Tag: Spangled drongo

Oh dear, another month of photos that is too big. I think I should do a week at a time. I haven’t included the photos from the other posts, just a couple I think. It was a weird month. The days were the usual February hot to very hot days with the rain finally appearing at the end of February.

Perhaps, as usual, a cup of tea or a drink of choice, get comfy and I hope you get to the end without nodding off.

This time I am starting off with insects so those who have an aversion to spiders, moths or flies get your scrolling finger ready to zip past some fantastic photos lol
I found a tiny hairy caterpillar who looked so unusual. Yes I did get a bit close with the lens and the centre section did get a bit squashed by the lens

I surprised a small spider. She ran out to defend her egg nest

Even a hornet has to have a drink on a hot day

One of the more unusual grasshoppers I have at my place

These flies like to bite. The bit of the proboscis that is hanging down has a spike sheathed inside. The other dagger like thing is the antennae. The angle makes them look fierce.

You can see why the fly is angry all the time and wants to bite. A bit of baldness can make anyone cross.

With all the places in the garden to hatch out, these cicadas chose the same leaf

The Line Blue Butterflies had a monopoly in some parts of the garden. This tiny one found a quiet place to sit for a while

A moth, we call a tiger moth, really loved the scent of the Murraya flowers

Looking at a Crow Eggfly Butterfly who was looking at me

This Dragonfly has been in a mud puddle I think

Such a dainty tiny Dragonfly

The fig tree has so many figs which the birds love

Isn’t this Wood Fungus lovely

An old fashioned Hibiscus flower. This is one of the smallest Hibiscus flowers in the garden.

The Leopard Lillies liked the hot weather

So did the Ginger flowers

The Lilli Pilli bush doesn’t flower that much but when it does isn’t it spectacular?

Onto Animals which includes a couple of Python photos so snake phobes get ready to whizz past some really beautiful photos

As it was hot, the Carpet Python came out from the roof space and stretched along the rafter. It must have been quite warm so close to the corrugated iron

When the weather was a bit cooler, the Python managed to knot up into a smallish ball. This is about 2 meters of snake all rolled up

When it was a too hot, the Python decided that Charlies little pond was a cool place to be. Charlie didn’t care and swam about the snake while the snake ignored Charlie thankfully.

Charlie also had another unwelcome visitor. How ugly are Cane Toads?

Enough of ugly, here is some cute. Early one morning, a couple of Yellow-footed Antechinus were hopping around the verandah

When I went into the shed, I disturbed some Lesser Long-eared Bats. Aren’t their little feet lovely?

We are now in the bird zone so those who have been rushing past the previous photos can relax now

A great way to spend part of a hot day is in one of the many bird baths scattered around the place. A Grey Fantail contemplating a plunge

A Variegated Fairy Wren checking out the mosaic bird bath

The little Thornbill jumped straight in, splashing about

A Red-browed Firetail Finch just dunked under to cool off

A Jenny Wren looked on from the safety of the bushes

A Spangled Drongo was looking for some grubs in the Poinciana tree after his dip in the bird bath

The Eastern Yellow Robin took his usual lookout on the garden chair to scan the garden for dinner

We wondered who was making a mess on the car doors early in the morning. I finally was able to catch the culprit – a Green Catbird

This White-headed Pigeon was on lookout at the bird bath while its young one had a drink of water

One morning there was a terrible sound in the garden. There were Ravens calling and flying about. I finally spotted a Channel-billed Cuckoo young who was being raised by the Ravens

The birds were all calling out, making a real noise in the garden. I finally spotted the culprit who set them off. A Pacific Baza was sitting in a tree. Nearby another two were calling as well. They bought their young one to check out the garden.

When I go outside I always look up as often a Wedged-tailed Eagle or two will be wheeling about looking for an unsuspecting snack

I think I was lucky to have everything just right to capture this spiders web. The Primrose flowers add a splash of colour

The door latch from the Cathedral in Grafton. It doesn’t look very worn so I don’t think it is the original but looked quite good enough to photograph

I loved the lighting in the loungeroom one night

Thanks for your staying power. Enjoy a sunset