There is an old rhyme about the pelican - 'tis a wonderful bird is the pelican, its beak can hold more than its belly can'. This is apparently true! Some photos today of local Australian pelicans from the Ballina (NSW) region in memory of Lance Ferris a local man who made it his mission and... Continue Reading →
David J Ringer is hosting the latest I and the Bird carnival and kindly invited me to part of it. It has some great links to bird related blogs around the world......Search and Serendipity - A Birder's Blog.
We sometimes get possums visiting our garden at night. The babies can create quite a ruckus with their squawking - especially when their mother decides to leave them alone in one tree whilst she jaunts off to another! This was a fairly recent visitor - it sat quietly in the tree above me looking very... Continue Reading →
I have tried to photograph superb fairy wrens in the past but they are notoriously quick and flitty, so many photos end up as foliage with no bird in sight! This time I was fortunate enough to find a family - mother, father and 3 sweet little babies. As the young birds were just finding... Continue Reading →
Another favourite bird of mine - the Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae. They frequently wake me early in the mornings and end the daylight time with their call. These particular Kookaburra photos were taken on the South Coast of New South Wales. They reminded me of Billy Connelly's description of himself as 'windswept and interesting'.
Of all the birds my 'most favourite' is the Tawny Frogmouth. I have been studying the local 'Tawnies' as they are affectionately known for about 3 years now. They visit the tree outside my window in the night calling with their booming oom-oom-oom. I have done a variety of drawings and a couple of small... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 