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Ungoliant

This beasty huntsman was found in the back yard of my Dad’s place. A macro lens with a teleconverter can make it look like you’re really close, trust me I wasn’t.

Into the cave

Yet another view of Natural Arch, this time the waterfall dropping into the cave mouth.

Frog

Found this guy in the dog’s drinking water. Poor little dude couldn’t escape from the bucket, so I scooped him into a smaller bucket, took the pic and let him go. When I was younger, there used to be an abundance of green frogs, sadly I haven’t seen one in ages and ages, mainly cane toads. Hopefully I can get a shot of one soon.

Fireworks

This little gem was such a surprise, all I did to get this effect was to put some yellow cellophane paper over the flash which was rotated at about a 50 degree angle and used my trusty Nikon 105mm F2.8G IF-ED AF-S VR Micro lens.

Fly on Poinsettia

I’m not sure what kind of fly this is, but he sat there long enough for me to get the shot before he took off, which was just after I clicked

Lunch wrap

Captured this image whilst wandering around the yard, luckily I had a teleconverter along with my macro lens because this little guy was about as big as a fingernail.

Butcher bird

This little guy is a daily visitor to the kitchen window sill, he patiently waits till I put out some mince, or in this case some luncheon meat I bought especially for him. He has been coming for years for his morning and afternoon feed. Also each year they bring their babies along too, so not sure how many generations there are that come to visit. It’s wonderful to hear him sing to alert me of his presence

Natural Arch

I spent a long time in this cave, listening to the water and immersing myself in the beautiful surroundings. There are also glow worms in this little cave, however, it was still too light to see them.

Natural Arch Upstream

I went for a bit of a drive to Springbrook National Park to see the Natural Arch, I’m so very glad I did, what a gorgeous and serene place to visit. The sound of the nearby waterfall and all the native birds singing was wonderful. This is a shot from above the waterfall looking upstream.

Waiting…

Insey winsey spider ….

YOu may not believe this, but I am absolutely terrified of spiders. All I can say is thank heavens for zoom lenses. I was suprised at the level of detail that came out with this dude, kind of makes him look all the more sinister.

Shake, shake, shake

This little guy couldn’t resist the honey soaked bread I put out for him even with the rain.

Renovations

Caught this fellow repairing his web one early morning.

Out of the gloom

Not sure what flower this is, just one of the myriad that are growing in the back yard. As much as I love plants and flowers, I’m a shocking gardener and have a tendency to over water them