The blue banded bees are back! Well, one so far, anyway. Just love these bees, they have a different buzz and dart or zig zag around the place. This one I saw yesterday in our vegetable garden, enjoying the comfrey flowers. So thrilled to see them back again! … [Read more...] about The blue banded bees are back!
Dainty Swallowtail in my garden
Have been seeing a few cabbage white butterflies here at home but been hanging out to see other butterflies. Yesterday, my husband spied this beautiful one, that we think may have been recently hatched. It's a Dainty Swallowtail Butterfly, sometimes referred to as a Citrus Butterfly. They hatch in citrus trees and this one was hovering … [Read more...] about Dainty Swallowtail in my garden
Bird attractors
One of the things I love about our garden is that it attracts a variety of birds, small, medium and large. In this picture is an Eastern Spinebill, which is a honeyeater, collecting nectar from a callistemon. Probably the closest we have to a hummingbird, here in Australia. Not an easy shot to get but it was fun trying. … [Read more...] about Bird attractors
We have ducklings!
We got the biggest surprise in our bush paddock garden recently. I went outside to do a bird count for the latest Aussie BirdCount and ventured down the hill to look at our plants and watch for birds. Imagine my surprise when I saw some ducklings with two adult Australian Wood Ducks. Now, we'd had the Wood Ducks hanging around for a few weeks … [Read more...] about We have ducklings!
Secret Gardens of the Dandenong Ranges
I celebrated a milestone birthday on 12th October. Just co-incidentally, I noticed online a couple months before, that there was going to be a Secret Gardens of the Dandenong Ranges Tour on my birthday! There were 4 other days it was operating too, however for me it was significant that it was on my birthday. I excitedly told my husband and he … [Read more...] about Secret Gardens of the Dandenong Ranges