I dedicate this post to my mother. Ever since I was a little girl, she would point out birds and flowers to me. Being a biologist, she wouldn’t just tell me their common names, but often also their Latin term. I guess that’s the reason why I today spend a lot of time trying to get the perfect shot each time I see a bird moving nearby. I am intrigued by all these colourful birds here in Australia. So here are some of my best shots. I’ve tried to find out their correct names, but probably got some of them wrong.
I also add a few other pictures, some spiders that we’ve seen (the redback is one of the two deadly spiders in Australia), and one of a snake. I usually don’t dare to stop and take a picture when we meet a snake. But this one was so busy eating a little lizard, it didn’t even move when we passed it. Unfortunately, it’s head was half hidden underneath some dry leaves just when I took the picture.
RCD on Walkabout 
Du hast mir eine Riesenfreude gemacht mit Deinen wunderbaren Fotos von der australischen Vogel- und Blumenwelt. Ich bin glücklich, dass ich Dir meine Begeisterung für die Schönheiten der Natur weitergeben konnte und ich danke Dir auch ganz herzlich für Deine lieben Worte! Mami
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Hat mir großen Spaß gemacht!
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How interesting! My mother did exactly the same and can still mention the latin names of the flowers she finds… As for birds she would make me stop and listen for the unique sound of each one – so I know the most common local bird songs today. Must have been the «thing to do» in our mothers’ generation.
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