The riflebirds totally ignore me around here. A couple of weeks ago I was cleaning at the Bali Cottage and set my video up to record (please excuse my clunking around and opening of screen doors). A male bird of [...]
It's been nearly a month since I blogged, and I really miss talking about the animals and birds, and posting my photos and videos. But on a brighter note, I have been busy during the month creating some new websites. [...]
Have you ever had the feeling that someone was watching you? I have been chained to the computer the last week or so, but I took a break in the garden this morning to try and work out what bird [...]
The wildlife today proved to be a huge distraction. I was cleaning cottages, but managed to get in a few photos and videos that I'm posting below. The usual suspects showed up (Bridled Honeyeater, Lewins Honeyeater, Macleay's Honeyeater, Spotted [...]
Not the daytime soapy, but a bold little chick, and the beautiful Victoria's Riflebird. A male Victoria's Riflebird has been checking out the post on our pergola, and last Saturday I managed to snap him trying to attract the attention [...]
Today a Wompoo Fruit-Dove sat quietly in the figtree opposite my office, certain that I could not see him/her. Despite their size and bright colours, they are very hard to spot amongst the foliage. I love the deep wom-poo call [...]
Last night we had some very heavy rain. The tree fern near our verandah, weighed down with the rain, bent right down to the balustrade, so it had to be cut down. This is the same tree that a Victoria's [...]
A Grey Goshawk swooped in and settled on a branch outside my office window today. He had clutched in his feet an unfortunate bird, caught on the wing perhaps, he then proceeded to pull strips off it or defeather it [...]
I braved the rain tonight and videoed the Orange-thighed Treefrog calling from the forest near the cottages. The mating call is a series of rising 'waaarks' ending in soft trills. The frogs form large, noisy choruses during summer breeding season [...]
I nearly stepped on this metallic looking beetle on the path to the Tuscany cottage today. I popped him on a nearby stump and he obliged me by posing for a few photographs. After an extensive Google search, I think [...]
