Yellow Robin
I dug around for a festive image and found this shot taken in Springbrook, Queensland. Like much of Australia’s flora and fauna this eastern yellow robin was named by someone with a British vocabulary...
View ArticleNew Year
For those of you still in 2013 Happy New Year 2014 from Australia. I took this shot of the New Year Sydney Fireworks from the tip of Cremorne Point. We had a clear 180 degree view of all 6 floating...
View ArticleMonitor Lizard
This is a Lace Monitor Lizard we saw prowling around our campsite on our way back from seeing the Sydney New Year Fireworks. We took four days each way to go to and from Queensland and New South Wales...
View ArticleStunt Planes
I have posted a lot of animals recently so it is time for some Mechanography. These stunt planes were the warm up display before the Sydney New Year Fireworks. The show included dive bombing Circular...
View ArticleRednecked Wallaby
This Red-necked Wallaby was the first thing I saw when I emerged from our van in the Guy Fawkes National Park in New South Wales. It had been a wonderful night. We camped in a spot next to the river...
View ArticleOpera Evening
The Sydney Opera House is a remarkably photogenic building, which is helped by its position on the water in the harbour. There is a clear view from almost every angle. If you walk over the Harbour...
View ArticleOleander Butterfly
I think this is an Oleander Butterfly also known as an Australian/Common Crow, as with much of the wildlife in Australia you can never be quite sure. The Oleander is inedible so many fatter, juicier...
View ArticleWater Dragon
This is a juvenile Australian Water Dragon. We saw him at the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens in Queensland. He can dive from trees into water to avoid birds or in this case a bridge. They are the...
View ArticleSacred Kingfisher
This is a Sacred Kingfisher. It is fairly timid, unlike many of Australias birds. This carnivore lives in woods and lives on insects, reptiles and fish. This third animal post in a row is a reflection...
View ArticleSouthport Streets
This Street Art was done by Greg McDonald as part of the Southport Urban Art Project Gold Coast. I imagine they hope to emulate the drawing power of Hosier Lane in Melbourne. They certainly add some...
View ArticleDarling Harbour
This is Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia. I have posted many animals recently so I dug through the archive and developed this night shot of the Harbour. I used a small aperture f22 to increase the...
View ArticleNatural Bridge
This is Natural Bridge in Queensland, Australia. It was created by Cave Creek which is a tributary of the Nerang River. The waterfall is surrounded by subtropical rain-forest in the Numinbah Valley. It...
View ArticleThe QVB
This is the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney. It was built 1898 and started life as a concert hall before becoming the city library and eventually its current role as a shopping centre. Australia may...
View ArticleAbbey Emu
We saw this family of Emus at the side of the road as we drove along the southern edge of Queensland today. Unlike Australia‘s bouncing animals, these elusive birds are a rare sight on Aussie roads. It...
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Outback Crawl
Our Broken Hill Tour has started to resemble an outback pub crawl, mainly due to the offers of free camping and the type of thirst which can only be achieved from driving hundreds of miles on dirt...
View ArticleBroken Hill
This is one of the many frame heads which are scattered around Broken Hill in New South Wales. The wealth of minerals under this isolated city made Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP Billiton) the world’s...
View ArticleDesert Sculptures
This is one of the sandstone sculptures in the Living Desert Reserve north of Broken Hill. There is so much to see here we have decided to stay an extra day before heading to Cobar to get some mining...
View ArticleLittle Topar
These trucks were parked at the Little Topar Roadhouse which we stayed at on our way into and out of Broken Hill in New South Wales. We were told you could “get a good feed there” and the bacon, eggs...
View ArticleBaby Roo
Generally kangaroos are not as photogenic as their wallaby cousins, but this little grey joey was an exception. I would like to get a shot of a big adult red kangaroo as it is Australia’s largest...
View ArticleMount Panorama
This is the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst. This race track is also a public road, and Karen found herself driving on it by accident the first time we drove to New South Wales from Victoria. This...
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