Tui, Manapouri, New Zealand
Today, we go across “The Ditch” to New Zealand. This photo of a Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), a New Zealand endemic bird with an amazing...
Kookaburra’s Bad Hair Day…
This Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) looks like it needs a hair do-over. Photo taken in the Grampians, Victoria, July 2013.
The Most Haunting Birds Songs of the World
Something a bit different. Came across this video in my feed. A couple of other Australian species could make this list – Currawong and...
Ringtail Possum, Melbourne, Victoria
The Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) is, as it’s name suggests, common. This one lives in trees in Flagstaff Gardens, central Melbourne, Victoria. There...
New Holland Honeyeater, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
Lovely little birds. The New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is a small honeyeater, and there are quite a few here. There is lots of...
Bottoms Up! Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
Staying with a Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus), this one hanging upside down to get at the nectar. Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria, photo taken August...
Rainbow Lorikeet, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
One of the large eucalypt trees about 20m from our house is flowering profusely, and this is attracting lots of lorikeets and honeyeaters. This...
Grey Currawong, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
A cool-looking Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor) in a tree at the edge of Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria. Photo taken August 2015.
Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Strath Creek, Victoria
A Wedge Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), known as a Wedgie, feeding on a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (that had probably been hit by a car)...
Redback Spider, Bridgewater, Tasmania
The Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is a venomous spider and can inflict a nasty bite. It is probably the most easily recognised spider in...
Tasmanian Native Hen, Margate, Tasmania
The Tasmanian Native Hen (Tribonyx mortierii) is a flightless bird about the size of a chicken, and endemic to Tasmania. It is also VERY...
Southern Brown Tree Frog, Margate, Tasmania
The Southern Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingi) is a cute little critter. We used to get quite a few in Margate, sometimes finding them...
Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Grampians, Victoria
A small mob of Eastern Grey Kangaroos (Macropus giganteus), in the Grampians area of western Victoria. Photo take July 2013.
Can you spot the pigeons?
I took this photo of a Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) in flight with an attractive background of the sea and cliffs of Middle Island,...
Echidna, Brisbane Ranges, Victoria
A Short-Beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) in the Brisbane Ranges, near Geelong, Victoria. Photo taken in October 2015.
Golden Orb Weaving Spider, Canadian, Victoria
Watch out all you arachnophiles! The Golden Orb Weaver is the name given to a group of large spider species that spin suspended, sticky,...
Starling, Warrnambool, Victoria
Went for a drive down to Warrnambool on Victoria’s southwest coast yesterday, and took my camera to get some photos of the natives. This...
Bronzewing Pigeon, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
This is one of a number of Common Bronzewing Pigeons (Phaps chalcoptera) that live around Lake Esmond. This one looks to be a female....
Damselfly, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
A blue Eastern Billabongfly (Austroagrion watsoni), a damselfly, resting on a floating eucalypt leaf on Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria. Photo taken December 2013.
Crested Pigeon, Uluru, Northern Territory
A pair of Crested Pigeons (Ocyphaps lophotes) photographed in May 2015 at Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory, when we visited there for a few...
Echidna near Ouse, Tasmania
An Echidna at the Repulse Dam near Ouse, Tasmania. Interesting that the Tasmanian echidnas are the Short-Beaked Echidna species (Tachyglossus aculeatus). This one seems...
Bennett’s Wallaby with Joey, Margate, Tasmania
Mum Bennett’s Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) looking one way, young Joey looking the other. The Bennett’s Wallaby is known as the Red-necked Wallaby on the...
Dusky Woodswallows, Margate, Tasmania
Not a common sight. This pair of Dusky Woodswallows (Artamus cyanopterus) photographed in Margate, Tasmania, in October 2011.
White-Faced Heron, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
The White-Faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) is not a common sight at Lake Esmond. Even less common is seeing one perched in a tree! This...
Common Bluetail Damselfly, Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria
Around Lake Esmond, next door to where we live here in Ballarat, over the coming months, we will see lots of damselflies and dragonflies....
A Pair of Kookies…
The call of the Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a quintessentially Australian sound. Having said that, there were many older movies where the Kookaburra’s...
Brushtail Possum, Margate, Tasmania
There were two main species of possum that we had on our property in Tasmania, the grey Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), and the darker...
Australian Ringneck Parrot, Uluru, Northern Territory
The Australian Ringneck Parrot (Barnardius zonarius) can be a bit of a nuisance. This one photographed in May 2015 swinging on a car aerial...
Baby Blackbirds, Canadian, Victoria
European Blackbird (Turdus merula) nest in our backyard. If I was a blackbird, I don’t think I’d like my Latin name! Three baby blackbirds...
Echidna, Margate, Tasmania
Echidnas are a fairly common animal in Tasmania, but often quite shy, tending to partially bury itself when approached. This photo taken December 2010...
Koala, Mount Buninyong, Victoria
A sleepy koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) high up in a tree at Mount Buninyong, south of Ballarat, Victoria. I recently heard that there are only...
Swamp Darner Dragonfly, Margate, Tasmania
A very handsome Swamp Darner dragonfly (Austroaeschna parvistigma), photographed in Margate, January 2012. We had a small dam on our property and used to...
Red Wattlebird, Lake Esmond, Victoria
The Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) is a a large honeyeater, named for the red wattles either side of its head. It has a raucous...
Welcome Swallows, Tamar Valley, Tasmania
Four young Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) chicks close to getting out of their nest at the Tamar Island Wetlands nature reserve. Photo taken in...
Pobblebonk, Lake Esmond, Victoria
The Pobblebonk, also known as the Eastern Banjo frog, is a burrowing frog. That is why I found it underneath a sleeper in my...
Bennett’s Wallaby, Margate, Tasmania
Late afternoon sun silhouette’s a Bennett’s Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) on the property next to us when we lived in Margate, Tasmania. Photo taken September...
Australian White Ibis, Lake Esmond, Victoria.
A lone Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus) at Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria. The ibis is known colloquially as a “Bin Chicken” due to its...
Lake Esmond, Victoria: List of Birds
Last update to list November 2021. You can see posts of critters from Lake Esmond here. Lake Esmond is like an extended front yard...
Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo, Clark Dam, Tasmania
A Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea), photographed near the Clark Dam, Butlers Gorge, Tasmania. Photo taken in November 2011 when travelling back to Hobart...
Grey Currawong, Margate, Tasmania.
Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor), Margate, Tasmania. On the verandah rail at the front of our house when we lived in Margate, Tasmania. Photo taken...
Grey Currawong, Lake Esmond, Victoria
Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor), Lake Esmond, Canadian, Victoria. In a tree very close to our house. Photo taken March 2018. Click on the image...
