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 […]
The Moon’s a Balloon
One good thing about the hot days and nights is that we spend more time on the deck […]
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 […]
Only 3 weeks old
I can’t believe how quickly wild animals develop. Only 3 weeks ago, I was pulling some of these […]
Fire Breaks
This is the 5th year we have been responsible for the firebreaks and the first time we have […]
Weaver Working Web
We have a number of these Garden Orb Web Weaver spiders at work round the house. They are garden […]
Water Baby
I bought a couple of connectors – I decided to have a spare – and a new hacksaw […]
Hysterics: Fertiliser burns grass
We used the agrifab spreader/aerator for the first time in the summer paddock. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the […]
Wing feathers at 10 days
Little stubby wings are forming on the birds at 10 days, it is amazing to see the changes […]
So Cute
At 2-3 days old they are still a bit wobbly but very cute. I have lost a couple […]
Only the Lonely
Murray (named after a friend who is also like a bull at a gate busting to get out) […]
First Born
I heard some movement from the incubator and expected to see some of the eggs pipping, I was […]
Last Look before Lockdown
As this is the first time we have hatched eggs, it is all very exciting. I am trying […]
Big Bird
I was a bit ashamed I had frightened the duck, but I loved the colour of the water, […]
Heat in the Hay
Damp hay generates heat and is the leading cause of farm fires. I got the bales into shelter […]
Back in their Paddock
The horses could not wait to get back into their big paddock. They had been locked out since […]
Blue Ars*d Fly
Buzzing around like a blue ars*d fly – this is where the expression comes from. It has the […]
125 Bales
The hay was given a last turn at 11 in the morning with the baler due at 1pm. […]
Pink and Blue
Many of the flowers have finished now, with just the blue leschenaultia and dampiera still in abundance and […]
Raking the Hay
We cut the hay about 6 inches above the ground to avoid cutting the capeweed in with it. […]
In flight entertainment
Capturing images of the birds on the property was the main reason for getting my Digital SLR Camera. […]
Went to mow a guinea fowl
My neighbour was very upset when he eviscerated a guinea fowl while mowing our hay. Defying their reputations […]
Pure and Simple
…in looks maybe, but this the flower of the Carnivorous Drosera or Leafy Sundew. I took some […]
Pretty in Pink
Another unknown flower that is breathtaking in its beauty and perfection. It is the sort of flower you […]
Spider Orchid
The red nodules on the lip of the flower look like a tongue or maybe a red carpet […]
Donkey Orchid
This was the first time I had seen these orchids and they are amazing the gradations in the […]
Knee high to a big grasshopper
Looks like the Oaten Hay is ready for cutting. The seeds are milky when squeezed and starting to […]
Silky Blue Orchid
Classed as “uncommon” this is one of a number of blue flowers on the property. Flower expert Eddy […]
I wandered lonely as a cloud
..that floats on high o’er vales and hills, when all at once I saw a crowd, a host […]
Fabby Fluoro Flower
This flower always makes me think of 80’s acid house with it’s ridiculously bright flouro colours. This Kennedia, […]
Feed Me
The sticky tentacles on the leaves of the Leafy Sundew one of the Drosera family – the largest […]
Peek-a-boo
I love looking at all the tiny details of colour on the birds, like the white spots on […]
Allergic Reaction
27 year old horse took an allergic reaction to something. His lips and throat swelled up and he […]
Gone to Seed
The spring onions have gone to seed and I loved this macro image of the head bursting open […]
Macro Water Drops on Wheat
One month after getting my new Canon 650D, I am still astounded with the clarity of the macro […]
Alien Life Forms
Only a few of these pop up around the property and often collapse under the length and weight […]
Pink Fairies
After the yellow cowslip, the pink fairies (in the same Caladenia family) are the most common around the […]
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