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50 Coolest Wildlife Videos on Youtube
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Becky from Become a Photographer sent me a link to these wildlife videos and it is a fantastic collection which should tickle the fancy of anyone interested in wildlife. I had time to view a couple and this one made me smile in particular. Visit the site to view the links to the 50 videos...
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.
Still time to enter Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2010
Now in its 46th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is an international showcase for the very best nature photography. The competition is owned by two UK institutions that pride themselves on revealing and championing the diversity of life on Earth – the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine. Being accepted into...
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.
Beautiful Bookmarks
Brand new collection of bookmarks available from my Shop. These bookmarks measure 6.5 x 11 cm. They are professionally printed, high resolution prints onto premium glossy paper in laminated sleeves for complete protection and durability. They have a coloured, soft cord with metal beads for decoration. Beautiful Bookmarks
2010-2011 Desk Calendar – Australian Wildlife available now!
I have just added a new desk calendar in my Shop, featuring 12 high resolution photographs of Australian wildlife which have been professionally printed onto glossy photographic paper. This calendar is available as: 2010-2011 Desk Calendar – Australian Wildlife available now!
The Crimson Wing – new movie from Disney
The Crimson Wing is the first film from Disney’s new natural history label, Disney Nature. It follows the life and struggles of a million-strong colony of pink flamingos in Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, which are threatened by plans for a new factory in the area. The Crimson Wing – new movie from Disney
Orphaned hedgehogs adopt cleaning brush as their mother
Four tiny orphaned hedgehogs are snuggling up to the bristles of a cleaning brush – because they think it’s their mother. The four inch long creatures are being hand-reared by staff at the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park in Ashurst, Hants. Workers say Mary, Mungo, Midge and Slappy get comfort from playing with...
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...
Endangered Animals
It’s so sad to learn that these animals are facing possible extinction due to various causes such as habitat destruction, competition from introduced species, deforestation and hunting.
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,...
Help the Honey Bees!
A mysterious illness is killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across America, threatening honey production, the livelihood of beekeepers and possibly crops that need bees for pollination. The cause of these losses is an alarming phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder or “CCD”. When a hive experiences CCD, the honey bees mysteriously leave their hive...
Introducing: Rare Black Jaguar Cub born in Captivity
This drop dead gorgeous animal deserves special attention as he is an endangered species who was born in captivity at the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru on Monday 5 May, 2008. He looks like a black puma but infact he is a jaguar with oodles of personality as you can see from the photos.
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...
Free Animals and Bugs Icons
I found these rather cute animals icons which are free for personal use.
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...
Garden Guests Diary – Are you sitting comfortably?
I took this favourite photograph of mine a couple of months ago, which I had forgotten about and just came across it again which prompted this post. This little fellow, a young pied butcher bird has made himself at home in our hanging basket, maybe just waiting for his next meal or just shooting the breeze. ...
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...
Garden Guests Diary – Ant Nest
I discovered an ant nest in my garden today, quite by accident when I was looking for dragonflies. The makers of this nest are dome-backed spiny ants (Polyrhachis australis) and I watched, fascinated as they toiled away, looking after their Queen and pupae. Garden Guests Diary – Ant Nest
Bird Dropping Spider – Garden Guests Diary
I did my usual walk around the garden today and it never ceases to amaze me that it is different, no matter how many times I go out there. I sometimes think, camera dangling around my neck, that it will be a useless endeavour, that as a photographer, “I’ve been there, done that” but I can assure...
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