These pretty frogs call for mates after summer rains – Springbrook, Qld 2009
Golden orb weavers are among the most / spectacular and visible of Australian spiders. Hanging in / the centre of her magnificent shining golden web, / day and night, the female of some species can / measure almost 5cm in body length with legs to / match. The males, by contrast, are tiny darkcoloured / spiders which may be seen around the / edge of the web (but not to be confused with / dewdrop spider). The golden colour / of the web serves to attract insects, working rather / like the UV-reflecting strands on the St Andrew’s / Cross web . It may also help to warn off / potential predators such as birds. The silk of these webs / is unusually heavy and very strong so birds would not want / to become entangled. Indeed small ones which occasionally / become trapped do not live to avoid making the same mistake again, but are eaten by / the spider. The price of the meal, however, is a badly damaged web. Photo taken with a Nikon D80 and Sigma 150-500 zoom lens.
This small frog is inviting you all to come in for a swim, taken in our backyard pond in Kuranda FNQ
The red flowers on the footpath are from a Flame tree. Taken at Tamborine Queensland. The photo below was taken from across the road. The tree on the left is the tree that dropped the flowers onto the footpath. Featured in “Queensland the sunshine state” November 2009.
flame tree red flower petals / turrbul country
Sunset 05.01.09 ( January 5th) Kirra Beach, Gold Coast ,Queensland / Canon 400D 18/55 mm Canon lens / Shot this for all our friends in the Northern Hemisphere who are sick of the snow :) / / Now Features in my book Went Walkabout / copy and past into your browser to view / http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/616585/a3fe6a030e8299fa2e3b3afc960784f7
This image was taken on my street in Wavell Heights about midday during the dust storm 23rd September 2009. Featured in Queensland the Sunshine State September 2009
Herons from last night sunset at the Coconuts combined with am sunrise from Coquette Point near Innisfail, far north Queensland.
Making the most of the School Holidays at the beach in Surfers Paradise while blanketed by the thick layer of dust
As most of you know now, the East Coast of Australia was covered by a thick blanket of desert dust, was actually top soil, dried out by the severe drought conditions of the past several months in outback New South Wales. Thousands of tonnes of valuable top soil, out to sea. Didn’t hit the Sunshine Coast of Queensland till about 12 mid-day on the Wednesday, 23rd September, 2009. Was amazing, one minute it’s clear, then you can’t see anything about 500 metres away.. The sky was glowing orange, and the sun looked like the moon! In this shot, I managed to capture an eagle, soaring very low, as they hunted in the dusty conditions. The wind was also strong, and these beautiful birds could do their entire hunt without beating a wing! I hope you enjoy this shot, I know there is millions of shots out there of this event, and it probably will not happen again for many many years.. Canon 50D, 17mm. No filters or colour adjustment to this shot. this is as it looked, creepy! Available Large and best viewed Large!
On the banks of the Noosa River at sunset, on a beautiful spring evening. Nikon D60
Red dust blankets Coolangatta on The Gold Coast 23rd Sept 2009
Birdsville Pub…
Currumbin Alley late in the afternoon. Not a lot of swell rolling through today so I didn’t have to reallly worry about being swamped by a wave. First time using my new Lee Filter kit so I have lots of experimenting, learning to do. Must say I do prefer the Grad ND’s over the circular variety which I previously have used.
Sunset 05.01.09 ( January 5th) Kirra Beach, Gold Coast ,Queensland / Canon 400D 18/55 mm Canon lens / Shot this for all our friends in the Northern Hemisphere who are sick of the snow :) / / Now Features in my book Went Walkabout / copy and past into your browser to view / http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/616585/a3fe6a030e8299fa2e3b3afc960784f7
The red flowers on the footpath are from a Flame tree. Taken at Tamborine Queensland. The photo below was taken from across the road. The tree on the left is the tree that dropped the flowers onto the footpath. Featured in “Queensland the sunshine state” November 2009.
Taken on Fraser Is. The Maheno has seen better days…
taken at Happy Valley “caloundra” QLD with a nikon D90 as is ,just a real low tide
The view from Boat Mountain, Murgon Queensland
A fountain at Kings Beach, Caloundra, Queensland.
Just one of Australia’s stunning native Hibiscus. These massive blooms appear for the day, then are gone… Barambah Ridge Hibiscus, from southeast Queensland.
A Jacaranda tree sits on the side of a field brilliant with red soil. Wooroolin, Queensland.
Freshwater streams in northern Queensland. The clarity of the water was unbelievable. The colours here, you can believe.


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