A couple of days ago my neighbour rang to say ‘get outside quick and take your camera!’. Out in the gum trees near our fenceline was a couple of Gang-gang Cockatoos and in other trees were their young family. The kiddies flew away as I approached but the parents remained long enough for me to…
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Superb Lyrebird
I’ve been trying to get a shot of one of these for over a year now. The best I got was a distant shot a couple of months ago when I saw one on a path many metres away from me. But today, as I walked back down the pathway to 1000 steps in Upper…
A chatty fellow
Well, he wasn’t really. He was busy chewing on grass and watching me as I came closer. But he does look like he’s talking to me doesn’t he? I chose this as my ‘pic of the day’. This one stayed right on the edge of the path where I was walking and didn’t move away…
Boxing Kangaroos
When I first arrived at Lysterfield Lake on that misty day, my plan was to walk up to the weir wall and set up my tripod and camera there. I should have had my camera ready before I started walking though. Because I came across three young bucks who started boxing. Two first and then…
Eastern Yellow Robin
I discovered a few days ago a little bird I’d not seen on our property before. Since then I’ve gotten a few shots of it – it watches me and moves away to another tree if I get too close. But not before I’ve managed to get a few shots. It’s a cute little thing…
Australian Laughing Kookaburra
I took my daughter and grandson to Grant’s picnic ground in Kallista. One of my favourite places to go. There’s always lots of birdlife there that’s not afraid of the number of people hanging around. In fact, they expect to be fed! This kookaburra was on a tree close to the deck at the back…
Close up of a Kookaburra
Different angle to what I normally get to take. This is on my property.
Big man grey kangaroo
Seems when we’re walking about the park we’re actually on view – to all the animals and birdlife there. We came across many kangaroos, mothers with joeys, and young kangaroos. We saw this big male grey eating but as we got closer he stood up tall to watch us. Quite imposing really.
Good catch!
I was out walking one lunchtime last week and noticed a Kookaburra fly down from a power line and it was jumping and darting amongst the leaves and dirt on the ground. When its head came up I spied a small lizard in its beak.
Young Kookaburra
I paid a visit last Friday to one of my favourite places, Grant’s Picnic Ground, which is only around 10 mins drive from my home and halfway between my daughter’s and my homes. So I will often drop in there after I’ve been visiting Melanie. That day there were quite a few kookaburras hanging around…
Daily Walk
One day I went for a walk at Lysterfield Lake Park which is not far from where we live. I ventured down to the beach by the lake and as I walked near the bushes I heard a rustling and 3 kangaroos hopped out and bounded down along the beach. Here are some shots from…