galah – bushboys world

Pink

Published on February 14, 2019February 21, 2019 by bushboy8 Comments

It wouldThe Photo a Week Challenge from Nancy: Pink

I know someone who would love this challenge. I think I may have a bit of pink in here somewhere………….let me see

Something to listen to while you scroll about my photos

It wouldn’t be a Pink Post without some Pink Floyd……….yes I wish you were here ❤
“We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl”

The absurdity of a pink flamingo swimming toy
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The loveliness of a pink Rose rose_pink_named_orange_feb 2015
The wonderful pink house in Burano, Italy 180918_blog challenge_pink square_burano_house
The many pink flowers of a Pentas pentas_pink_named_binna burra_august 2015
The soft fluffiness of a Lilli Pilli flower (including bonus bee) bee_pink-lilli-pilli_named_home_dec-2016

The characters that are Pink Galahs and what they bring to my day
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The unexpected find of a pink fungi in my garden
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The wonderful and varied pink hues in a flower
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Another pink fungi growing on a log
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One of the beautiful pink flowers from one of my Begonias
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It’s a Pink-eared Duck
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A lovely pink Echinacea flower 180916_blog challenge_pink square_ecanacia_flower

A Bee enjoying a snack on a pink flower
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A pink Australian Native Flower, a Grass Trigger Plant, growing on my place
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This is October 2018

Published on November 7, 2018November 19, 2018 by bushboy19 Comments

OK folks strap yourself in for this ride. You will need stamina, food, drinks and a possible toilet break as I have been unrelenting in snapping away with all manner of things. I was going to break the photos down into subject groups in separate posts, but I thought “What the heck, you can scroll through at your own pace.”

What better way to start the day (or post) than with a sunrise from my besties new place

Let’s start with things. I don’t know what to call this bunch of photos as they are different. Enough talk. Off we go!

I found these gelatinous blobs on the beach, hundreds of them. Perhaps baby jelly fish?

When you see a land form that resembles something else

The planes have been showing themselves a bit in October.

Just love these rock cliff, the colours and again, can you see a face?

The moss gave the tree a bit of a dress with a vine for dramatic effect.

More moss. This time at the waters edge at the beach

The rock pool took on an ethereal mood

Just the shelf at my besties place

When I put on this lamp, I just had to take the photo. Another shelf at my besties

October saw the rain come. This dam, I use the water around the house and garden, was about one-eighth full. Seeing the water flow into the dam cured my blues.

The waterhole on my place never is dry but came very close this year. Seeing it full again made me happy. I think the birds and animals are pleased as well

Waterfalls make such a soothing sound don’t you think? Even little waterfalls that help fill the waterhole.

Of course a bit of rain and sunshine brings out the fungi

Fungi of all shapes and colours. Some big….

…some small

and some are edible

I love Grass Trees. These are at a place called Naughtons Gap. They are bigger than some of the Grass Trees on my place.

A wonderful discovery was a whole street in Grafton lined with Bottle Trees. This will be investigated as to why and how and perhaps a bushboy post about the history of the Bottle Trees in Grafton may evolve.

The early morning dew and spiders webs. I can’t resist

Sitting having a cup of tea with my bestie when a large Skink wandered about the garden. Wonderful markings aren’t they?

Would you believe that this tree is called a Cheese Tree?

Just an ant having a swim. He did get out eventually.

The flower and a bee. The flower is on what is called a broad leaf weed which is supposed to be undesirable in a lawn. Look at the bees pollen sacks. I don’t think the bee would be as happy if the “weed” wasn’t there. Think before you mow please.

Just a feather

and another

The Forest Kingfishers have arrived. The male looked about for anything that moved in the grass or the garden.

The colours on his back are lovely.

This photo shows a bit more of the iridescence

Galahs are funny birds. This bloke is sitting on the stock trough on next doors place at my besties

It’s a bit of a way down to get a drink.

Another arrival in Spring are the Grey Shrike Thrush. They are in the trees around the garden and sing in the morning and in the afternoons. What a delight to have in my garden.

The Pied Currawong didn’t mind a bit of rain.

Doesn’t he look great. The black with the red of the Flame Tree

The Fig Bird was spotted eating Mulberries

So was his mate

A Coucal Pheasant came for a visit and sat high in the Gum Tree.

Later on, I think he was checking me out through the undergrowth.

