Whilst at Yamba yesterday I also photographed some seagulls - Silver Gulls - Larus novaehollandiae. They of course could be found in great numbers around the boat ramps where fisherman bring in their catches as well as right outside the Fisherman's co-op where they serve fish and chips! Unfortuantely for my son the co-op was... Continue Reading →
The Australian Pelican - Pelecanus conspicillatus is an interesting and unusual bird. I spent about an hour today watching a group at Yamba on the Clarence River. I spent most of my childhood holidays at Yamba where my grandparents lived - this was when it was a more 'unfound' quieter coastal town. As kids we... Continue Reading →
Oops!! Forgot one design I had been working on a while back about the same time as the Tawny Frogmouth Glare. This is called Tawny Frogmouth Hunter. This does not help my dilemma though! I did work on the Emu Stare one yesterday - will post this later. However, I actually need to start carving!... Continue Reading →
Sherrie York over at Brush and Baron is also Stuck - it is a different stuck than mine - whilst she is looking for the next image I have spent months (and in some cases years! lol!!) creating images to work on and am now stuck deciding which one to work on first!! I could... Continue Reading →
In the world of our indoors only cat there are many windows to watch and entertain but no opportunity to reach and kill. Our cat has quite a nice environment even though she lives soley indoors - we love our native birds and animals too much - we have numerous windows throughout the house in... Continue Reading →
I took this photograph at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary last week. It is a Koala - Phascolarctos cinereus - and is an Australian wildlife icon. They are however under threat from land clearing and habitat destruction. Loss of habitat and the koala food tree - in the local Lismore are the koalas prefer Eucalyptus tereticornis -... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 