Thankyou to Snail for the advice on my question of whether the insect I saw last weekend in my vegie patch was a native Australian bee. Seems it is not a bee but a hoverfly The excellent Australian Museum Online shows my hover fly - it seems they are often mistaken for bees and wasps.... Continue Reading →
I have just updated my artwork website - Soulsong - I have added the new completed work from this year. I have also added in a new section - Wildflower and Wildlife Design Art. I am trying to develop works that will be used in things such as calendars, cards and posters. This would mean... Continue Reading →
...A wedgetail eagle - outside of Lismore on the Kyogle road last Saturday...
This Hover Fly seemed to be collecting pollen from my spring onion flowers in my vegetable garden today - although it is hard to tell as they are so small and fast and get skittish easily disappearing often. Hover Flies at the Australian Museum
I would love eventually to visit the wildflowers in Western Australia - when finances eventually allow. In the meantime I visit my local florist and bring a little of WA wildflowers home. This is Banksia coccinea - Scarlet Banksia with a linocut design I did little while back. I also used Banksia coccinea as part... Continue Reading →
...recently in Brisbane... A Blue Faced Honeyeater - Entomyzon cyanotis -
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 