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A Myriad of Garden Guests
The weather is turning slightly cooler in Queensland and I was joined by lots of garden guests today and lucky enough to get some great captures of these tiny visitors.
Spiders and Moths – Garden Guests Diary
I discovered an insect I haven't seen before in my garden today and it is a moth with an unusually long snout. I think that it might be Heliocosma argyroleuca or Agriphila straminella but I'm not sure.
Aphids and Lady Beetles Garden Guests
Lots of activity in the garden today which would not be obvious to the naked eye. These tiny specks moved when I looked at them through my macro lense and there were also quite a few lady beetles nearby as well. I didn’t have a clue as to what I was looking at and did...
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.
Sipping Raindrops – Garden Guests Diary
Looks as if these critters were enjoying an early morning drink from the dew drops on the allamanda flowers. I am particularly pleased with the macro photograph of the ant and it's my sharpest one yet of these tiny, tiny insects who don't stay still for long and are not terribly cooperative when it comes to being at the end of my lense!
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.
Luscious Lillypilly – Garden Guests Diary
I'm gradually getting to know all of the plants, trees and flowers with whom we share our garden and this lillypilly tree is beginning to flower and bear fruit.
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!
What we thought was the whole family! – Garden Guests Diary
This afternoon, I happened to witness the whole family of magpies visit our yard and the two juvenile magpies were down at the same time which I had not seen before. What follows is a series of shots with my sense of humour thrown in as titles!
First time down for this juvenile Magpie
We knew that soon we would be introduced to the new offspring of our resident magpie pair, "Toenail" and "Skitsy". Sure enough, we heard the unmistakable "feed me" squawking nearby and there he was, one of the two chicks, demanding to be fed.
In Loving Memory of a True Bushman
It was my half day at work and such a beautiful autumn afternoon which made me want to be outdoors so I took myself off to local bushland which I had wanted to investigate for a while. About a ten minute drive from my house, this pocket of nature is called Venman Bushland National Park....
King Parrot returned with the Missus!
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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...
Nature Can be Cruel- Garden Guests Diary?
I’ve been watching and photographing a couple of huge Orchard Swallowtail Caterpillars for the past week and they are the biggest caterpillars I have seen. I was keen to keep an eye on them to perhaps be lucky enough to witness the transformation to cocoon and butterfly. If you get upset easily you may not...
Orville the Orphan and others – Garden Guests Diary
This juvenile magpie has been coming down to our garden and is spending a lot of time with us. He has been abandoned or pushed away by his parents and he is a lost soul at the moment. The resident magpies are less than happy that “Orville” is around and they attack him to the...
After the Storm – Garden Guests Diary
We had a fierce storm the other afternoon causing one of my cats to bolt under the bed. The rain teemed down and I actually jumped when I heard the first clap of thunder. It didn’t last long fortunately and afterwards the sun shone through the damp foliage with the smell of rain lingering in...
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...
Spring has arrived in Queensland!
Due to the spring weather that is now upon us in Queensland, Australia, I have noticed a lot more insects fluttering and buzzing around plus all the spring blooms which are bursting with vitality, colour and fragrances in my garden. The flowering Jasmine for instance has the most beautiful smell and it’s just a shame...
Casper the Friendly Ghost – Garden Guests Diary
I have seen this miniscule critter twice in my garden and despite looking up my reference books and scouring the internet, I cannot identify this bug. He is tiny, measuring about 1cm in diameter and I don’t know if he is a young butterfly/moth/grasshopper who will grow into something larger or if this is as...
Drinking Companion – Garden Guests Diary
While I was happily celebrating with you all about the 24,000 visitors to my site, I was joined by a garden guest. I have no idea what this “drinking buddy” is and he looks like a young orange palmdart butterfly but I’m not convinced due to his very long legs but they might look longer...
Singing in the Rain – Garden Guests Diary
We’ve had a lot of rain over the last month or so which is fantastic for the drought Queensland is suffering from. When it rains here, it really RAINS and I thought the rain was bad in Scotland! The rain always brings down more birds and they just love our garden on a wet afternoon...
Garden Guests Diary – Elusive Butterflies
There are still lots of butterflies fluttering around my garden and I find them to be a frustration as they rarely choose to land anywhere near me and if I’m on one side of the yard, they will be on the other side just to annoy me even more! I have seen some beauties flutter...
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.
Glut of Grasshoppers – Garden Guests Diary
Since I have been out and about in my garden over the Easter weekend, I noticed a glut of grasshoppers. Now, I detest the adult grasshoppers and I would run a mile if they got close to me but I can handle the nymphs as they are so cute, tiny, green or orange and black patterned. Glut...
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