Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Apr 2023 I noticed this little spider on my daily walk and since looking up his ‘pedigree’ I’ve noticed quite a lot of them hanging about in wooded areas. Smart little critters aren’t they, building a warm yet well-ventilated house. Continue reading Leaf-curling Spider
Mornington Peninsula, Vic, April 2023 Over the last few months, I’ve been lured into the world of natural science and captivated by the podcast What the Duck! hosted by Dr. Ann Jones. I’ve never had a lot of time for … Continue reading Net-casting Spider
We’ve towed a caravan around this country for 150,000kms. According to the NT.gov.au website, there are over one million feral camels in this country. And you know what? We’ve never seen one of them! Maybe a few angry ones but … Continue reading Elusive Wild Camels
Anglesea, Vic, Nov 2016 It was one of these little guys who gave our mate Toothless his nickname. Poor old Johnno was eating lunch in the sun when he broke a tooth off his denture plate (we’re still not quite … Continue reading The Red Wattlebird
Springbrook National Park, Qld, (Gold Coast Hinterland) Aug 2016 After a stroll with my sister-in-law down through the rainforest to the base of Purling Brook Falls and a serious trudge back up again I didn’t expect the birds to come … Continue reading Purling Brook Falls and Feathered Friends
We were staying at Cape Hillsborough, Qld in July 2016 and poking about the nearby area. In the local park at Seaforth, we chanced upon a bunch, sorry flock, of funny-looking ducks who followed us about. They were probably looking … Continue reading Radjah Shelduck
Theresa Creek Dam, Qld, 2016 The other day I noticed sparkly little shreds of nylon hanging from the stitching on our caravan awning. Birds! Bloody birds! They hang upside down, they beg for tucker, they tiptoe back and forth across … Continue reading Blue Faced Honeyeaters
Emerald, Qld, 2016 These cheeky little guys were bouncing about the rocks in the Emerald Botanic Gardens. A place so filled with horticultural delights that I almost lost myself chasing butterflies. I’m quite sure that many visitors only see the … Continue reading Gray-crowned Babbler
Theresa Creek Dam, QLD, 2016 Rainbow Lorikeets. Noisy, colourful and very cheeky. You can’t help but smile when they’re around. Continue reading We’re Only Here for the Beer
Hay Plains, NSW. May 2016 When the highway stretches to the horizon and the road is as flat as a pancake. When there’s nothing but stunted bushes and tufts of cotton caught in the weeds. When the phone reception has dropped out and you’re counting down the kilometres to the next town…suddenly there’s an emu on it’s knees drinking and there it is …that wow moment of the day. Continue reading The things you see on a boring stretch of road
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