Australian Painted Lady Butterfly

It seems ages since I last posted. Things have been a bit quiet because of the cold wet weather and I’ve missed a few opportunities which have all contributed to making me feel a bit blah.

Red-eared Firetail by Paul Amyes on 500px.com — We went to Bickley looking for these Red-eared Firetaisl (Stagonopleura oculata).

We went to the New Victoria Dam at Bickley in search of Red-eared Firetails but all we found were lots of butterflies. It’s amazing that a lot of Western Australia’s butterfly species can be found all year round. Even on a freezing winters day.

Bickley Brook by Paul Amyes on 500px.com — What we found were Australian painted lady butterflies, Vanessa kershawi. New Victoria Dam, Bickley, Western Australia.

On the home front we had a new visitor to the garden in the form of an Australian Hobby. It also looks like a pair of Nankeen Kestrels have nested in a tall tree on the land opposite us. They can be regularly seen hunting over the fields and gardens and they use our TV aerial as an observation platform. Hopefully, if I can swing it with the landowner, I’ll get some photos of them rearing chicks over the next few months.

Australian hobby(Falco longipennis) perched on our TV aerial.

Nankeen kestra (Falco cenchroides cenchroides), York, Western Australia.

Australian Painted Lady — Australian painted lady butterfly (*Vanessa kershawi*). Olympus Pen EP-5 with Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro lens and Olympus FL600-R speed light.

I’m always amazed at what I can find in my back garden. This is just an ordinary suburban backyard and yet I seem to find something new to photograph on a weekly basis. If you pine for an African Wildlife safari but never have the coin I’d try getting out in the garden and seeing what you can find.

Garden Katydid — A garden katydid (*Caedicia simplex*) found strangely enough in my garden. Olympus Pen EP-5 with Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro lens.

Cabbage White Butterfly — A cabbage white butterfly (*Pieris rapae*) on a lavender flower. Olympus Pen EP-5 with Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro lens and Olympus FL600-R speed light.

Eastern Common Froglet — Found in one of our raised veggie beds. The Eastern Common Frog (*Crinia signifera*) is a small ground dwelling frog and is one of Eastern Australia’s most common and widespread species. Olympus OMD EM-10 with Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro lens.

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