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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.

Purple Swamp hens are a common waterside bird in Victoria, Australia. They can occasionally be seen swimming, but seem to prefer the long grass or reeds at the side of a waterway. I found this one foraging in long grass beside the lake in Jells Park in Victoria, Australia.

Leopard Orchids (Diuris Pardina) don't usually flower until mid October, but this one was in a hurry - I took its photo in mid September!. Taken at Baluk Willam Reserve in Victoria.

Autumn seems to get later every year! This shot was taken in mid-winter and the Silver Birch didn't drop all it's leaves until July. Couldn't resist the sun shining through these golden leaves hanging over my balcony in Ringwood, Victoria.

I pulled off the road to take a photo of the seascape. On the way back to the car I saw what holiday-makers see on their way to Tidal River! Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia.

A Koala at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. Must be a fussy eater - licks the gum leaves before chewing them!

Benni is the oldest of the male Koalas at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia - and a noted Dad! He's been there long enough to know how to pose- but a wave at the camera is something special!

Helmeted Honeyeaters are Victoria's State avian emblem, and are critically endangered in the wild. Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, is breeding them in captivity as part of their Fighting Extinction program, and trying to rebuild the wild population.

Straight Outta Wangaratta - Gift for Australian From Wangaratta in Victoria Australia

Gift for Australian From Australia

Australian Bottle Brush Flowers Painting by Leah Gay This artwork was original created with gouache and machine embroidery on paper

One of my considered images for my book but not used in The Birds in the Backyard published by Blurb books.

Australian Kelpie Dog In Watercolor & Pen

Gift for Australian From Australia

A pair of beautiful Superb Fairywrens I found while out at a local park.

Portrait of Australian Aborigine shaman @NightCafeStudio #Nightcafe #Stable Diffusion

My neighbour's Bougainvillea has grown over my Cotoneaster tree - making a very pretty sight when they are both in flower. Curiously the bees love the Cotoneaster - and completely ignore the Bougainvillea!

This is a rare sight - a pair of Cairns Birdwing butterflies mating! These are amongst Australia's largest and most beautiful butterflies. Taken in the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria.

Pinjari, the male Red Tailed Black Cockatoo, lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. When he comes in to land you can see why he's called Red Tailed!

Been trying to get a good shot of these colourful parrots since they arrived a few weeks ago - and finally succeeded! Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia.

You know how you feel when you've just woken up after a long sleep - imagine how you'd look when you sleep for 18 to 20 hours a day. The Koalas at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria do that!

These pretty blue flowers are Blue Stars (Chamaescilla Corymbas), and they are flowering everywhere in the woodlands of Southern Australia at present - it's Spring! Their vivid blue makes them easy to see. Found at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve in croydon North, Victoria, Australia.

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Australian christmas

Merry Christmas - Australian Theme

Emily, the Koala, is used to having her photo taken - especially since she became a Mum! Today she decided to give me a profile shot. Emily lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

In spite of their ferocious reputation, Tasmanian Devils like to lie in the sun - like everybody else! Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia.

Short burst of warm, sunny weather brings out lots of wildflowers, including this Blunt Greenhood orchid - Pterostylis Curta - at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve, Victoria, Australia.

Brush Tailed Rock Wallabies are rare and endangered Australian animals. Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, has a healthy colony and has just finished an extended area for them, which allows visitors to get close to these beautiful creatures. This little female hopped up onto a new bench to get a better view.

Definitely a weed - but very common - and very pretty when in flower. This Milk Thistle - also known as Scotch Thistle - (Silybum spp) has attracted a honey bee for a feed of nectar.

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

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!

A Red Collared Lorikeet at Melbourne Zoo Great Aviary in Victoria, Australia. Differs from a Rainbow Lorikeet as the red goes all round the neck. Vivid colours.

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!