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Milkmaids are a very common Spring wildflower, not noticed by a lot of people. They really are pretty when you get close!

Wax Lips orchids everywhere! Also known as Parson In The Pulpit, these native orchids are gorgeous when they form a twin set. Botanical name is Glossodia Major.

These male Scimitar Horned Ibex were facing off - but decided against a fight in the end. Just as well - those horns could do some real damage! These beautiful animals are extinct in the wild - hunted for those horns. Werribee Open Range Zoo has a small - protected - herd.

The Blue Faced Honeyeaters at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, are always busy. This Spring they are working really hard on a new nest in this tree hollow.

Australian Bluebells (Wahlenbergia Gracilis) are common all thru Summer, but hard to photograph as they only open when the sun shines, and are on a long thin stem - which moves with the slightest puff of wind! Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve, Victoria, Australia.

The Blue Faced Honeyeaters were busy as usual at the Great Aviary at Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia. This male perched on a nearby branch just long enough to get this shot.

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Grevilleas are very popular in Australian gardens. This Rosemary Grevillea (Grevillea Rosmarinifolia) was flowering in my garden in Glen Waverley in Victoria, Australia.

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.

A fallen branch from a big gum tree - after the storm at Shepherds Bush - part of Jells Park in Victoria, Australia.

A young female koala - just a teenager! Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Love Creeper gets its name from it's habit of twining itself around other plants - in a loving embrace!

The sun was shining - and the Turtles were basking in it. This flat rock at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia, served their purpose.

These Helmet Orchids are really tiny - and very hard to find! I was shown where a small patch of them was growing - what a privilege! This one is a Veined Helmet Orchid (Corybas Diemenicus) and was less than a centimetre tall.

This beautiful little orchid has 2 common names - Wax Lips or Parson In The Pulpit - but its proper name is Glossodia Major, and yes it really is that vivid purple! Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve, Victoria, Australia.

Male eclectus parrot at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. Beautiful green plumage - totally different to the female..

These two female Tasmanian Devils share an enclosure at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. They are usually good friends - but still have the occasional tiff!

Pelicans gathered on a log at the edge of a pond. One appears to commenting on the other's take-off! Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

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This is a rare Green Bird Orchid (Chiloglottis Cornuta). It was growing in the middle of a colony of Common Bird Orchids - so hard to get at without trampling some of them - but I managed! Found at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve in Croydon North, Victoria, Australia.

Boys will be boys! This boy baby Koala at Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia, has been out of the pouch long enough to start taking an interest in his surroundings. He got stuck climbing the tree and Mum slept through all his cries for help!

A black cow in a paddock, near Jells Park in Victoria, Australia. Spoke gently to her and she lifted her ear to listen. Great for an ad to tell customers you listen to them!

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There are very few native plants in flower in Autumn and Winter in Australia. Correa Reflexa is one of the few which do. I was lucky to find this less common red variety at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve in Victoria, Australia.

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.

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.

Part of a series of 4 images of a female Lowland Gorilla, sitting under a tree at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. The series shows her changing moods and expressions. She is so like us!

A pretty posy of Spotted Sun Orchids to present to your loved one - except you're not allowed to pick these! Their botanical name is Thelymitra Ixiodes, and these were flowering in Baluk Willam Reserve in Victoria, Australia.

Alby, the Osprey, demonstrates his fishing skills again at the Flight Arena at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

The Flight Arena at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, is training a new Wedge Tailed Eagle. His name is Valla.

The dead tree and burnt bracken show just how dry and exposed this area is. Taken at Hanging Rock, Victoria, Australia.

Correa Reflexa - native fuchsia - in flower at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve in Victoria, Australia. Spring is on its way!

Just sometimes a wild animal will co-operate - and look at the camera! This cute Alpine Dingo lives at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

There are 2 varieties of Kangaroo Apple, both common in Victoria. This is the Large Kangaroo Apple ( Solanum Laciniatum) which has larger flowers. Quite spectacular in close up!