June 2017 to January 2018, Canberra, ACT
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Although we live in an inner city suburb of Canberra, we are lucky enough to have Mount Ainslie and 10,000 acres of bushland over our back fence. Consequently, we take a walk up there every morning and sometimes I bring a camera.
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In the winter it can be quite foggy
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… which provides an element of mystery for the morning walks.
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Sometimes there are countless spiderwebs gleaming in the morning light,
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And at any time of the year, there can be interesting patterns on the bark of the eucalypts.
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Not sure what kind of tree this is, but the lichens on their trunks open after rain.
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A few of these images are on our section. This is the trunk of a small brachychiton rupestris in the back yard.
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Small cactus on the front verandah.
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White rose in the back garden, complete with tiny spider at top right.
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Eastern spinebill just outside my study, through a dirty window.
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Back to the reserve again. Kookaburra.
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Topknot pigeon on the power line.
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Pied currawong.
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Sulphur-crested cockatoo.
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Grey butcher bird (juvenile).
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Galah.
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Noisy miners.
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Chough’s nest.
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Cunningham’s Skinks.
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Eastern grey kangaroos.
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Echidna, visiting our back yard.
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Blue tongued lizard in back yard path.
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Dragonfly wing, found on the front step.
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You do wonderfully well in all forms of photo! But Murry….it’s the Other Left. 🙂
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The Other Left? I’m missing something here.
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Look for the spider. 🙂
You’re lucky to have Mt Ainslie as your backyard.
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Ah, right. (To coin a phrase). And lucky indeed.
Actually I didn’t see the spider when I took the photograph, only later on the computer. I went back to try again but the depth of field is so shallow that even using a monopod, I couldn’t get another shot with the spider in focus.
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