For several weeks now these Tawny Frogmouths have moved their regular daytime roost from a nearby tree to a downpipe under the eves of a house, and seem very settled with their decision
Will be interesting to see where they choose to nest this year
They have big your-mother-and-I-need-to-have-a-word energy. But that might be just me 🤔
Lots of interesting fungi out on this week's search for mosquito orchids in Croajingolong National Park, VIC - like these Laccaria sp. (?) growing in moss near Gipsy Point.
A pair of my local parrots I saw while checking the mail at lunchtime today.
A Pale-headed Rosella (one of a pair that took off as I approached); and an Australian King Parrot (male) who watched me as I walked back up the driveway.
Ropalidia revolutionalis, the stick-nest brown paper wasp—because it builds long, thin nests out of a plant-pulp paper and is brown; descriptive names are helpful! This one's just starting her nest: each of those cells will soon hold an egg.
Another Tasmania shot from last year. A magical few minutes spent with the endangered Swift Parrots feeding on the side of the road at Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania.
Haven't shot much recently, so here's a throwback to our Tasmania trip, with a previously unreleased image of a Tasmanian Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis ssp. lateralis).