d seen…

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Kathie

We were visiting Grant’s Picnic Ground in Kallista and the bird life there is plentiful. This cockatoo was a real poser and showed me his left and right profiles and looked me full on – till he was tempted with food by a visiting tourist.

Rosella in the park

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Kathie

Another rosella in the park, this time on the ground looking for any crumbs or leftovers or anything else to eat.

Kathie Thomas has a Diploma in Photography (Professional Photography) and has won many local competitions and awards for her nature photography. She has twice been Commended in Australia Photography’s Nature Photographer of the Year competitions.

While this site is about the Dandenong Ranges and Nature in general, Kathie’s main passion is birds and she is an ethical birder. She takes photos of wild birds without baiting with calls, and avoids using flash photography.

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