Another October visitor, a Brown Honeyeater

He soon found the bird bath

The Blue-faced Honeyeaters have arrived in numbers to feast on the Honey Gem Grevillea

The female Blue-faced Honeyeaters also drop in for a snack

Remember the post about the Post where the Noisy Friar Bird was chased away by the Spangled Drongo. Here Rainbow Lorikeets get a serve from the Friar Bird. A bit of a peck to the head.

The Rainbow Lorikeets were a bit bemused by all the carry on.

A female Satin Bowerbird enjoyed the nectar in the Yamba Sunshine Grevillea.

But like everyone else, the Honey Gem Grevillea is the best place to get a meal.

Yellow-faced Honeyeaters seem to have a constant scowl on their faces.

I think this Yellow-faced Honeyeater spotted me and my camera
The gravity defying White-throated Treecreeper taken from the comfort of the chair in my office

They are lovely as they hop up and down the trees looking for something to eat.

Another photo from my office chair. I call this one, “I can see what you are doing” is what the King Parrot is saying.

A young King Parrot morphing into a male

Getting a good Eastern Rosella photo quest continues

Out for a drive, we spotted a smallish bird run across the road and into a paddock. A new bird has been seen, an Australasian Pipit.

On another adventure drive, we spotted flashes of green zooming across the road. A flock of Rainbow Bee Eaters were hanging about. This is a breeding pair

Aren’t the males colours amazing?

You may wonder why we are back at a couple of young King Parrots. I thought it was lovely to have them sitting on a hanging pot under the verandah, until I spotted what they were doing

Yes, these “lovely” young birds had eaten half of the succulents in the pot. All around the pot, the succulent trailed over the edge. Can you see the bit trailing over the edge now. This hanging pot is no longer hanging where pesky King Parrots can get at it.

Water drops and new growth

I love the colour of this Succulent. Was tempted to pinch a leaf or two

I love the colours in this photo of a Hanging Violet with red in the background

A lovely Native Geranium growing in the “lawn” Another reason not to mow

Pansies, pansies, pansies
and more Pansies
This year the Silky Oaks flowering was spectacular

A flower of a Succulent

The Budlea flower spike wonderful and smells delightful

Some of the Roses looked a treat this year

A pink Bottlebrush flower

The native water lillies on my dam. Water Snowflake

The rain knocked a lot of the flowers off the Flame Tree. The little cups filled with water

Some native flowers that grow on my place. This yellow beauty is Dogwood

I think this native flower is a Hairy Guinea Flower

I have been encouraging a lot of Egg and Bacon plant to grow on one part of my property. It’s spikey habit is good for protecting small birds when it is in a fairly dense thicket

Plus the flowers are lovely. You can see the sharp points in the leaves

A small pink Grevillea.

My besties flower beds are looking great

and yet more flowers
This flower has caused great excitement for me. This is the first time I have seen a Hakea Florulenta on my property.

Aren’t the tiny flowers delightful?

The early morning fog gives a sense of wonder to start the day

Of course when it rains, you also find rainbows. This one had a faint double above.

Well, the sun is setting and you have reached the end. Well done for sticking around to get to the end and thanks for having a look at my October 2018

Did you have a favourite photo?

This is September 2018

Published on October 4, 2018October 3, 2018 by bushboy9 Comments

Well I have had a big September. So much is happening probably because it is Spring, although the temperatures haven’t changed much as Winter was warm. There are the birds that come here, flowers are blooming and the tadpoles are hatching. I have written some posts this month and have included some of those photos but not all as this is a large post.

Yes, get a cuppa, wine, beer and some snacks and off we go

There has been a bit of teasing by the clouds. Promising rain but either not delivering or just a few drops. I have had some good falls but no run-off to put water into the dams. The water tanks are full which is good. 59mls has kept the garden happy as well as supplementary watering from the dwindling dam.

I have put the flowers in early this post. Walking among the Mangroves stalking a White-faced Heron, I came across some Hibiscus flowers. There wasn’t a Hibiscus bush nearby so maybe had left a trail to find their way out.

My besties Gymea Lily has flowered. This flower is about two meters plus in the air.

Here is the whole photo. The plant is the strappy leaved one.

This year has been a fabulous year for Grevilleas. The first flowering of this Grevillea in my garden.

So many succulents are flowering too. This succulent is in a hanging pot on my verandah.

I have these flowers in my garden but not in mass like a garden in Grafton.

My Begonias are flowering well this year too.

The Iris that is a reminder of my mate who passed on last September. This was one of his plants.

The hanging Pelagoniums are a constant flower on my verandah.

