Category: Australia
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“Little Dave” Part 4: “Life with Deb”
Author David Rennie ◦ After a few days the strangest thing I noticed is how “Little Dave” then dealt with Deb, he slowed down, was more deliberate, spent time next to her, around and with her. They walked through the… Continue reading
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“Little Dave” Part 3: Life after “JEZEBEL”
Author David Rennie ◦ So the next day I went back and there was Little Dave, as I said before he was the most amazing fisherman I had seen. I kept going back day after day, I could not get… Continue reading
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Little Dave’s Story (Part 2)
Author David Rennie ◦ I had progressed by now and was shooting with 2 x Canon 1DMKIII and a Canon 300mm IS f2.8, 600mm and 800mm still had 100-400mm and 70-200mm IS f2.8. but the 300mm IS became my weapon… Continue reading
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Little Dave’s Story (Part 1)
Author David Rennie ◦ Gidday everyone, like to have a little yarn with you all. My name is David Rennie, I am a wildlife photographer, claim that because it is all I do, wander around taking photo’s of nature and… Continue reading
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Little Dave’s Story (Prologue)
Author David Rennie ◦ Little Dave (2007-2022) RIP First met him late 2008 and Deb around July 2009. Became a love affair and I had the great honour of documenting them over the next few years. After I retired with… Continue reading
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Bubbling Euryglossinae Dasyhesma…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ With around 800 different species of native bees here in WA (estimated 2,000 Australia wide) I try to bring something new with every post, and although I have posted this little sweetheart before, this is the… Continue reading
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My yellow hairy bug…
Author Koh Lin ◦ Another day at work… and after a windy night, I had just finished my morning task of pool maintenance. I had taken the pool cleaner out and there was not one leaf in the pool, or… Continue reading
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Loving the River Red Gum
Author Koh Lin ◦ Found growing across Australia is the River Red Gum. Although I have always noticed them, I really did not pay too much attention, as living in Central Australia, they were all around me. Since I have… Continue reading
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Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii… a generalist feeder
Author Gary Taylor ◦ I missed seeing her emerge (that’s ok, her Mum filled four nests in my Beetown, I’ve still got three more chances… 🙂), but this here is the first of the Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii to emerge from… Continue reading
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the fix is good for now but I want more…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ So here she is… Euryglossa calaina in all her splendid glory (well, a small selection)… The fix I was after. So many times I’ve spotted something new and only managed a blurry photo and it’s years… Continue reading
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The $250 dollar bee…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Had to laugh at a Facebook post earlier about spending a fortune on native plants for native bees and only seeing ’em on a $2 daisy… 😆 I remember posting a pic of a lonely little… Continue reading
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They like each other…
Author Marc Newman ◦ Our Superb Fairy-Wren having a rest from keeping our lawn in order… They like each other. Some say… isn’t love grand !! What little darlings… lucky to have this happy family living at our place! Very… Continue reading