Archive for the 'Animals' Category

Sign in the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, Victoria
2007 Victorian trip report #7
During our short visit earlier this year to the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens near Melbourne our primary objective was to look at the native plants and wildflowers. I was also on the lookout for any birds we saw, taking photos wherever possible. We were a little […]

Eastern Bearded Dragon
2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report
During our wanderings of the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra we saw many species of Australian plants in flower. I also observed a nice range of birds that inhabit the gardens.
Eastern Bearded Dragon
What I didn’t expect to see were reptiles, which is a little silly because […]

The bird life in our garden seems to have moved up a few notches in the activity levels in recent days. With the extended period of dry, warmer weather - more spring-like than winter despite what the calendar says - birds are becoming quite active. I haven’t taken the time to explore through all the […]

If you are anything like me your interest in the natural world is not restricted to just birds. I take an interest in animals, plants (especially flowers), insects and scenery. In recent days I have been featuring on my Travel Blog some of the animals I saw while in Nepal. For those of you who […]

Australian Sea-lion, Granite Island
On our recent trip to Victor Harbor south of Adelaide I was able to do a little birding over the weekend. On the Saturday I went with two friends for a walk across the causeway to the nearby Granite Island. I only saw a few Silver Gulls and Pacific Gulls and Little […]