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February 28, 2014

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Labour and wait

Labour and wait

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Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark
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And this time a squid.
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Mist rising over Berowra Valley National Park
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Brush turkey chick on the alert
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Spring rain
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From bean thieves
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From labour and wait
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Red wattlebird in our Japanese maple
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First artichoke of the year
Eastern water dragon enjoying the attentions of the papperazzi.
Eastern water dragon enjoying the attentions of the papperazzi.
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Still morning on Two Mile Lake
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Today on chicken TV: the makeover show
Sprinter (not yet sprummer)
Sprinter (not yet sprummer)
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The Bronze Orange Bug: a worthy adversary
Eye to eye with Snakey the diamond python
Eye to eye with Snakey the diamond python
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Reflections of a ground predator
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Australian magpie with hairy caterpillar
Australian magpie with hairy caterpillar
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Spring rain
Past-it parsley showing off its new spiky leaves
Past-it parsley showing off its new spiky leaves
darter wings outstretched crop
Sunset moon and boats
White faced heron
White faced heron
The light blue soldier crab, Mictyris longicarpus
The light blue soldier crab, Mictyris longicarpus
Dianella caerulea really really closeup
Dianella caerulea really really closeup
Tumeric flower
Tumeric flower
Borage: a salad climax community
Borage: a salad climax community
From bean thieves
From bean thieves
Just part of the flock
Just part of the flock
The papparazzi invade the marsupial Big Brother House
The papparazzi invade the marsupial Big Brother House
A fossil in the garden
A fossil in the garden
Silhouette of a yellow tailed black cockatoo
Silhouette of a yellow tailed black cockatoo
Surfers floating over the relics of yesterday's lagoon
Surfers floating over the relics of yesterday’s lagoon
Beautiful jerusalem artichoke flowers
Beautiful jerusalem artichoke flowers
A hoarder's confessions
A hoarder’s confessions
Dawn breaks over the barrier between Bombah Broadwater and the open sea
Dawn breaks over the barrier between Bombah Broadwater and the open sea
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Child’s eye view
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A fossil in the garden
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April sunrise
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Pomegranate star and blue sky
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Bee-ing positive
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Huge sandstone cliffs at Wentworth Falls
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Spring rain
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The liquidambar feast
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Summer sunset
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Death, hot compost and chicken addictions
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A hoarder’s confessions
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Butterfly visiting a shallot flower – is it a cabbage white?
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A fossil in the garden
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Andy mugshot
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Apocalypse descending over Berowra
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July sunset – sorry for knocking you off your perch for this one Snowball
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Pelicans on the Wyong River in late afternoon
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Winners and weeds
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Red liquidamba leaves
Bowerbirds: snacking for solar gain
Bowerbirds: snacking for solar gain
A breba crop
A breba crop
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Eat your heart out Georgia O'Keefe
Eat your heart out Georgia O’Keefe
Clydeside in late autumn. Ideal habitat for kale.
Clydeside in late autumn. Ideal habitat for kale.
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