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Australia’s Disappearing Backyards Puts Pressure on Bird Life
The disappearance and downsizing of Australia's backyard in major capital cities is placing increased pressure of Australia's native birdlife. Ann-Maree Colborne, CEO of Gould Group, Australia's oldest environmental education organisation formed in 1909 with Prime Minister Alfred Deakin as its first president to protect native bird life said, the decade of drought has seen a major increase in birds migrating to the city in search of water and food.
Visited by a Juvenile Blue-faced Honeyeater
I see these birds often in my garden but they are so wary of me that I don't even come close to pointing my camera lense at them. Today, this juvenile came down and was perched on our pool fence with a couple of noisy miners.
Larking around the Lillypilly – Garden Guests Diary
The weather in Brisbane at the moment is extremely humid but over the last couple of days we've had heavy rain which has cleared the air and today was quite bearable and very blustery. When the sun manages to sneak out, there is a moist, golden glow in the air which I adore for taking photographs and the wet foliage is lush and tropical.
The latest on the Channel-billed Cuckoo – Garden Guests Diary
As this massive bird matures, his host crow parents are coming down to our garden a little bit more often, frantically looking for food for their adopted offspring.
Kookaburras Graphite Drawing – Stage 5
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I managed to get a little bit of the second kookaburra done and it's easier on my eyes since I purchased the magnification lenses from the Chemist.
New Bird in Town – Garden Guests Diary
For the past week or so my my husband and I plus the neighbours have been hearing and talking about a new bird which we have not been able to identify until now! At first we thought it was a baby crow as it seemed to be with the crows but it looked nothing like a crow!
A disturbing wildlife encounter on New Year’s Day 2010 – Garden Guests Diary
For the past month or so I have been so busy with my new online shop and have not been out in my yard to take any new pictures of garden guests. Today, on New Year's Day 2010 an unwanted garden guest made an appearance and I am still affected by it.
Canoodling in the Mist – shortlisted in Click! Steve Parish Photography Competition
I am thrilled to say that my photograph “Canoodling in the Mist” has been shortlisted in the current Click! Photography Competition run by Steve Parish Publishing. Canoodling in the Mist – shortlisted in Click! Steve Parish Photography Competition
Minding the Triplets Graphite Drawing
This original graphite drawing is available now in my shop. This drawing is unframed, size is 14 x 11 inches (a standard ready-made frame size), done on acid free 110 GSM cartridge paper. I was inspired by a family of black-winged stilts I saw at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and these gorgeous chicks were so cute,...
King Parrot returned with the Missus!
I previously recorded in my Garden Guests Diary that a male Australian King Parrot came down for the very first time to our garden to feed on the seed bell. This was my first sighting ever of this magnificent bird. Months went by and he never returned – until now! King Parrot returned with the...
New Additions to the Kookaburra Family – Garden Guests Diary
I have been hearing the sounds of young kookaburras recently and they make an incessant, soft, screeching, mini laugh when they want to be fed. Today, mum brought one of her youngsters down for a feed on our fence and it is always a wonderful sight. There was nothing subtle about this young kookaburra’s feeding,...
Amorous Male Lorikeet caught in the act!
I have been filming some of the birds in my garden recently and have been using my old four megapixels camera so the quality is not wonderful. To make up for this, I think that you will find this clip of an amorous male rainbow lorikeet “hiliarious” as he “struts his stuff” trying to impress the...
Sharing Supper – Garden Guests Diary
I captured Mr and Mrs Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo sharing supper late this afternoon. Our seed bell had been munched to the point where it had fallen to the ground and these birds are known for their intelligence. Sharing Supper – Garden Guests Diary
Crested Pigeons Puffed up in the Cold – Garden Guests Diary
We’ve had a couple of chilly, wet days which always brings down more birds looking for shelter and food. There seems to be a growing number of crested pigeons who love our yard but in particular our neighbour’s roof. Crested Pigeons Puffed up in the Cold – Garden Guests Diary
Pale-headed Rosellas – Garden Guests Diary
I haven’t seen the pale-headed rosellas coming down to feed for a while, until few days ago. They are intimidated by the rainbow lorikeets and galahs due to their shy and wary natures. I am fond of these birds and still marvel at their gorgeous plumage. A few recent photographs of them.
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