I’ve often seen large flocks of Corella but nothing quite like this before! The photos were taken on the banks of the Loddon River at Newbridge, north central Victoria. It felt like there were hundreds of them, filling several very large trees and the noise was so loud! (Click to enlarge for the best view).
As a ‘friend’ of Melbourne Zoo I have the luxury of visiting as many times I want in a year. Yesterday I visited the big cats and primates.
Yesterday afternoon was very dull and overcast, so much so, that I needed to turn on a table lamp. Inspired by the lampshade design I decided to make a rudimentary lightbox by placing sheets of baking paper over the top of the shade and covering this with an old piece of fish tank glass. The experiment worked reasonably well apart from the size constraints of the opening of the lampshade!
The heavy morning fogs in autumn add a magical beauty to nature. The water droplets on these spider webs highlight the amazing intricacies and also the skills of their builders.
This afternoon I found fungi growing in the wood mulch of the garden – yes autumn is here. Apart from the orange ones which were really bright, the others were so tiny I almost missed them. Most were the size of a match head. My knowledge of these types of fungi could probably fit on a match head so if anyone knows what they are I’d be glad to hear!
Yesterday morning I found these three moths all of slightly different colouring sitting on a heavy stone roller. The night before it had it rained a lot and the moths were well camouflaged. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to identify them. I believe they were drying their coats after the rain. It was very overcast but then the sun came through showing their texture beautifully.
Most people who know me will know that harvest, and therefore fruit and seeds, are uppermost in my mind at the moment. Inspired by the colours of the Banksia I’ve experimented with shots of Milk Thistle, Dandelions, etc in monochrome with red and orange filters. Best view is to click on the photo.
I find the texture of these flowers amazing and up close, almost alien.
Today our very first chicks are three weeks old. They have changed so much! Check out their first appearance as two day olds by clicking here.
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