Walk of Life on the Sunshine Coast This Week

Brown Cuckoo Dove

 The Brown Cuckoo-Dove is a large brown pigeon of rainforests, with a very long, tapering tail. There is a pale streak below the blue-grey eye and a red eye-ring. The female has a brighter chestnut cap and a scaly pattern on the breast. The legs and feet are red. Their flight is strong and graceful, usually low among the trees. This species is also known as the Brown, Pheasant or Large-tailed Pigeon more....

Osprey Cooling Off

The Osprey is a medium-sized fish-eating raptor (bird of prey). It has dark brown upperparts contrasting with pale underparts. There is a black band through the eye, separating the white throat from the pale crown.

The Osprey is also called the Fish Hawk or White-headed Osprey.

Osprey In Flight

Brahminy Kite

This Kite is a medium-sized raptor and is easily recognized, having a white head and breast while the rest of its body is a striking chestnut brown, it is a bird of the coast, particularly mangrove swamps and estuaries where it feeds as a scavenger, particularly on dead fish and crabs, but they also hunt for small prey such as fish, crabs, shellfish, frogs, rodents, reptiles, even insects.more...

Cotton Harlequin Bug

is a member of the Jewel Bug family named for their bright metallic colouration.

The bugs are also known as Hibiscus Harlequin Bugs. They are common in Brisbane. Females are orange with small patches of metallic blue scatter over their body. Males are red with metallic blue patches. Their patterns can be quite different between individuals. Males are smaller than the females in size. Their scutellum completely covers the whole abdomen and wings more....

Blue Swimmer Crabs having a Prawn Dinner.

Blue Swimmer Crabs are widely distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region from east Africa to Japan, Tahiti and northern New Zealand.  They are also present in the Mediterranean Sea.  In Australia, Blue Swimmer Crabs inhabit coastal waters from the south coast of New South Wales, up and around to Perth in Western Australia more....

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Spider Spinning its Web

Grass Yellow Butterfly

Albatross Butterfly

Black Cockatoo

Swamp Hen Chicks

Oriole

Life on an Australian Lilypond

Australian Lilypond

     Our visit to an Australian Lilypond.We found Dragonflies darting around, at least half a dozen different varieties. First up we got some shots of the lovely golden winged dragonflies.Then we spotted a blue one landing on a grass spike and got a couple of shots of this guy.Just then my daughter says dad snake and no more than 6 inches from my right hand waiting to strike for his dragonfly dinner was a beautiful bright coloured green tree snake.

  I am not the biggest fan of snakes and was quickly 10 yards clear of him.Then striking up some courage after realizing he was harmless snapped some photos of him sitting waiting to strike.

Kakadu

  Covering nearly 20,000 square kilometres of exceptional natural beauty and unique biodiversity, Kakadu is one of very few places World Heritage listed for both its cultural and its natural values.
Kakadu National Park is managed jointly by its Aboriginal traditional owners and the Director of National Parks more....

Australian National Parks

For Australia has one of the largest and greatest national park systems in the world, covering over 24 million hectares, with such diversity as lush rain forest to waterless desert.

   
  Then as we moved to the rear of the pond.We were able to get some good shots of the bright red dragonflies that were zig zagging across the pond.Then Lenka my daughter said dad have a look at those little frogs climbing that lily.They looked to be superglued to the stem of the lily.

 Two cute green tree frogs climbing the Lilly.

South Australia's National Parks 

are a living showcase of natural treasures. With more than 300 parks and reserves to choose from you'll find a wealth of experiences and activities in our unique and ancient landscapes.more....

We also managed to capture a couple of smaller butterflies who had joined the dragonflies in the pond dancing.After a while they did eventually settle so we could get a few shots.

    Then just as we were about to leave we noticed some movement under the lilypads and who pops his little head up,a cute little turtle.There were a few other smaller creatures in the pond including a weird looking insect.It appears to be some sort of cricket or cicada.

Some lilypads from a visit to the Botanical Gardens

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Australia this Weekend

This Weekend in Photos

Sailboarding,Fishing,Boating and A Doggy weekend

Shhh Shhh Secret Weekend Australian Gem.

   Volcanic peaks, verdant rainforests, white sand beaches, rolling surf and tranquil lagoon combine to form an idyllic experience. Here visitors have the opportunity to view prolific bird and marine life, and to discover the world's most southern coral reefs.

A weekend at Ayers Rock

       No picture is more often associated with Australia than a photograph of Ayers Rock at sunset. It is a compelling picture: the deep orange, glowing above the already darkened expanse of the Outback, perfectly flat, the endless horizon... No wonder Uluru is a magnet to tourists.

The Great Ocean Road

     The road along the coast of Victoria between Torquay in east and Portland in west, is one of Australia’s most beautiful drives. It passes some lovely coastal towns, national parks with temperate rainforests, and some of Australia’s most famous rock formations – the Twelve Apostles in Port Campbell National Park.

The Blue Mountains

     The Blue Mountains offer spectacular scenery, plantlife and wildlife. The mountains reach a height of 1100m, and have been given their name due to the blue haze that hovered above the mountains produced by the oil from the plentiful Eucalyptus trees.

Sunrises from Weekends Past

 

The Great Barrier Reef

       One of Australia's most remarkable natural gifts, the Great Barrier Reef is blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the world's largest coral reef. The reef contains an abundance of marine life and comprises of over 3000 individual reef systems and coral cays and literally hundreds of picturesque tropical islands with some of the worlds most beautiful sun-soaked, golden beaches.