tiabunna's photos with the keyword: wild

I've finally caught up with our "local duck family", which neighbours had mentioned several times to me. These are Wood Ducks, common to much of Australia and nesting in the nearby park. They originally had seven chicks, but predators such as feral cats and foxes have reduced the family to five, all being closely monitored. See also the PiP. Best viewed large.

These native flowers were growing near those in the previous image. Again there are several possibilities but I've put my thoughts, including the botanical name, in the keywords. Best viewed large.

Eastern Australia has many native plant types with yellow pea-shaped flowers. I claim no expertise on plant ID, but I've had my guess in the Keywords. Either way, should anyone else wish to hunt for these, they were near the lookout in the Jerrawangala National Park that I showed a few images ago.

From the lookout at Moruya Heads. A second image in the PiP (clickable). Here's a musical link. HFF, stay safe and have a great weekend, everyone. Explored.

As I mentioned with my previous image, over the past few days we've had some wild weather, brought to us by a weather system known as an "east coast low". There have been gale force winds and buckets of rain - at our place 280mm in three days. Today, while Pauline had her weekly treatment, I returned to the headland at the mouth of the Moruya River, where there was still some light rain and a very big surf running. On the skyline, the gaps between the trees are the result of the ferocious bushfires at the start of the year. Best viewed large on black.

'Fred' is a wild Crimson Rosella, who has become tame and has trained me to feed him when he arrives and sings for a meal of grains. Unfortunately for him, it's the mating season for birds and he's just too old to compete for a companion - as is shown by the chewed feathers (also those on top of his head, which is why he appears to have a parting). Explored.

The boat on which we were travelling was accompanied for part of the voyage by a pod of dolphins. If we had made the trip earlier in the season, we would have expected to see whales heading south to the Antarctic. Explored.

The wild Crimson Rosella, who we call "Fred", dropped in for a snack of seeds on Christmas Day. Explored.

Last year I posted an image of a wild Crimson Rosella which had trained me to bring out some feed when he arrived outside and began to sing. He seems a bit old and worn and we've given him the name of Fred. He's now trained me to hand feed him. (2 images)

Last year I posted an image of a wild Crimson Rosella which had trained me to bring out some feed when he arrived outside and began to sing. He seems a bit old and worn and we've given him the name of Fred. He's now trained me to hand feed him. 2 images.