I love this flower display on a stall at the Farmers Market in Lismore.

Flame Trees are spectacular when they flower. My poor struggling tree has started to flower even though it hasn’t had enough water.

I have garden borders of Dietes. They look great when they are in flower but they are spreading to places I don’t want them to go. Pity the Wallabies don’t eat them.

Bromiliads are flowering too. Some flowers are so wonderful aren’t they?

Banksias are a sight when they flower

Back to the Farmers Market. I spotted this bloke carrying a large dog. I have no idea why as the dog has a lead.

The Beetroot looked lovely

The old truck of the vegetable farmer is a great vantage point to see when people drop food.

Ah…look, an unattended fishers bucket.

Damn……I was spotted

I love Gulls as they fly along the shore

The wooden walk bridge over the estuary so you can walk to the beach.

The White-faced Heron stalking crabs in the Mangroves

Out to sea I spotted something breaking the water. I was hoping for a Whale and got a Dolphin.

In the mist a ghost ship appeared

The power company has been inspecting the power poles by helicopter. I think the pole at the front of my place will get replaced as they circled around for a while looking at the pole.

I guess the party is over. Found this on the track to the beach.,

The butterflies are starting to appear as well. The Line-blue Butterfly was rather shy.

The old swimming pool is a great place for the dragonflies. A bit of action is going on watched by a Bleating Tree Frog Tadpole.

There is quite a number of tadpoles who like to snack on the algae.

Thee are calves in a lot of the paddocks. Who could resist a little white calf?

The property next door is a miniature goat farm. On a walk a while ago I saw they had some little kids so next walk I took my camera. When I was at the fence I couldn’t see all of the little goats. And then I saw these two.
Another young animal. This foal was camera shy but I managed to get one photo.
Why fly when you can get a lift.
The Yellow-faced Honeyeaters have found an easy way of getting nesting material. When I have been walking on my place, I often come across nests that have fallen from the trees. Not only has the Yellow-faced Honeyeater been gathering material but the White-throated Treecreeper from last months post is also getting in on the act.

They were quite quick to get some nesting material and get back again. I found this lovely little nest in a Paperbark just outside of the sun room. They used some air fern to help bind the nest.

Remember the post about the Welcome Swallows. Well the babies are starting to learn to fly but still like to get back in the nest for a feeding.
Spring also heralds Magpie swooping season. Not many people don’t get a swoop or two. Even a Wedge-tailed Eagle was getting the Magpie treatment.

A farm near my besties has Sulpher-crested Cockatoos. I hope they don’t come to her place. They are quite destructive and squawk quite loudly when they get into a bunch.

Little Friarbirds are timid but enjoy the nectar of the Honey Gem Grevillea in my garden.

King Parrots have set up their breeding pairs. This couple have taken up residence in the garden.

I had to include the Satin Bowerbird. Such a spectacular bird to have in the garden.

Here is the Great Cormorant who caught a fish from the Clarence River in Grafton. Scroll back a few posts and see the story if you like.
The Intermediate Egret has to have the longest neck I have ever seen.
I think the horse may be in for a surprise!

A small flock of Galahs are hanging around the farms near my besties. They sometimes come to her place to get a drink of water.

The Figbird didn’t know I was under the tree.
Spring brings the Blue-faced Honeyeaters back to my place.
My arty Pelican photo
The best arrival has been the Grey Shrike Thrush. Their lovely song fills the garden in the morning and afternoon. They too are nesting. I have them “knocking” on the windows in search for spiders webs and any insect who happens to be around the windows. It’s a constant tap tap tap most of the day.

Thanks for taking the time to wade through my rather large This is September post. If you would like to know more or have a comment, please leave me a note in the comments.

Pink #1

Published on September 1, 2018 by bushboy17 Comments

The first day of Becky’s square photo challenge: In the Pink

A pink and grey Australian bird is my choice for the start of my contribution to the challenge. You would have to be a flamin’ Galah not to join in
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If you want to join in here are a few ideas from Becky.

The theme for squares this month is ‘In the Pink‘ and the one rule as always is that your main photograph must be square. After that the world is your oyster, or should I say flamingo?! To help you get started here are some ideas you might want to consider;

‘In the Pink’ – means perfect condition or in good health, so that could be human or not!
‘Tickled Pink‘ – means delighted, so I’m thinking happy, fun and of course delighted. That could be you or the subject of your photograph.
Pink – you can of course simply share anything that is coloured pink
There is an extra challenge for those of you up for it – can you manage to combine two of these, or maybe even all three?

