January has been a month of hot weather a bit of rain but most of all the butterflies are around. The hot days have made the birds a bit scarce. Now the Summer flowers are out they’ll return. The rain over the past 5 days has seen a lot more smaller birds in the garden.
Ok lets get going. Another huge lot of photos so maybe your favourite drink you enjoy while looking at blogs may be in order again.
Perhaps some flowers and plants to get going. Isn’t the bark on this Australian Native Fig Tree wonderful
The Red Tower Ginger flowers are looking after the garden
More red flowers are emerging
The Blue Ginger buds are ready to burst
I did find a bit of wood fungi in the forest
I have never seem Macaranga flowers before. I am still not sure if they are flowers or buds
The flower buds are high in the canopy. When they open they are tubular white flowers which drop to the garden floor.
A mixture of weeds. A Camphor Laurel leaf on a Cobblers Peg plant
The Cunji are growing so well on the banks of the spring
The spring is a lovely place to be on a hot day.
I discovered this Australian Native plant when I was mowing the front of my place. It is almost two meters tall, covered in white flowers which ants love.
Some bits and pieces
Holding the cattle yards together
The trawler setting off in the afternoon to fish through the night
The rusty seat on the old tractor
Reptiles I have found
The Geckos live in my house. This is the Gecko who lives in the hallway.
You never know who is sleeping on the verandah rafters.
Such pretty markings
Time for some birds
I didn’t know this bird as it flew about me. I have taken photos of Jacky Winter birds before. This is a young bird
The Lewins Honeyeaters are always on the look out for the grubs in the Poinciana tree
Late afternoon and the Pelicans are ready to sleep
The Gulls are ready to annoy them.
The lovely Eastern Yellow Robin happy to be in the garden.
Found these native snails in the garden having a snooze.
The Cricket was happy to be taken outside
What would Summer be like without Dragonflies
I love their wing patterns
A grub in the Paperbark tree making track and holes all over the tree
There was a migration of moths. We called this one a Fox Moth
The outside wings of the Meadow Argus are quite muted
Inside is a different story
The Wanderers are slowly coming back
Common Crows are everywhere at the moment
A Common Ringlet about to take off
There are so many butterflies with the word Common in front of their name. The Common Eggfly is a name that doesn’t do this butterfly justice.
Remember The Quest to photograph a Blue Triangle Butterfly. Well now I have two Blue Triangles. Aren’t their faces great
The Moon is up and about in the clouds
The Sun is almost setting
So it is time for me to finish off. Hope you have enjoyed my January.
bushboys world 
Great work
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Thank you 🙂
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Okay, I am jealous about everything but the snake. You can keep it. What kind is it? Great photos!
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Thanks RG. It is commonly called a Carpet Snake, which is a python. Harmless to people and great to have around the house to control rodents etc 🙂
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Good to know! Still…
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😀
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Wish they had a love button, All of these pics are breathtaking…I’ve bookmarked them for future reference.
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Thanks Denise. I was sure would find a bit of inspiration among these
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You do know that some of us are freezing our butts off, Brian? 🙂 🙂 Even here in the Algarve they’re feeling the pinch, but I do like that tree bark.
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I do know but can’t control the weather. Sending you some sunshine Jo 🌞 thanks for taking the time to visit 😀
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I do have a fair supply of sunshine, Brian, even though temperatures are below normal even in the Algarve. I was protesting on behalf of my fellow man (and woman 🙂 )
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We are having unseasonably cool nights here too. Just lovely for snuggling 😀
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Five smiles from me.
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Thank you Tracy 😀😀😀 smiles back
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Excellent photos of flowers and creatures. The flowers in my garden and the birds in the sky are all confused by the hot weather in January.
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Thank you Miriam. Is it normally cool?
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You’re welcome! It was cold just a few day. Not enough to call it winter. We usually have rain in the winter but we have drought for many years.
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Droughts not good 😐 the summer rain hopefully sustains us for a dry winter
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That’s good for you. It doesn’t rain here in CA during summer.
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What is CA? I am in the NR of the NC of NSW lol
The Northern Rivers of the North Coast of New South Wales Australia 😀
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Oh, sorry, It’s California, US. My husband was born in Walla Walla, New South Wales. He was there until 10 years old, lived in London until 12, then came to US.
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I guessed California but wasn’t sure. Walla Walla is very different to California 😀
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When we went to Australia 15 years ago. We only went to Sydney and the cities along the east coast line all the way to Cape Tribulation. 🙂 Oh, my husband dived in Great Barrier Reef. 🙂
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Great holiday 😀
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Yes, I would like to go back and visit New Zealand also. 🙂
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We are in the thick of winter here so your photos are a welcome change. Even the insects 🙂
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Thank you Lisa. Sending warm thoughts 😀
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What a wonderful collection (well apart from your friend in the rafters!)
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Thank you Becky I think she/he is beautiful. Harmless except to rodents 😀
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Well at least she’s useful 😊
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Most certainly 😀
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Wow! What a collection (I should have got my dinner along not just a drink 😀 ) Enjoyed all of them – gave up trying to list my favorites – but two really stand out the snakes and the trawler going out into the sunset. Gorgeous
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Thank you D. Isn’t the carpet python just beautiful. I’ll have to remember to add a hearty meal next time 😀
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Just don’t become it 😉 😀
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Lol
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