This is November 2020

Published on by bushboy

Ahhh….November. A mix of wanting to get out and take a few photos, don’t go as it’s getting rather hot out there, look isn’t that interesting and a bit of general ambivalence.

This months song may not be for everyone. A really good 70’s band, Pavlov’s Dog had some wonderful music but the singer, David Surkamp’s voice wasn’t for everyone. I hope you give the song a chance as you scroll around bushboys world.

There was a small amount of rain during November but the last week was not to very hot. It was 41C on the verandah a couple of days ago and it’s been in the high 30’s. Those brief showers bought out this frog, a Tylers Tree Frog, who was on the back door getting out of the rain or maybe getting snacks from the insects attracted to the lights inside the house.

The bird bath at my besties has a work out too. There was a number of Brown Honeyeaters swooping around and having fun

A Mistletoe Bird in the early morning light which brightened it’s red breast.

A female Rufus Whistler was singing out for her mate.

He wasn’t far away and was singing back. They have a wonderful song that resonates through the bush.

A Scarlet Honeyeater found the Bottlebrush flowers

and the Honey Gem Grevillea. Not long after I took this photo, a Noisy Friarbird who thinks they own that part of the garden swooped in frightening the little Scarlet Honeyeater off.

No the Spangled Drongo isn’t broken!! One hot day a Spangled Drongo decided to have a dip in the old pool and hang out to dry.

This is what a Spangled Drongo looks like when it feels a bit regal.

Tiny, the resident King Parrot, sat on the old Tree Fern trunk in the garden as I was going outside doing a number of poses.

This mad Little Friarbird sat on the window sill outside of my office window for ages just squawking and carrying on. I eventually gave up and went elsewhere to escape the constant noise.

These purple flowers haven’t opened yet and this is a large bud I guess

The Cactus in the pot flowered and flowered for most of the month.

I love the colour of this rose

A little creeper slowly trying to get a foothold. Hope the hot weather doesn’t set it back. The flower is about 5mm across

Here is a big part of the garden I don’t show often. This is an Elkhorn Fern. The fronds can get to 90cm or about 36 inches. It is an epiphyte. I attached a small piece to the tree around twenty years ago. It has endured some hardships but now looks great. Around 1 meter in height and girth and still growing. From this one there are quite a number of small plants growing around the garden and into the bush.

A delicate native pea flower. Again a tiny flower almost 10mm in diameter

The Billy Bonkers Grevillea has been flowering non-stop even through Winter. Each of those red striped parts of the flower is about the size of a match head.

I went over to the dam in the afternoon perhaps to capture a photo like the one with the little frog in the flower. I didn’t know at the time that I managed to get a spider, this time on the flower stalk.

The Flame Tree’s leaves are a favourite for a caterpillar or other leaf chewing insect.

This is a new Native Bee to add to my list of Australian Native Bees. I discovered this one, a Gold-tipped Leafcutter Bee, at my besties place

I snuck up on the Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly while it was busy with it’s head inside of the Agapanthus flower.

I haven’t seen the wallabies around the house much over Winter. After the fires the vegetation growth has been amazing so they have lots of feed elsewhere. Do you remember the Joey and Mum I was feeding after the fires? Here she is with the little one almost grown and too big to get into the pouch any more.

I just love this Holden Ute. These were the first cars built in Australia in the late 1940’s early 50’s, the Holden FX and FJ Models. My elder brother owned a FJ sedan of the same model as this one

Thanks for stopping by and having a look through my world in November. Did you have a favourite photo?

Also for Su’s Changing Seasons

46 thoughts on “This is November 2020”

  2. The caterpillar on the flame tree leaf is like a kid who eats the good part of the sandwich and leaves the crusts. That photo of the swallowtail in the agapanthus is a potential award-winner. Beautiful.

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  3. What beautiful surroundings you live in. Your photos are awesome. My favourites are the wet drongo, the friar bird and the parrot. I feel a visit to Australia coming on😆

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        1. I hate seeing that red wriggly line just as I hit send or see that word that is almost the word but not disappear to the recipient. Like sending someone some Tanks 😀 😀

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        2. Exactly! And then I miss out words, it’s as though my brain is forging ahead formulating the next line, but forgot to leave time for my typing fingers to catch up 🙂

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  8. It’s a magnificent space you own, Brian, and you have a beautiful soul. I think maybe the butterfly but there are so many lovely shots. Hoping for a cooler week for you. Still unable to drive, I presume, and to-ing and fro-ing to your lady’s? 🙂 🙂

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    1. Thanks Jo 🙂 No driving until next year Jo 😦 I am here for the time being. K is getting a potting shed built at her place so no time to come and get me. Maybe I should try to seduce her over the phone……

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  10. I love Pavlov’s Dog; though I didn’t discover them until after they’d broken up. Pampered Menial was my fave album for a while. Hope you can get out and about a bit more soon Brian.

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