Australian Wildlife Hoodies

The Flight Arena at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, is training a new Wedge Tailed Eagle. His name is Valla and he has quite a stare!

The Red Browed Finches at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, usually breed in Spring, but I took this shot in mid-Summer. I think it was either running very late - or having a second go!

My original watercolour painting of Australian Black-throated Finches - bird art for bird lovers everywhere - Garry Greenwood - artist

River, the Black Kite, usually opens the Spirit Of The Skies show at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. Here he demonstrates his soaring and gliding skills.

The Flight Arena at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, is training a new Wedge Tailed Eagle. His name is Valla.

The Budgies at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, are a randy lot - always looking to chat up the females!

There was a bit of excitement at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. This Rufous Night Heron dropped in to the Pelican pond for a visit. I think he was after some free food!

This is Yakini, who has recently taken over from his Dad as leader of the Gorilla group at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia. He's not afraid to lay down the law!

Watercolour of Australian magpie and red bottlebrush tree branch

Hope you like it!

The Star Finches are new to the Woodland Aviary at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. Four of them were really enjoying a bath in the pond while this male kept lookout.

It's taken me months to get some nice shots of Kanzi, the baby Gorilla, with his Dad Otana. Otana looks unhappy about something - and is being comforted by his son! These Western Lowland Gorillas live at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia.

This is about as close as you would want to get to a Wedge Tail Eagle - that beak could do some damage! Taken at the Flight Arena at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Australian Laughing Kookaburra

A cute Tasmanian Devil portrait, for animal lovers.

Wombat's spookiest costume

Summer is mating season for Koalas - so Benni is making sure the girls know he's looking for love! Benni lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, and is already father of 2 boys and a girl.

There is a family of these gorgeous Gang Gang cockatoos in the Woodland Aviary at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. They are quite shy - but can be tempted with an almond!

Jasper, the Whistling Kite, shows off his skill at catching and eating his food on the wing at the Spirit Of The Skies Show, Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

This design features a cute koala bear drawing in an Australian style. The koala is surrounded by a vibrant and colorful landscape, making it a perfect addition to any wall.

Helmeted Honeyeaters are almost extinct in the wild, so I can understand why this one was watching me carefully at Healesville Sanctuary's Fighting Extinction aviary in Victoria, Australia.

A few months ago a solitary Rufous Night Heron appeared at the Pelican Pond at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. The word must have spread about the free food - now there are at least half a dozen of these gorgeous birds!

The Otters at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia, were getting quite excited - watching leaves falling from the trees. It was easy to imagine the one on the right was saying goo'day!

This Monarch Butterfly - also known as a Wanderer - lives in the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. They spend all day fluttering around in the heat and humidity - so a rest is required from time to time!

You know how you feel when you've just woken up after a long sleep - imagine how you'd look when you sleep for 18 to 20 hours a day. The Koalas at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria do that!

Alby, the Osprey, demonstrates his fishing skills again at the Flight Arena at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

These tiny fungi are quite rare - which is why they don't have a common name. I found this group at Robertson's Gully near Marysville in Victoria, Australia, back in the 1980s and took this photo on Kodachrome. This is a digital scan from the original. Sadly Robertson's Gully was completely burnt out in the 2009 fires - so these little beauties are even rarer now.

A close up of a 6 Horned spider - taken on Kodachrome slide film in the early '90s - last century! Found at Churchill National Park in Victoria, Australia.

The Rainbow Lorikeets at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, don't have names - there are too many of them - and they don't stay still long enough!

A Major Mitchell cockatoo and Eclectus parrot getting affectionate - and they're both males! Great Flight Aviary at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia.

Dindi, the Koala, saw the keepers coming with armfuls of fresh gum leaves. He got quite excited about his tea! Dindi lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Nanki, the Serval, was out for a walk with her keeper, Paul, at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia. She had a strong collar and lead to stop her getting up to mischief - and she wasn't happy about it!

Hutan, the Sumatran Tiger, was exploring his enclosure at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia, when he heard the clicking of cameras - and came to check us out!

The Rainbow Lorikeets were introduced to the Land Of Parrots at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, just before Christmas. They are really settling in now - and checking out nesting holes!

Magra, the Wedge Tailed Eagle, looks really impressive when she takes off! Magra lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, where she is part of the Spirit Of The Skies show.

These Lorikeets are different species - but seem happy to share a small container of nectar. On the left a Scaly Breasted, and on the right a Musk Lorikeet. Taken at the World of Parrots, Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.