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The Brass Band rose is in the little rose garden across the street.. I love it because it is such a different color.. I'm afraid that It might not continue to thrive because it's being over run by the root stock...
One of the pair of Jimmy's Farm Six-banded Armadillo kicking up some dust on a fast lap round it's enclosure! They came to Jimmy's Farm from Longleat Safari Park. They are talented diggers and sleep in burrows at night.
Six-banded or Yellow Armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) possess limited eyesight and heavily depend on their acute sense of smell to locate both prey and potential threats. Unlike the majority of armadillo species, they exhibit diurnal behaviour, remaining active during the daytime.
The armadillo’s distinctive armour consists of overlapping bone plates covered by keratin scales. However, unlike other armadillo species, the Six-banded Armadillo lacks the ability to roll into a protective ball. Instead, they rely on evasive tactics by swiftly seeking refuge in nearby burrows to avoid encounters with predators.
The native home of the Six-banded Armadillo is South America. They can be found throughout Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay, in different habitats, ranging from grassland to rainforest, but they are mainly found on open plains. They are omnivores. The majority of their diet is made up of plants such as fruit, leaves and roots, but they will also eat insects and small invertebrates.
Six-banded Armadillos are hunted in large numbers for their meat and persecuted as crop pests in agricultural areas. They are also hunted for medicinal use. Local folklore believes that placing an armadillo tail in the ear of a deaf person will cure them. Armadillo shells are used to make a traditional instrument called a Charango, which is a bit like a small guitar.
TIGER SNAKE PORTRAIT
Portrait of a particularly stunning adult male Eastern Tiger Snake (Notches scutatus) from the Yarra River corridor in north-eastern metropolitan Melbourne.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR coupled to a vintage, film-era Leica R Series Bellows Rail System with an adapter from Leitax, and in concerto with a vintage Leitz Wetzlar 100mm/4 Macro Elmar short lens from the early 1980's.
Tripod, manual focus and camera settings.