Martins no More
Two weeks after hundreds of Fairy Martins, were bathing and drinking in the dam, they have disappeared from […]
Friendly Frog
We were spreading sand and gravel at the front of the house when I saw some movement in […]
Autumn Leaves
The last 3 very hot days have caused the Jarrah and Marri to drop some of their leaves, […]
Bathing Bee-uty
It looked just like a cat washing itself. It was sitting on top of a wooden post and […]
Get Away From Our Dam!
The flocking Martins made short work of seeing off the crane that tried to come down to the […]
Wasps Nesting
The wasps are very active at the moment as they feed and seal their larvae into individual chambers […]
Birds of a Feather
There must have been about 1000 birds flocking this morning. The sun was glinting off their pale bodies […]
In the flock
It was a cool and still morning, only 11 Degrees when I went out just after 6am. It […]
300 Birds on a Wire
When I went to the dam this morning, hundreds of Fairy Martins were gathered on the power and fence […]
Great Guardians
The Guineas were outside the house, making a noise with heads all tilted keeping one eye on the […]
Baby Blue Eggs
When Brad was getting some water to re-prime the pump, he saw these eggs in the dam. There […]
Melons
On our morning walk round the property, we found (hopefully) the last patch of melons. They are easy […]
March Flies in February
The March flies Tabanidae Diptera are out in force already. I haven’t been bitten yet this year, but […]
Sounds of Summer
As the sun goes down, the birds start up, and tonight, the Magpies and Crows were almost deafening […]
Scents of Summer
We only have a couple of these trees round the property, they have prickly, serrated, holly shaped leaves […]
Goldie Killed by Snake
Goldie had lost her limp and was back to normal by the 27th of January, but 2 days […]
Packed Lunch
Brad found some hornet/wasps nests in the shed and when he knocked them down, he saw that each […]
Flowering Marri
The Marri seem to be flowering a bit later this year. Someone once told me that if they […]
My Favourite Grass
We have a number of different reeds, sedges and grasses around the property, but this is my favourite. […]
Ants In Action
It was a surprisingly overcast day, so I thought I would look at the ants nest to see […]
First Bottlebrush Flower
Half the property is covered with Jarrah/Marri/Banksia forest with a fantastic range of trees with wonderful blossoms, but […]
Jumping Joey
In a perfect start to Australia Day, I saw a young joey and its mum bouncing through the […]
Gorgeous Grasshopper
This Gumleaf Grasshopper (Goniaea) was in the leaf litter when I first spotted him, but he very helpfully hopped […]
Mouse Trap
We were over-run with mice when we lived in the caravan and shed, so I was horrified when […]
Ants Forecasting Heat?
Aboriginal weather knowledge has been learned by observing nature for thousands of years. One of the theories is […]
Dung Beetles at Work
I have never seen so many dung beetles in one pile before. It was the only offering in […]
Nature Trails
An almost imperceptible flattening of leaves is often all you see of the discrete, but discernible, trails through […]
Iridescent
When I thought about the Diary, I was worried I would run out of things to see, photograph […]
The flies have disappeared
After wearing a flyveil for the last 7 weeks while working around the property, this morning I picked […]
Paparazzi
Watching the kangaroos in the neighbour’s paddock, I realised I would like a bigger lens for my camera. […]
Mr Fluffy
Yes, yes, we know it is a harmless huntsman, but is still a bit icky, especially when it […]
Fledgling’s Final Hours
This young Swift flew onto the deck just after 6 in the evening. He was obviously struggling, but […]
First Footing
On New Year’s day, more than 30 ducks arrived on the dam, unfortunately I tried experimenting with the […]
Nature Notes for 1906
This is the true title of ‘The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lad’y and is on the inside […]
We have lift off
On your marks… get set….GO…..This flock of swifts has been around for a couple of days swooping low […]
Birds in the sunset
We had a beautiful sunset on the hottest December day on record for the Busselton area. We got […]
Birds of a Feather
Flocks of different birds are wheeling and sailing across the sky every other day. I think the influx […]
Merry Christmas Spider
Not content with having the most deadly snakes, we also lead the world in the number of venomous […]
Weaver Working Web
We have a number of these Garden Orb Web Weaver spiders at work round the house. They are garden […]
Big Bird
I was a bit ashamed I had frightened the duck, but I loved the colour of the water, […]
Blue Ars*d Fly
Buzzing around like a blue ars*d fly – this is where the expression comes from. It has the […]
Pink and Blue
Many of the flowers have finished now, with just the blue leschenaultia and dampiera still in abundance and […]
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