Bandicoots in Cranbourne Botanic Gardens
No Comments »27th February, 2008; Category: Animals, Botanic Gardens, Holidays, Parks and Gardens, Victoria
Sign in the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, Victoria
Our holiday in Victoria
September 2007
On a previous visit some years ago to the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens south east of Melbourne we were delighted to see a Southern Brown Bandicoot near the picnic area. On this visit I was hopeful of seeing one again, this time with my camera at the ready. Last time we were so excited at seeing this lovely nocturnal animal out in the bright sunshine that we forgot to take a photo – despite having the camera in my hand!
I was not disappointed. In fact, we saw several bandicoots during our walk. On returning to the car we were pleased to have one hopping around our feet while we had a drink and something to eat. In went under and around the car and our feet as if we were not there. I had to be careful backing the car out of its parking spot for fear of running it over.
Southern Brown Bandicoot, Cranbourne Botanic Gardens
One Million Views of our Photo Gallery
No Comments »24th February, 2008; Category: Photos
Wow!
One million views on our photo gallery!
That is quite a milestone.
For people who are new to this blog you may not know about my family photo gallery. Over 1700 photos on a wide range of themes and subjects appear on our photo gallery. Over a thousand of them were taken by me, some by my wife and the remainder by my son. He is quickly catching up with me, due mainly to the fact that he is currently on holiday in South America giving his new camera a really good workout.
Some of the subjects covered in our gallery include:
- birds
- animals
- flowers
- Australia all over
- insects
- Nepal
- Thailand
- North and South America
- Hong Kong
- architecture
- parks and gardens
- scenery
… and much, much more.
Why not visit the gallery now? Click here.
Swamp Wallaby in the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens
No Comments »21st February, 2008; Category: Animals, Botanic Gardens, Holidays, Parks and Gardens, Victoria
Sign in the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, Victoria
Our holiday in Victoria
September 2007
On our walk in the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens south east of Melbourne we were delighted to get good views of a Swamp Wallaby. It seemed a little shy about coming out into the open which made getting a good photo hard. I also found it a little distracting trying to get this photo; there were so many birds around me also vying for my attention and the focus of my camera.
Swamp Wallaby in Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, Victoria
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Cranbourne Botanic Gardens
Sign in the Cranbourne Botanic gardens Victoria
Our holiday in Victoria
September 2007
One of the main places we had planned to visit on our recent holiday in NSW and Victoria was the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens. These gardens are about a hour by freeway south east of Melbourne. When I say an “hour” I realise that this is a rather rubbery figure. Melbourne’s freeway system leaves a little to e desired as we found out later in the day. The South Eastern Freeway quickly becomes a parking lot during peak traffic times.
Sign in the Cranbourne Botanic gardens Victoria
During our short stay in these gardens we went for an hour long walk in the bush section of the gardens. We didn’t have time to visit the newer planted and landscaped section. On the road in and on our walk we saw some interesting signs warning of the wildlife in the area.
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Travelling South America
No Comments »15th February, 2008; Category: South America
I would love to visit South America one day. It has been a dream I’ve had for many years. Not sure how or when I will get there; time will tell.
Instead I am enjoying my son’s blog. Sim’ and his wife are currently travelling Chile and Argentina. As internet connections allow he is updating us on their travel adventures. It’s great having the internet because it is just like getting a long letter with photos every day.