Squares is a daily challenge, so your photographs can be from the archives or brand new. Don’t forget though to keep your photo square, and to pingback with #InthePink.

This is August 2018

Published on September 1, 2018September 4, 2018 by bushboy3 Comments

Not a terribly exciting month for photos as I have been unwell with a cold which is not going away. I decided to do two or maybe more posts about August, one is a fairly large post which will be done soon. At least being unwell allows me time to sit at the computer to sort photos and do stuff that I put off as I have lots to do outside before the weather warms up, although this Winter had been unseasonably warm.

Let’s get started. A few mornings have been slightly foggy. One morning, the early morning fog made the bush look quite surreal.

Some days the clouds were in shapes that made me just stop and look.

I am glad this Red-necked Wallaby stopped and looked before hopping across the road in front of me.

A day was spent at an event in town called Wings and Wheels held at the South Grafton Airfield. It was great to see the Grey Ferguson tractors lines up. This one looked like mine.

One day out and about, we came across this most colourful and crazy garden. Lots of ideas for Cee’s Odd Ball photo challenge that’s for sure.

My bestie said it was time for the old wheelbarrow to get a succulent garden. Didn’t she do a great job? All the plants came from pots around the house and garden.

The hanging geraniums are always in flower.

We doing things in my besties garden when we felt that someone was looking at us.

Here is the biggest Brush Turkey from a nearby town, Kyolge.

Getting home from a drive, the chook decided to detail the car, removing all sorts of insects from the front of my car.

It is nesting time. I wondered what was going on with the mat on the verandah. The White-browed Treecreeper, normally hopping on vertical tree trunks, gathering nesting material.

A Spotted Pardalote was foraging among the vines.

The Welcome Swallows have been nesting in the verandah at my besties new place for years. They have started building their nests too. They are always together.

A young King Parrot morphing from juvenile to adult

Checking out the tree tops, an Australian Raven, surveys the scene.

A Pied Currawong found the berries on a Murraya irresistible.

The rather prehistoric looking Noisy Friarbird love Grevilleas.

Eastern Spinebills also love Grevilleas.

The blue black is lovely as a contrast to the rest of their colours. You can see why it is called a Spinebill.

The Galah just loved walking among the grass seeds snacking as he went.

I went down to the bottom part of my property to check on the waterhole. While I was there the activity of birds was quite amazing. A huge flock of Fuscous Honeyeaters were darting everywhere.

One afternoon, the Moon looked so fabulous against the blue sky. I love our Moon.

Well there you go. A quick look at my month of August. Thanks for stopping by. Leave me a comment which will cheer me up no end.

The Wildlife Camera

Published on May 4, 2018 by bushboy14 Comments

The Daily Post word prompt: Unlikely

This looks like a good place to set up the wildlife camera with its infra-red sensors to catch the action at the bird bath, or so I thought. It would unlikely that anything could go wrong and I would have a fine gallery of birds at the bird bath.

I didn’t count on the wisteria leaves on the arbor where I fastened the camera to be uncooperative.

Nicely positioned. Unlikely to miss anything. What? The wind has blown up.

Oh dear. Now it’s getting worse.

This is ridiculous. You can hardly even see the bird bath.

But wait. Here are some White-headed Pigeons

A Magpie has landed

The late afternoon sun on the Galah is perfect

So it wasn’t unlikely after all

Some birds, some insects and some flowers

Published on March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 by bushboy7 Comments

It seems like ages since I had time to sit down and look through the photos I have taken over the past few weeks. Some of these are from the end of February as I decided to just do the butterflies. I took a lot of butterfly photos in February and since then, have even taken more. I was asked about taking butterfly photos and had to say that out of twenty or so photos, there is usually only a couple that are ok.

This blog hasn’t any butterflies but has some other insects that I came across when walking around the garden or other people’s gardens. I was getting buzzed by this black insect. It wouldn’t go away but finally tuckered itself out and sat on a leaf.

I also spend a bit of time chasing bees around gardens. Coming in for a landing with rear legs full of pollen.

It took a bit of wrangling to get the caterpillar a bit angry to expose his red antennae while holding the camera in one hand and keeping the spikes on the bush lemon at bay as well.

Always have a close look inside of flowers. You never know who you may find!

I love these little orchid flowers. They grow on long stalks and this year have been flowering all the time.

The tiny Native Wisteria flowers are so perfect as they gradually open along the stem giving a blush of colour throughout the garden.

