Category: where I live

Bird on a wire

March 17, 2021

Two different cuties today. The first is a wagtail, doing what it’s named for. I realised I haven’t taken any pictures of them, and when I decided it might be a good idea, they were few and far between and wouldn’t stand still for me! More of the swallows. This one was happy to pose.

Swallow watching

March 15, 2021

I’m not sure whether these are Welcome Swallows of Fairy Martins. Last year we had Fairy Martins flying around in the same spot. I could tell by their distinctive mud bottle nests, under the eave of the barge. This year they are nesting underneath the deck of the barge and I’m not brave enough to jump into the water, swim around and take a look underneath.

I enjoyed my early morning watching them flit around and around, catching insects. After quite some practice I managed to get some photos of the birds in flight. Here are a few sketches.

More pics to come tomorrow. Next time with colour.

Down on the Farm

March 12, 2021

In all my posts so far I haven’t, to date, included any shots of the cows that also share the farm with us. So here are four

1. The Arty shot.

Subject : cow. Angle – hmmm

2. The cutesy shot.

Ohhh, so pretty

3. The colorful shot.

The lush green of the grass against the gum tree backdrop, not to mention the colorful cows.

4 The softer palette.

Love that the foreground is almost a match for the spotty featured cow.

Thistles

March 11, 2021

In my last post I had a picture of thistles on my farm. Today I’ll have a closer look.

Thistles on the edge of the Lucerne patch

I guess they’re flowers. For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

The Back Lagoon

March 10, 2021

Anyone who is following my blog should realise that most of my photos are taken somewhere on my 80 acre farm. I am lucky to live is a unique wetland environment, in a very dry country. My farm is surrounded be waterways, either lagoons or channels. These pics were taken at the back of my farm directly adjacent to a lagoon.

The baby birds in the previous posts live in a tree down here. The thistles are weeds but quite picturesque.

At the moment pelicans and ducks seem to have taken up residence. Just around the corner I counted over 40 ibis.

Gum trees grow along the banks.

I couldn’t get any closer to this chap. He was watching me take photos from a distant tree.

It’s a totally isolated spot. No one else ventures here. There are some neighbours on the other side of the water. I love the peace and quiet. Even the weeds look picture perfect.

My beautiful weeds for Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

Fluffy young ones

March 9, 2021

I found these little ones hiding in a tree at the back of the farm. I think I surprised the two below. They didn’t seem to be fully awake for their photo!

They weren’t really energetic at all! They might not have seen a human before.