ralandy02

At the Australian National Botanic Gardens today - Spring blooms, a happy Red Wattlebird, and Australian Water Dragon #birds #wildlife

A pair of Double-barred finches for today’s theme #Borbs

Incoming storm on the Croatian coast. #birds #wildlife

My son is camping on the coast in Croatia. They’ve had some interesting weather! #birds #wildlife

Mum Brushtail Possum eating carrot on a plate in a potted lemon tree on our balcony. Junior is hanging on precariously whilst upside down! Not a great shot but I needed something to cheer me up. #birds #wildlife

It’s Spring! #birds #wildlife

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Birdlife Australia has just announced that local transmission of H5 Birdflu has occurred in Australian Greater Crested Terns on the South Australian coast. It feels like waiting for the apocalypse. #birds #wildlife

A dear little male Australian Golden Whistler visiting our winter birdbath. #birds #wildlife

A bit of a wild and woolly day in Canberra today, a ‘bad feather’ day. #birds #wildlife

Our resident Crimson Rosellas enjoying their bath even though we’ve had a frosty morning! #birds #wildlife

A crisp morning in Canberra today #birds #wildlife

Sunset tonight in the Nation’s Capital, Black Mountain Tower in the distance. #birds #wildlife

From last Spring just near Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra #birds #wildlife #Quackers

The H5N1 virus has finally been confirmed in five cases of migratory seabirds in Western, Southern and Eastern Australia. I can’t begin to imagine what I’d do if it reaches the beautiful birds I share my environment with. #birds #wildlife

Winter over Canberra the National Capital

My son is on a morning hike in Slovenia and saw this chap #birds #wildlife

A beautiful old Yellow Box eucalypt in our front garden in Canberra. For #ThickTrunkTuesday

At my kitchen window. #headshots #birds #wildlife

At our kitchen door. #birds #wildlife

Sunset last night looking over Lake Burely Griffin, Canberra. #birds #wildlife

A younger Pied Currawong exploring the birdbath. #birds #wildlife

Rainbow Lorikeets bathing in our birdbath for the first time. Not sure how I feel about that, they’re bossy. #birds #wildlife

One of the local wildlife. #birds #wildlife

Panorama of Kosciuszko National Park where I’ve been lucky enough to be staying for the last three days. #birds #wildlife

A beautiful eucalypt in Kosciuszko National Park for #thicktrunktuesday #birds #wildlife

I’m rather chuffed, I saw three beautiful Spotted Pardalotes at my birdbath this morning. Previously my record was two. Little jewels. #birds #wildlife

Someone (not us!) quite frequently gives our Australian Raven a slice of white bread which it then soaks in our birdbath.😐 There’s a Currawong chick in the eucalypt above which wouldn’t mind sharing. It’s out of luck. #birds #wildlife

It’s been stinking hot with no rain for ages, and we had a quiet visitor having a good drink from our birdbath last night. #birds #wildlife

Yesterday evening a young Koel chick discovered our frog pond on the balcony. I’ve seen it being fed by a harassed Red Wattlebird. #birds #wildlife

Our beautiful Crimsons having a bath yesterday. It was only 34.5°C. Today it’s reached 42.6°C. #birds #wildlife

I don’t get tired of these beautiful birds. #birds #wildlife

The seed bowl is empty. They’ve noticed! Apologies for the reflection, this is through the lounge room window and they know I’m watching. #birds #wildlife

Two Lovebirds - our Sulphur Crested Cockatoos #birds #wildlife

And the worst is yet to come! Spare a thought for the fire-fighters, the people and animals at risk #birds #wildlife

The first Galah chicks for 2025 are being introduced to us. The Sulphur Cresteds are ignoring them and hoping they’ll go away! (As does their parent!). Sound on #birds # wildlife

One of my beautiful Christmas decorations #birds #wildlife

After a grim day here in Australia there’s a lot to be said for just looking at my beautiful trees in the afternoon light. #birds #wildlife

I think this is like being Boss Cocky! #birds #wildlife

Gorgeous Kangaroo Paws and other Spring (and Summer!) wildflowers at the Australian National Botanic Gardens #birds #wildlife

Xanthorrhoea at the Australian National Botanic Gardens on Tuesday #birds #wildlife

Beautiful Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea) at the Australian National Botanic Gardens on Tuesday. #birds #wildlife

It’s a bad hair day #wildlife #birds

Windy day in our garden yesterday, strong Westerlies. Could be a very long fire season. The two eucalypts in the foreground I planted in 1998. Hopefully helps make up for the block next door which is mainly concrete and weeds. No wonder our wildlife and birds are in trouble. #birds #wildlife

It’s 30°C and one of our junior Australian Magpies is being instructed by its parent in the art of the dust bath. Sound on #birds #wildlife.

One of our parent Magpies looking like a train wreck but actually having a dust bath. The chick had been parked in the shade under a camellia just out of frame on the right but emerged to complain about lack of service! #birds #wildlife