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I see the Australian ospreys are getting on with their incubation. I would estimate that chicks are due about 28th September. There are some amazing comments on this blog like "you been up to count the eggs yet?" EEk I wonder who does that at Loch Garten :)) Maybe this needs a thread by...

Tinnies, barbies, Kylie and Neighbours are all popular Aussie exports that have been warmly adopted by the British. Now conservationists are hoping that another Antipodean staple - caring passionately about wildlife facing extinction - will become an addition to the list too. In a bold move, highlighting...

These guys spend the summer months feeding in our backyard. They become very tame and feed from our hands; this guy is busy investigating my breakfast, but chooses the sunflower seeds! The males have the bright orange head and breast. The girls are greenish all over. They are a delightful addition to...

These delightful birds arrive in the garden towards the end of summer each year- February. Trees at the back of our yard have been cut down to make way for a new building so the family have become challenged for space. During the drought of the last few years they have become trusting enough to fly down...

This is the first time these guys have been this trusting; they have never fed from our hands before. They are daily visitors to the garden all year 'round.

This cheery visitor, or rather, the whole group of visitors, are very welcome in our back yard when they visit! this is the Australian Apostle bird, so named because it is nearly always seen in groups of about 12 or so. They're very bold and friendly birds, moving over an area together, chattering...

Just so you don't think it's just birds we have in our back yard, allow me to introduce Lizzie. She is the dominant female in our resident colony of about eight bearded dragons. This was taken in September 2008 (our spring) and she had been out of hibernation just long enough to build up her...

This is another of my favourite friends. Again, she is sitting on our clothesline, waiting for her handout. This is the adult female. The make is more solid grey across the back and wings, making him look very dapper, as though he is wearing a morning suit. Juveniles have a lot more brown on them. The...

This is a very special friend - Mumma Maggie. She is an excellent parent, but also insists on close personal contact with us. She loves to be hand fed, and always comes down to see what we're doing if we're in the backyard. I was trying out my new camera, and she was intrigued by the zoom lens...

This is our regular pair of galahs at our backyard feeder, just outside our back window. Galahs usually travel in large flocks, moving through an area together, moving over a paddock like a search party, looking for their favourite seasonal food. When they are in our area, we often have 40 or so competing...

This is our regular pair of galahs at our backyard feeder, just outside our back window. Galahs usually travel in large flocks, moving through an area together, moving over a paddock like a search party, looking for their favourite seasonal food. When they are in our area, we often have 40 or so competing...