One of the old cottage style Hibiscus flowers. One of the original plants over thirty years old in my besties garden.

I found hundreds of small flowers growing on the breakwall at Ballina.

The Pink Bloodwoods were covered in blossoms, with bees buzzing about making a bit of a racket.

I was walking through the bush at my place when I came across a small shrub covered in white flowers. I haven’t seen this plant in flower before. It is quite pretty isn’t it?

Here are the flowers up close. Can anyone tell me the name of the shrub please?

I love the Tiger Lillies when they bloom, adding a splash of colour through the garden.

While we endured six months of no rain towards the end of last year, my favourite Honey Gem Grevillea suffered with the lack of water and still hasn’t flowered as strongly as it has in the past. Luckily the Pink Euodia has stepped up for the birds with bunches of flowers covering it, attracting so many birds. The Rainbow Lorikeets did their usual antics, hanging upside down to get a snack.

The Little Friarbirds kept an eye on the lorikeets when they popped in for lunch.

This is the first time I have seen the Scaly-breasted Lorikeets at my place. They only stayed for a couple of days.

The Musk Lorikeets returned to feast on the Euodias bounty.

They are so striking with their red heads, cheeks and beak

I really love the smallest of Australia’s Honeyeaters, the Scarlett Honeyeater. They can sit on top of the blossoms and not even bend the boughs at all.

They look so lovely among the pink flowers

They really are like “tiny red jewels” among the foliage around the garden.

One rainy day, I heard some disgruntled squawks and found some less that appreciative Rainbow Lorikeets sitting in the rain.

As always, the Kookaburra kept an eye out for any small creature or insect to wander across the grass. I was going to say lawn but that would be stretching the truth a long way.

The Galahs in the reserve behind the beach at Ballina found the Casuarina nuts irresistible.

Down at the water’s edge, a Seagull looked wistfully out to sea.

The Seagull kept an eye on us in case we had some chips.

Some birds have shown their funny side. I wonder if this is why this one is called a Drongo.

The Wedged-tailed Eagle is the biggest bird. I spotted one down by the side of the road ripping into a Wallaby road kill while it’s mate and the young one sat in a nearby tree. I didn’t notice them until one glided off the branch and into the forest leaving the young one. It sat there for a while until it too flew off. Such magnificent birds.

Well it’s time to kick back and relax. If anyone knows the names of any of the flowers or insects in this blog, please let me know. Thanks

A Birds Eye View

Published on October 7, 2013October 7, 2013 by bushboyLeave a comment

I have always believed the eyes are the windows to the soul. But with birds and animals it appears to be different, sometimes I wonder if anyone is in there and at other times I can see the intent or what I perceive to be intent. What do you feel when looking into the eyes of a bird?

Some of these photos are small but the difference in the eye and the eye ring is quite distinctive.

I guess I’ll start with a Silver Eye – a bird whose name is its feature.

Galahs seem to have old eyes

There are some birds who have a mask like appearance like this finch

and this duck

the Fig Bird’s red mask really stands out

The Noisy Miner only has a small bit of eye decoration

whereas the Blue Faced Honeyeater’s covers a lot of their head

A Kookaburras eye is just among its feathers

A King Parrots eye with a yellow ring stands out in its bright red head

which is much the same for a Rainbow Lorikeet with a red circle in a sea of blue

The Black Necked Stork is a spot of yellow in black

The osprey has an alertness about it

Many birds eyes have different colours like the Koel

and White Headed Pigeon

and Satin Bower Bird

The Peaceful Dove has blue as well but it’s around the eye

but sometimes they can look a bit sceptical

Tawny Frogmouths eyes aren’t open much during the day and are quite squinty

But the bird with a huge eye is the Pelican….a bit vacant but rather big nevertheless!!

Thats the journey through the eyes of birds

On the weekend

Published on December 15, 2012September 18, 2013 by bushboyLeave a comment

A weekend a few weeks ago started with the sky on fire on Friday night

On Saturday morning, we went for a walk along the road to the property that was used a tip many years ago. In the old tip site there are many fascinating things, least of all the old truck.

The garden, like the sunset, also was in colour……the Bird of Paradise was looking great as well

In the trees above, love was all around

Galahs getting frisky

Eastern Rosella getting a bit kissy kissy

….and Mrs Tawny Frogmouth kept a disapproving eye on all the goings on in the garden and maybe one eye on the cicadas

I wonder what this weekend will bring?

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