Dad and the Kids, Cullulleraine, Victoria
We drove up to Lock 9 on the Murray River on the weekend. On the way back, this family group of emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)...
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Australasian Nankeen Night-Heron, Bendigo, Victoria
Came across this juvenile Australasian Nankeen Night-Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus ssp. australasiae) back in April 2021 at Lake Weeroona Park in Bendigo. It was being...
Ibis, Bendigo, Victoria
A small group of Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca), congregating on Bendigo Creek, Bendigo, Victoria. Photographed November 2021. Click on the image below to...
Common Brown, Redbank, Victoria
Another butterfly today. This Common Brown Butterfly (Heteronympha merope) was photographed in December at Redbank, Victoria. Click on the image below to view on...
Australian Painted Lady, Gong Gong, Ballarat, Victoria
Lots of these Australian Painted Lady Butterflies (Vanessa kershawi) around at the Gong Gong Reservoir back in September 2021. Click on the image below...
Mangy Fox near Gordon, Victoria
We decided to visit the Moorabool Reservoir today (we hadn’t been there before) and I missed a turnoff and ended up going down an...
A Woolly Verandah!
Saw this old abandoned cottage today at Springbank, near Ballarat, Victoria. Abandoned except for a small flock of sheep!
Stick Insect, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
An uncommon visitor, a stick insect, species not known. Likely a female (no wings). Hanging on to one of our upstairs windows. About 16cm...
Damselfly, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
A lovely little damselfly, one of two I encountered while out weeding the front garden yesterday. This one is a Common Bluetail (Ischnura heterosticta)....
Indian Bean Tree, Castlemaine, Victoria
A plant critter today. The impressive Indian Bean Tree (Catalpa bignonioides) at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens, Castlemaine, Victoria, is also known as the Southern...
Australian White Ibis, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Victoria
There is a small colony of Australian White Ibises (Threskiornis moluccus) on a small island in Lake Wendouree. Happy with this shot of one...
Blue Ringtail Damselfly, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Victoria
A beautiful sunny Summer’s day today with the temperature in the mid twenties. I took the opportunity to take some photos around Lake Wendouree...
Emu, Tower Hill, Warrnambool, Victoria
We hoped to see koalas when we visited Tower Hill, near Warrnambool, Victoria back in April 2021, but this emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) was a...
Koala, Tower Hill, Warrnambool, Victoria
A sleeping koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a tree at Tower Hill, near Warrnambool, Victoria. Tower Hill is an interesting volcanic complex and reserve. Photo...
Pelican, Warrnambool, Victoria
A lone Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), photo taken January 2020, at Warrnambool, Victoria. Click on the image below to view on iNaturalist.org.
White-Winged Chough, Moonambel, Victoria
A White-Winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) in flight at Moonambel, near Avoca, Victoria. It has, I think, a yellow grub in its mouth. Photo taken...
Noisy Miners, Echuca, Victoria
Judging by their behaviour, I am pretty sure one of these two Noisy Miners (Manorina melanocephala) is a a young one. Photo taken in...
White-Winged Chough, Bridgewater, Victoria
A family of eight White-Winged Choughs (Corcorax melanorhamphos) near the Loddon River, Bridgewater on Loddon, Victoria. Photo taken November 2021. Click on the image...
Grey Butcherbird, Bendigo, Victoria
Butcherbirds, such as this Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) are aggressive predators, feeding on small birds, lizards and insects. They have a very distinctive call,...
Spotted Marsh Frog, Parwan, Victoria
Yesterday, a Striped Marsh Frog, today, a Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis). Found down in the entrance to Parwan lava cave. Photo taken in...
Striped Marsh Frog, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
You generally only hear, not see, the various frogs around Lake Esmond. This Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii) was photographed in July 2015. Click...
Echidna, Windermere, Victoria
A Short-Beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) seen today near Lake Burrumbeet, Windermere, Victoria. Click on the image below to view on iNaturalist.org.
Cattle Egrets with, er, Cattle!
Interesting that the Cattle Egret’s Latin name is Bubulcus ibis! But egrets are not ibises. This photo of Cattle Egrets with their arch-nemesis, cattle,...
Brown Thornbill, Camperdown, Victoria
Another cute little bird photographed at the Camperdown Botanical Gardens in October 2021, a Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla). We sometimes see these at Lake...
White-browed Scrubwren, Camperdown, Victoria
A cute little White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) photographed at the Camperdown Botanical Gardens in October 2021. Click on the image below to view on...
Australian Magpie, Camperdown, Victoria
An Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) looking for lunch at the Camperdown Botanic Gardens, Victoria. Photo taken in October 2021. Click on the image below...
More Baby Coots, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
There are lots of Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) families around Lake Esmond at the moment, with chick numbers ranging from two to five. This...
A Flock of Cockies, Woolshed Valley, Beechworth, Victoria
A flock of Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos (Cacatua galerita), showing that it is not just their crest that is yellow! Photographed in the Woolshed Valley on...
Blue-Faced Honeyeater, Euroa, Victoria
We stopped off for a short break the other day at Euroa on our way to Beechworth in northeastern Victoria. Here we came across...
Silvereye, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
Silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis) are small birds, 10 to 12cm in length, that are also migratory and can travel great distances. Some Tasmanian birds have...
Spotted Pardalote, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
I had suspected that we had pardalotes around here for some time, but it wasn’t until May 2021 that I was able to confirm....
Horde of Cockies!
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) outside Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria in June 2021… Click on the photo below for a higher resolution version.
Black Swan, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat
A pair of iconic Black Swans (Cygnus atratus) on the edge of Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. Photo taken in September 2021.
Superb Fairywren, Camperdown, Victoria
Alongside the Red-browed Firetails in the Camperdown Botanic Gardens were a few blue Superb Fairywrens (Malurus cyaneus). Stunning colour in the males! Catch him...
Red-browed Firetail, Camperdown, Victoria
Captured these lovely Red-browed Firetail finches (Neochmia temporalis) at the Camperdown Botanic Gardens, Camperdown, Victoria. So good to see them. Click on the image...
European Goldfinch, Camperdown, Victoria
Had a day out with the grand-girls today and had lunch at the Camperdown Botanic Gardens, Camperdown, Victoria, overlooking two crater lakes, Bullenmerri and...
Australian Reed Warbler, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
As indicated a while ago, there are a few Australian Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus australis) living in the reeds around Lake Esmond. The previous post...
Stumpy Tail Lizard, Concongella, Victoria
Stumpy Tail Lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) are often seen at the side of, or on country roads, usually warming up to become more mobile. Unfortunately,...
Dawn of the Dinosaur!
This little dinosaur is a baby Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) and has just emerged from its nest. And staying very close to Mum (or...
Australian Reed Warbler, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
There are a few Australian Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus australis) living in the reeds around Lake Esmond. They are easy to roughly locate based on...