Category Archives: Animals

Rainbow Lorikeet

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Barbara

I love Rainbow Lorikeets! So much I want to post another photo of one straight away following my post of one yesterday for the Weekly Photo Challenge. Thank you Michelle for the opportunity 🙂

Posted in Australia, Birds, Melbourbe, Photography, Rainbow Lorikeet | Tagged Australian Birds, Postaday, Rainbow Lorikeets, Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne, Weekly Pet Challenge | 8 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Barbara

This week’s photo challenge is ‘Perspective‘. An interesting challenge…

Posted in Flowers, Melbourbe, Photography, Rainbow Lorikeet, Trees | Tagged New Zealand Flax, Perspective, Phormium, Postaday, Rainbow Lorikeet, Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne, Weekly Photo Challenge | 19 Comments

Red Seal Coot or Purple Swamphen?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Barbara

In Melbourne we saw these birds that looked just like coots from a distance, but when we got closer to them they were a lovely blue colour.

Posted in Australia, Birds, Melbourbe, Photography | Tagged Australian Birds, Coot, Postaday, Pukeko, Purple Swamphen, Red Seal Coot, Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne | 21 Comments

Kookaburra sits on the new TV aerial

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Barbara

Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree, Merry merry king of the bush is he. Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra, Gay your life must be!

Posted in Australia, Kookaburra, Perth, Photography, Willie Wagtail | Tagged Australian Birds | 10 Comments

We were watching the sunset one evening on a beach in Perth, and suddenly I realised that the people fishing in the evening were being observed by some very large birds! We don’t see Pelicans in England, apart from in … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Birds, Pelican, Perth, Photography, Sunsets, The Antipodes, Travel | Tagged Australian Pelican, Pelecanus Conspicillatus, Pelican, Western Australia | 14 Comments

One man and his dog

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Barbara

I was sent this story on Facebook recently & really liked it, so saved it for a blog post. I am in the middle of a Paulo Coelho reading phase at the moment, and in the middle of ‘The Devil … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Books, Cocker Spaniels, Pets, Photography, Wilson | Tagged Heaven, Man's Best Friend, Paulo Coelho, The devil and Miss Prym | 9 Comments

Penguin Island

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Barbara

One of the best things about coming home is finally getting a chance to look through all my photographs and to share some of my favourites with my friends and family.

Posted in Australia, Birds, Penguins, Perth, Photography, Travel | Tagged Holidays, Little Penguins, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Penguin Island, Postaday, Western Australia | 7 Comments

Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Barbara

We went for a big long cycle yesterday along the coast, wonderful views, but a bit of a shock to our lazy legs!

Posted in Animals, Birds, Perth, Photography, The Antipodes, Winter | Tagged Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Pet Challenge | 7 Comments

Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Barbara

With all the flooding I have been a bit remiss about posting for my other favourite challenges! For Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge, here is a starfish that Wilson found.

Posted in Animals, Cocker Spaniels, Hayling Island, Pets, Photography, Water, Wilson | Tagged Ferry Beach, Postaday, Postaweek, Starfish, Weekly Pet Challenge | 7 Comments

River Levels Rising!

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Barbara

Our horrible wet weather is continuing (except mine & Peter’s weather will definitely improve from Tuesday!) There are flood warnings all over the country, and today there are 10 around the area of the Thames near where we live.