SORRY - I forgot to republish this one after making corrections.
February is now done and dusted. It was a very dry month here. The gardens show it, the creek has stopped flowing and water levels in ponds have dropped.
A couple of hours was spent wandering around the outside of the War memorial in Canberra, There are many interesting exhibits including the bridge and a gun mount from HMAS Brisbane. Two sculptures that really caught my eye were Simpson and his donkey; and a soldier with his dog commemorating the dog handlers and the explosive detection dogs.
Following the AWM visit was a quick stop in ACTON where I took the opportunity to photograph from the footbridge over Parkes Way.
Wanted to try a sunset at Parliament House. The sky was very blech and uninteresting.
When I turned around and looked in the other direction - wow!
Looking for a different location for a morning's walk, I visited a small pond in Coombes (a new suburb).
Whilst walking around the pond, I noticed a walkway going up over a small knob - turned out to be the Rocky Knob Lookout over the Molonglo River.
Back to my local patch, and when I thought the kingfishers had left, this guy turned up in the woodland eating Christmas Beetles.
Anyway - back next month, but may be late.
February is now done and dusted. It was a very dry month here. The gardens show it, the creek has stopped flowing and water levels in ponds have dropped.
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| One of a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets that regularly visit out garden. |
A couple of hours was spent wandering around the outside of the War memorial in Canberra, There are many interesting exhibits including the bridge and a gun mount from HMAS Brisbane. Two sculptures that really caught my eye were Simpson and his donkey; and a soldier with his dog commemorating the dog handlers and the explosive detection dogs.
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| Simpson and his Donkey |
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| A soldier and his dog |
Following the AWM visit was a quick stop in ACTON where I took the opportunity to photograph from the footbridge over Parkes Way.
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| Hotel Hotel |
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| Looking into Canberra |
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| Damsel Fly resting in one of our Bottlebrushes |
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| Weird clouds over the Brindabellas - no rain though. |
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| Sunrise through the Bottlebrush |
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| Lights near the ANU |
Wanted to try a sunset at Parliament House. The sky was very blech and uninteresting.
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| Evening at Parliament House |
When I turned around and looked in the other direction - wow!
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| Over Old Parliament House |
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| And back to the current Parliament House |
Looking for a different location for a morning's walk, I visited a small pond in Coombes (a new suburb).
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| Pipit |
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| Galahs drinking |
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| Grasshopper posing |
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| Coombes Pond |
Whilst walking around the pond, I noticed a walkway going up over a small knob - turned out to be the Rocky Knob Lookout over the Molonglo River.
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| Walkway |
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| Rocky Knob Lookout |
Back to my local patch, and when I thought the kingfishers had left, this guy turned up in the woodland eating Christmas Beetles.
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| Sacred Kingfisher with Christmas Beetle |
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| Dusky Woodswallow |
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| Molly seeing what needs 'rescuing'. |
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| Magpie Lark aka Peewee strutting around. |
Anyway - back next month, but may be late.
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