Red Beaks Unfurling
We have a number of large colonies of red beak orchids (Pyrorchis nigricans) in the forest and the […]
Not so Fabby Fungus
Well, it is not as attractive as the Ghost Fungus, but it may actually be more beneficial as […]
Green on Green
A flock of Australian Ringneck parrots were tucking into something on the summer paddock. I have never seen […]
Red Legged Earth Mite
This was supposed to be a post about my asparagus which has just thrown up its first 2 […]
Fabulous Fungus
This fungus has emerged just outside the carpoart and is over 50cm wide. It is even more fabulous […]
Kaloorup Cougar
My first thought when Shorty led me to the remains, was what size of a fox could pull […]
Holly Leaved Hovea
There are purple splashes throughout the forest with the early flowering of this prickly perennial plant. According to […]
Caught!
After over 3 months, I finally spotted the kangaroo and joey when I had my camera, and although the images […]
Mr and Mrs Shelduck
A couple of Australian Shelducks are making themselves at home in the paddock and on the dam, Mrs […]
Ant Super Highway
This is a clear image of the power of persistence and how lots of little actions can make […]
Shy Weebills
I could not get a photo of these birds from the front, but was happy to have finally […]
Scuba Diving Duck
This morning I saw some ripples on the pond and thought some fish were rising, but I was […]
Western Yellow Robin
Adding to my library of yellow birds, I spotted quite a few of these Western Yellow Robins in […]
Golden Whistler
Because I am spending so much time in the paddock with the goats getting them to eat, I […]
Teaching Her To Fly
Little Billie didn’t want to go back into the cage on her own this evening and I noticed […]
Grey Fantail
I finally got a picture in focus so I could identify one of the birds that is quite […]
Mare’s Tail
Also called Horseweed or Canadian Fleabane, this is a new weed on the property. Throughout summer, I have […]
Russian Roulette
Walking in the forest is a bit of a lottery at the moment, the trees are full of […]
Like a Library
Nature is like a library, you just pick a story every time you open your eyes or go […]
Amazing Mama
I noticed what I thought was a HUGE spider hiding in the rebate for the shed door, but […]
Flying Ants
One day after the rain, everywhere we went on the property, there were swarms of flying ants in […]
Shrooms
A couple of patches of mushrooms have appeared in the summer paddock with the onset of autumn. There […]
Pom Poms
Ten days after they were just in bud, these wattles have exploded with yellow pom poms. The smell […]
Chasing Butterflies
As it was a sunny day, I decided I would persevere with trying to get a photo of […]
First Bunny
I found this lonely little Easter Bunny orchid, the first for 2013. These are the first orchids of […]
Salt and Pepper Moth
I found this very colourful moth by the patio door, it is supposed to live in the tropics, […]
Like an Anemone
This tiny little drosera is like a pin cushion or a sea anemone. There is a whole colony […]
The Ducks Are Back
Four ducks have appeared at the dam, but I don’t think they look like the ones with the […]
Murphy’s Law
After taking my camera on the last three mornings and spending the whole time scanning the forest for […]
Oooh Aaaah
Many of the Marri trees are laden with huge gumnuts and on a quiet day, all you hear […]
Fit to Burst
I will be watching this plant over the next couple of days as the buds are all about […]
Mum and Baby
I was thrilled to see the mum and baby kangaroos in the forest when I was walking the […]
Preparing for Rain
Today, Gardening Australia featured “Aunty Fran” an aboriginal elder in NSW who is not only a keeper and […]
Whhhhoooooshhhh
That was the awesome sound of 60+ black cockatoos flying barely 2m over my head as I was […]
Lime Vanilla Sherbert
That is the beautiful scent of the flower on our new Magnolia Kay Parris, you don’t even have […]
Bull Ant Bites
Three days after getting stung, I am still on the anti-histamine/anti-inflammatory combo with the regular application of an […]
Dragonfly Day
The promised showers didn’t eventuate today with 0.4mm recorded in Busselton. Just after 3pm I went to check […]
Long Lizard on a Log
I had seen some red tailed cockatoos for the first time this year, so I took my camera […]
Perfection
I was tying a string line to the star picket so we could line up the corner assembly […]
Not so “Little Eagle”
This Little Eagle was soaring over the property for a couple of hours this morning. While I was […]
Yellow Rumped Thornbill
I knew I had found the correct bird in the field guide when it said, “Hops on open […]
Martins Out, Crane in
I may be missing the Martins, but the Crane isn’t. Ten days ago he was driven off, but […]
Facebook