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This Great Horned Owl barely opened his eyes to see who I was, and then closed them again and went back to sleep. As he has lived in our backyard for the last couple of months, I suppose he does not consider me a threat.
This fellow usually does not show up in our backyard until after dusk but this day he arrived in the early evening. Raccoons tend to be very timid so I had to take the photograph through the window.
Snow is everywhere, on trees, cars and backyards of the homes across the street. Even the white truck in front has snow on it, but barely visible.
Backyard visitors. This is a pink and grey galah. very common in this area. The colourful bird in foreground (out of focus) is a rainbow lorikeet. A beautiful and feisty bird which unfortuantely is an introduced species and bit of a pest for the endemic species such as the galah and other parrots. The galahs are real characters and very intelligent (like most parrots).
I took these photos to try out my new telephoto zoom lense. A christmas present that I will use when winter comes again and the surf is up.
Bald Eagle
We have an eagle nest about one mile from home. We often see eagles flying near our house. My son and I always said, "It would be awesome if one landed in our back yard!" When I was hiding on the patio taking pictures of birds coming into the feeders, my son cracked open the door and said, "Dad, there is an eagle in the trees", to which I said, "You are kidding, right?" Sure enough, there it was! A dream come true!
With the temperatures rising in Sydney today, the bees are feeling the heat. I think they are preparing to swarm.
The flowers are blooming and they are colorful. I decided to try a collage. Flowers sure make your spirits high. We could use some cheering up these days..Stay safe out there! thank you for stopping by!
This photo is literally a flower in the backyard of the townhouse that we used to rent out. It was taken in June of 2021. I can't remember why I was wandering back there, as there isn't much except for weeds and blackberry bushes. Regardless, I saw these tiny little flowers and loved the texture on them. I grabbed my camera gear and started shooting. I think I took a few thousand photos of these little guys but all of them were pretty boring. For some unknown reason I decided to place my camera in the middle of a tall set of weeds and shoot through them. Viola! This gave me the bokeh, the texture, and the isolation that I wanted. Of course, I took a focus stack and this one ended up being about 39 photos from the front of the pedals to the back of them. Just another simple flower photo so I hope you enjoy!
Very surprised to see this little chipmunk on the deck eating bird seed and braving the bitter cold (-16C).
Much better than a peeping tom, this tom turkey was caught strolling across the backyard in a light, early springtime snowfall pretty much like he owned the place, which of course he does. We share the acreage at the homestead here with all sorts of creatures because, after all, they were here long before we came along. We are the invaders, the last ones in (so far), and maybe even the interlopers, depending on your point of view.
Turkeys, toms and hens, are frequent passersby on the backyard property and, usually, they come in a flock of 7-10 birds who live and roost in local trees just up the lane. They generally squawk to announce their arrival, lest they sneak up on something that would rather not be interrupted. Very thoughtful neighbors, the birds. Among the best actually, although it is certainly a close competition.