White Faced Heron

At the shore of the Swan River in Peppermint Grove. Isn't he/she a beauty? Look at the hairdo ;)

Three Mountains Walk

14.5km round trip

Big rocks, bush and water holes

Three Mountains Walk, part of the Bibulmun track an hour south of Perth

More Sundew

Spotted on the rocks of the same Three Mountains Walk.

Raven

This is Kiki, my young raven who is visiting me every day since that big storm in March. Always keen for a morsel of food and a play with my hair. Here he is sitting in the mulberrie tree which is rapidly losing its leaves for winter.

Natural lace

These marvolous lacy plants are growing on the big rocks along the Bibulmun track south of Perth.

Sundew

This beautiful species of sundew was growing on the rocks south of Perth. We were doing part of the Bibulmun track, called the three mountains walk, yesterday. It was a beautiful winters day for a hike!

Pooky

Raven

It's now seven weeks ago that we had that big storm and a few days later this young raven came into our house, desperate for some food as he was skinny and looking dreadful with his crooked wing. Now he is a daily visitor and always in for some fun. Jumps on my arm to get a morsel of meat or a bread crump. He is doing fine although his suit is still not really fitting his frame with his ruffled feathers, but he is a happy guy. Sometimes he is bored and comes in for some excitement, I don't know where his family or partner is, as he is too young to be alone, that's probably why he is sticking around, he feels save. And I like it!

Dead tree

The Australian bush has several dead tree which are housing heaps of animals so actually they are not dead, they are very much alive. And gorgeous against the bright blue sky!

Rainbow lorikeets

We were walking in Bold Park this afternoon, a beautiful autumn day, when I tried to get these colourful birds, hiding in the tall dead trees, on the photo. My zoom doesn't go far enough though... unfortunately...

Raven

Update on my raven, he is coming back every day for a morsel or just a chat on the veranda. His damaged wing is healing, there is an odd white feather sprouting on the quil that sticks out but he seems to recover and is able to fly a bit more every day.

Banksia cone

Photo made last weekend on the first leg of the Bibbulmun track from Kalamunda to Mundaring Weir.

Pink lily

Pink lilies blooming in the hills at the moment.

Marsupial

I have no idea what kind of marsupial this is but he was frolicking in the gardens of The Loose Box restaurant last weekend and wasn't reall scared of us... Poor bugger has several full tics in his neck...