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Wrdsmth visits Melbourne
Wrdsmth is a LA based street artist with an interesting poetic style. Like Banksy he prefers to remain anonymous – though photos indicate that he is male. He visited Melbourne for the first time last...
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Hosier Lane – January 2016 Updates
After Xmas holidays came to an end earlier this year, I was back at work and spending lunchtimes checking out the CBD street art scene again. I have taken a number of shots in the last few months and...
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Hosier Lane Street Art – February 2016 Updates Part 1
Catching up on February’s Hosier Lane Updates…some great portraits appeared by Mimby Jones Robinson as well as a few witty comments and some large colourful pieces. Mimby Jones Robinson Street Art,...
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Hosier Lane Street Art – February 2016 Updates Part 2
Part 2 of February’s Hosier Lane Updates…some elaborate colourful pieces were the highlight of the second half of Feb 2016 . Street art, Hosier Lane , Melbourne CBD, Victoria II III IV Hosier Lane ,...
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Hosier Lane Street Art – March 2016 Updates
Hosier Lane in March saw some interesting murals and great colours, with more characters portrayed than portraits. Street art, Hosier Lane , Melbourne CBD, Victoria II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XIFiled...
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A great visit to the Pooh Farm…
Its always a good visit when you see a rare bird (and even if only a glimpse), and get lucky with a few good close ups of a few favourites…I have only seen the Lewin’s Rail once before at the Coolart...
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A sunny Winter’s Day at Willowind Farm
I dropped by the folks’ farm in Moorooduc yesterday. They live on a 10 acre block with large pine trees down one side and a Eucalyptus woodlot along another edge. The long driveway is bordered by rows...
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Presgrave Place: An Artists Laneway
There is an historical covered laneway off Little Bourke St, called Howey Place and running from Howey is Presgrave Place. Along the left hand side of Presgrave are many pieces of street art in the...
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A very muddy quarry
A drop in visit to the Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna reserve after all the rain lately meant a slog through the mud and water along the paths to the Quarry. It was fairly quiet as the birds seemed...
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Battle of the birdbath
While visiting my folks on Willowind farm in Moorooduc, I noticed that the New Holland Honeyeaters were spending quite a bit of time in the bare bushes around the birdbath near the back door. When an...
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Melbourne Laneways: Croft Alley Street Art
A lunchtime walk to Croft Alley in Chinatown always provides new and amazing artwork and some interesting aromas coming from the bins from the restaurants…I reckon I can pick the various laneways...
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Melbourne Laneways: Flinders Crt
Another great street art laneway, Flinders Crt is located near the Elizabeth St entrance of Flinders St Train Station. It has some large interesting pieces with vivid colours. A recent council project...
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Lifer 333 – Beach Stone-curlew
With the recent reports of a Beach Stone-curlew at the mouth of Screw Screek, Inverloch Beach, I decided to make the 2 hour drive down the coast with my local birder team (Dave, Ron and Gio) to look...
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From the beach of the Stone-curlew
While photographing the Beach Stone-curlew on Inverloch Beach at the weekend, a number of other birds flew by including flocks of Ibis, pelicans, cormorants, and gulls. Several Pacific Gulls flew near...
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Zebra Finches of Kirk’s Point
We often see Zebra Finches at the pooh farm, mostly in small groups perched on the wire fences. They quickly fly from the fence wires along the road another 10 metres and wait for the car to catch-up...
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Immature but graceful…
I always get a buzz when I find a White-bellied Sea-eagle at the Western Treatment Plant and anywhere else for that matter. A beautiful large raptor with an upright proud stance. This one is a year or...
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Under the watchful gaze of a Brown Falcon
A regular member of the raptors often sighted at the Treatment Plant lagoons is the Brown Falcon, a striking bird that often perches on posts and signs waiting for opportunities to pounce on small...
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A deadly hunt
On a recent trip to the Western Treatment Plant, we saw and photographed a number of raptors including several Black-shouldered Kites. We drove along the lagoon tracks and found a kite feeding on a...
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Last bird of the day…
On the drive out of the Western Lagoons and T-section and back along the Point Wilson Road heading home after along day of birding, I spotted a dark silhouette in one of the bordering Pines. Very easy...
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The hunter’s perch…
One of the best reasons to visit the Western Treatment Plant over winter is the large number of Raptors that can be easily seen. The species found all year round include the Swamp Harriers, Kites...
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