Winter Outings – The Butterfly House

On a recent trip to the Melbourne Zoo with friends, I took considerable time out for a long visit with the butterflies. I adore the butterfly house, but I had never been armed with my 50mm macro lens and my light ring. I was in heaven and took SO MANY photos, here is just a…

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And now for something completely different – Case moth

We got home from a family outing to find this curious critter on the garage wall. I have not seen one in many, many years, I had to do a bit of research and ask a few questions but it is a Case Moth – [more info here]. Curious little critter, I could not help…

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Regular Random – Birds, Bees & Butterflies

If I add up how much time I spent with each creature, it’s possible it all adds up to five minutes, they are often so quick a minute or so is all you have. These were all taken on a morning stroll in Hamilton Gardens, New Zealand, such a marvellous place to visit – would…

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Crawling or Flying

This week’s Fun Foto Challenge is crawling of flying, crawling to me usually involves bugs, but lizards crawl along too don’t they? So three flying bugs and a couple of lizards I hope you all have a great week… ~ Julz

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The Night Visitor…

I love a warm, balmy summer evening, at the moment we have lots, humidity in the high 60 – 70% and higher (we normally don’t have it that high in Melbourne) and the bugs are out. We are serenaded at night with mosquitoes and cicadas, it is quite pleasant to sit and watch the backyard…

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Summer Outings – Melbourne Zoo, Butterfly House

Melbourne has three main Zoos; Healesville Sanctuary we visited earlier in the year (you can read about it here and here), Werribee Open Range Zoo (which we hope to get to over the Summer) and Royal Melbourne Zoo; the eldest. The Melbourne Zoo, has gone through quite a change, as most modern zoos have in…

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52 Week Challenge – Week 52

Wow, it’s done……….last week of the 52 Week challenge. Week 52 – Photographers Choice. It has been such a great journey, but such a commitment, I’m glad I did not do the 365 challenge…I’m pretty sure I would have messed it up. 🙂 Found this guy in the garden the other evening. ISO 320, 85mm,…

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