ANZAC Day

Today is the 95th anniversary of the battle of Galopoli which claimed the lives of many thousands of Australian and New Zealand soldiers. There have been dawn services and parades in cities, towns and villages throughout Australia. These photos show the war memorial at Robe in on the Limestone Coast.

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2nd Severn Crossing at sunset.

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Wedge-tailed Eagles over the Painted Desert, South Australia.

And here is a slightly closer view......

Happy Anniversary

Today marks a year since my first blogging post. I am still amazed that there are so many people around the world that take as much enjoyment from my photos as I do. Thanks especially to Jenny for encouraging (nagging!!) me into starting my blog, and also to my 34 followers and all my other regular commenters. I have selected some of my favourite photos for this special post. some you have seen before, and others you have not. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks once again, and please keep the comments coming. As you know, birds are my main photographic interest. But I am fascinated by all fauna and flora. I also love to travel. Amongst my less ecologically sound interests are motorsport and aviation

Warrawong Sanctuary

Maryann and I headed up into the Adelaide Hills today, where we met a couple of friends for lunch at Warrawong Sanctuary. This small privately run sanctuary preserves local wildlife for the enjoyment of the public. Before we had lunch we took a short stroll around the sanctuary. Just inside the entrance is a large feeding station, and here there were a few Rainbow Lorikeets, and some Common Bronzewings. The sanctuary has a variety of habitats, with a few pools and areas of eucalyptus forest. One on of the pools was a very confiding Little Grebe. I noticed later that a turtle had swam past during this time. There are also some kangaroos and wallabies here, and some bandicoots all protected from introduced predators.

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This Teasel was taken at the

RSPB's Radipole Reserve in Weymouth, Dorset, UK

Northern Lights (not the Aurora Borealis)

As part of the Adelaide Festival, some of the Heritage buildings along North Terrace are illuminated with a laser show. This show is called the Northern Lights. Amongst the buildings illuminated are the Art Gallery of South Australia, the state Library and Museum, and a number of University Buildings including Elder and Bonython Halls. This is the first time we have been to see the show and it was very impressive, and here are some of the shots I took:

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Sunrise over Rio Ebre, Spain.