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Someone kindly left a small container of food on a tree stump - and the Zebra Finches were tucking in! World Of Parrots at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

These Lorikeets are different species - but seem happy to share a small container of nectar. On the left a Scaly Breasted, and on the right a Musk Lorikeet. Taken at the World of Parrots, Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Benni, the Koala, is used to being shown off to visitors at Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia. He surely knows how to pose.

Spotted a pair of Spoonbills building their nest on top of a Melaleuca tree, but couldn't get a clear shot. Had to lean out over the pond, and hang on with one hand to get this. Clearly shows why they're called Spoonbills!

These Butterfly Flags (Diplarena Moraea) look quite familiar - they are part of the Iris family. This species is native to Australia - although not common.

What a great start to a New Year - a Lovers Moon or super moon! This was taken soon after moon rise on New Years Day in Melbourne, Australia.

I'm no expert on mosses, but I think this is moss! It was a rainy day and I was struck by the pretty flowers (think that's what they are!) sprinkled with raindrops.

The Star Finches are new to the Woodland Aviary at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. Four of them were really enjoying a bath in the pond while this male kept lookout.

This Sumatran Tiger was lying in the shade, by the creek, at Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia. Then he saw something (or someone!) he didn't like!

Just beautiful colours - Lorikeets light up the forest! Great Aviary, Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia.

Vintage WWI Era Australian Red Cross Nurse Poster: HELP

Cute Koala Hanging On Tree And Holding Australian Flag

Australian Laughing Kookaburra

Digital art created in the style of traditional Australian Aboriginal art, depicting the life cycle of the sea turtles of northern Australia.

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Lovely to see these pretty little orchids back in numbers - they've been hard to find for the last couple of years. Amazing what a little rain can do! These are White Finger orchids or Caladenia Alba.

Major Mitchell cockatoo & Eclectus parrot getting friendly at the Great Aviary, Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia.

This is Burgan, a Summer flowering shrub from the woodlands of Southern Australia. It's long stamens are quite striking. I found this glorious example in the Baluk Willam Reserve in Belgrave South, Victoria, Australia.

This is a ripe Kangaroo Apple - Solanum spp. These are very common in Southern Australia, with gorgeous purple flowers, followed by yellow fruits, which turn red when ripe. I'm told the ripe berries are edible, but since they are related to Deadly Nightshade I'm not game to risk it!

Sweet and Sour Australian TV Show

This family of Swamp Hens had taken over a pond in the Tasmanian Devil's enclosure at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. They had 2 chicks and this one got a feed, Amazing what you see at the Zoo!

This is the path up and down Hanging Rock in Victoria, Australia. Wouldn't have wanted to be on it when this huge rock fell from above!

Occasionally mistaken for Rice Flowers - especially by me! - these Candles grow in colonies and do look like candles from a distance. Proper name is Stackhousia Monogyna at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve, Victoria, Australia.

Caught in the act! This Scaly Breasted Lorikeet was enjoying a few gum nuts.

This is Yakini, who has recently taken over from his Dad as leader of the Gorilla group at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia. He's not afraid to lay down the law!

All flights at the Flight Arena, Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia, are cancelled while the birds homes are being renovated. His keeper, Norm, brought Jess, the Wedge Tailed Eagle out for a bit of "show and tell". Jess' eagle eye spotted the camera and he kept an on me!

New to the pond! The water hen is a native to Australia with its' vivid blue-indigo plumage and red beak and head marking.

New to the Birds in the Backyard series - here is my Kookaburra! Created in Pixelmator.

I caught this Sallow Wattle (Acacia Mucronata) in full burst at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve in Croydon North, Victoria, Australia.

This is called a Tall Greenhood - Pterostylis Longifolia. Because of the drought this lovely specimen was about half the size they usually grow to. Greenhood orchids are usually common in the woodlands of Victoria in Spring, but have become much harder to find in recent times.

The Long Nosed Potoroo is an Australian native, related to Kangaroos and Wallabies - not a rodent! A small family of them lives in the Land Of Parrots at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. The parrots and Cockatoos are messy eaters, so the Potoroos do well on dropped treats!

This cute koala loves pizza. Funny motif for pizza lovers. Great for animal lovers from Australia. Eat more pizza with this cute koala bear. Funny pizza gift.

Paperbark trees are in flower everywhere now, but this Scented Paperbark (Melaleuca Squarrosa) stood out with its creamy yellow flowers. The Grange Reserve, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia.

A Sulphur Crested cockatoo getting a little treat after his display at the Flight Arena, Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

This is one of Australia's favourite flowers - native to Western Australia - they can be seen in gardens, parks and nature strips all over Australia. Its popular name is Bottlebrush - for obvious reasons - proper name is Callistemon.

A close up profile portrait of an Emu at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia.