Australian Kids Hoodies

Flight Arena at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. Black breasted buzzard. Just been given her fake emu egg and is about to crack it open with a stone.

I think this Lorikeet was keen to see what I looked like upside down! Perhaps it was something I said.

Dindi is only a few months old - but already he's learning to pose for the camera! Taken at Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia.

Burgan (Kunzea Ericoides) is often called Tea Tree but strictly isn't. Pretty white flowers have long stamens. Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve, Victoria, Australia.

This shot took a bit of patience - I had to wait for the right wave to come along! Taken from the boardwalk at The Nobbies, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.

Love Creeper ( Comesperma Volubile) gets its name from its habit of closely hugging the trees and shrubs it climbs over. These pretty, but tiny, blue flowers are common in Spring in the woodlands of Southern Australia. Found at Baluk Willam Reserve in Belgrave South, Victoria, Australia.

are you still watching?.......meanwhile

Hazel, the Koala joey, is about a year old now - including 6 months in the pouch. She's still growing so is always hungry! Hazel lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

The Nobbies are an outstanding piece of scenery at the southern end of Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. This was a beautiful sunny day & I couldn't resist taking lots of photos!

Darby River reaches the sea by seeping through a sand bar. This huge dune marks the spot. Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia.

I always find ferns a difficult subject - long and narrow. This Fishbone Water Fern (Blechnum Nudum) stood up straight and presented itself for a photo! Found this one in Ferntree Gully National Park in Victoria, Australia, but they are quite common in damp woodlands.

Walking throughChurchill National Park in Victoria, Australia, I came across this huge Hakea Sericea shrub - the size of a small tree! Its common name is needlebush. I got a bonus when I checked the photo later - and found a bee collecting pollen and feeding on the bountiful nectar!

The Taggerty Cascades are on the Taggerty River, about 14kms (almost 9 miles) above Marysville in the Victorian Alps. Access is by a twisty, dirt road, then a steep walking track. The photos made it worthwhile though!

Swan Bay is a conservation area at Queenscliff on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula in Australia. Took this photo one sunny day in Winter - and filed it away! Had a couple of rainy days recently, so started going back through earlier photos & found this beautiful seascape.

Black Eyed Susan, or Tetratheca Ciliata, is a low growing shrub with pretty pink flowers in Spring. Getting a shot into the flower to show the black eye was a challenge - lying flat on the forest floor again! Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve in Victoria, Australia.

A Black Breasted Buzzard eying off a piece of food. Healesville Sanctuary Flight Arena in Victoria, Australia.

Our National emblem - bright golden wattle blossom brings the forests to life in Spring. Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve, Victoria, Australia.

Spotted this Satin Bowerbird in the trees in the Koala enclosure at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. Brilliant blue feathers and eye really stood out.

Cowrie Bay is just along the coast of Phillip Island from the Nobbies. It's not quite as exposed as the rocky coast and is a good swimming beach, with lots of shells on a sandy beach. Phillip Island is in Victoria, Australia.

So nice when an animal smiles for the camera! This female Koala very obligingly turned and smiled for me at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

I was trying to get a close up of an Emu - when this one came close to check me out. Really looked like it was smiling at me!

One of the largest butterflies in Australia, these Cairns Birdwings are also amongst the most colourful. This beautiful specimen lives in the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria.

Tasmanian Devils do like a bit of fish, but don't think there are any in this little creek. This female devil looks very hopeful! Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia.

Guinea flowers, like this Showy Guinea Flower, usually bloom in Spring. I took this photo in early August - mid-Winter! Found at Baluk Willam Reserve in Belgrave South, Victoria, Australia.

Koalas are always cute - especially with lop-sided ears! Taken at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

This female Cheetah is a new resident at Werribee Open Range Zoo. She's already found her comfort spot in the shade of a tree - but sat up and stared when she saw me pointing my camera at her!

The Sumatran Tigers were taking it in turns to exercise in their enclosure at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. This one did what all Tigers enjoy - lying in wait for their prey!

Ink painting of an Australian shepherd.

This Australian cockatoo was a regular visitor for breakfast at Lorne. This photograph was voted into the *top ten* of the Country Victoria challenge 'Birds' and 'Avatar/Native Bird - Country Victoria'. #cockatoos #birds

Underneath the motor bridge over the River Murray, Murray Bridge, South Australia.

Australian, animals, marsupials, koalas, finger print, design, pattern, digital art

Straight Outta Wangaratta - Gift for Australian From Wangaratta in Victoria Australia

Gift for Australian From Australia

Australian Bottle Brush Flowers Painting by Leah Gay This artwork was original created with gouache and machine embroidery on paper

One of my considered images for my book but not used in The Birds in the Backyard published by Blurb books.

Australian Kelpie Dog In Watercolor & Pen