moonvoice (ravenari)

I was sitting outside this morning,
enjoying a cool change and a smattering of rain
(I had almost forgotten what cool weather felt like),
when a group of about 20 juvenile Australian ravens flocked towards a tree behind our house.
They were far away, but I managed to catch these five flying.

Went to Caversham earlier in the week and took some photos.
I don't have names for every animal because I am exceptionally lazy
when it comes to paying attention to signs
or scrolling through animal identification books.
So if I didn't know it off-hand, I didn't put it in.


Black breasted buzzard.




( Black swan, black-breasted buzzard, red fox, leucistic kangaroos, and many mooooore. )

One of those days where the hatred of people overwhelms the love,
and I'm left wondering how anyone ever has the energy to fight back
against fat hate, against rape apologists, against the ignorant and the blind.
And I try and remember that I used to be ignorant and blind about a lot of things,
and I'm still ignorant and blind about a lot of things,
and I've changed my mind for - what I hope - is the better.
In the meantime, have a cockatoo.


Black Cockatoo at Sunset

I was less concerned with finding out the names of everything I was photographing
than enjoying the experience;
so a lot of these don't come with names.
But I'm hoping that doesn't detract from the experience
too much.





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My hair is a lot shorter now.
Also, it's a dark brown-red.
I'm a fan.
Glen's a fan.
My cats were like 'what the fuck? Get that chemical shit away from us right now.'


I am the prettiest white tammar wallaby out of all the white tammar wallabies.




( Many more, including the guy in my icon - a wombat )

I'd say peafowl,
but they really are just all peacocks.
Only peacocks in this one;
the rest of the photos are coming tomorrow.
I'm tired, you see.





( Blue and white peacocks under the cut. )

It's definitely spring,
but early spring. In a couple of weeks,
it'll be pretty incredible.
As it is
Koondoola is always pretty incredible.
It's obvious to see why.


Donkey orchid. Diurnis magnifica




( come join me in some amazing, endangered kwongan bushland. )

The jewel beetles are here!
The jewel beetles are here!
The jewel beetles are...
OH
MY
GOD...


It looks very unassuming, there, in the Acacia... but come and creep closer, and let me show you the kind of action that's to be had in our back yard!




( SCANDALOUS!!! )

They've started knocking down the bushland behind our house;
in preparation for building on it.
Over the past three years I've been documenting the beautiful fauna and flora that live there,
both in illustration, and in photography.
This morning I went out again.
One day, this will all be gone. One day very, very soon.


Acacia - Unidentified, because there are so many species of acacia and even my books because I have like 10 books on SW WA flower identification of 400 plants of the South-West of Australia doesn't have it. Can't be assed trawling through Florabase today. Flower buds and a blossom.




( morning smiles, like the face of a newborn child. )