Yesterday I took a step back in time to dive with a bunch of mates I have not dived with for more than decade. I’ll write more about my experience in another post but for now here is one of the critters we discovered lazing on the deck of the barge (the wreck of the […]
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We were having a quiet celebratory drink in the Garden of Unearthly Delights and noticed a possum in a tree beside one of the tables. I good omen I thought so that’s where we decided to sit. It hung around for a while then climbed up high out of sight. We had forgotten it until […]
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There was a time long, long ago when I dived here armed with sturdy gloves and a catch-bag. What would ensue was a cat and mouse game of stealthy ambush; the hunter; the prey. Since the day I first took a camera underwater my catch-bag has stayed dry and now seeing crayfish brings me a […]
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Decorator crabs make fascinators seem lame in comparison to the extravagance of their accessorising. There are hundreds of species of crabs which decorate themselves in this way and fashion really has nothing to do with it. It’s all about survival. By attaching algae or sponges of their immediate environment they can go about their business […]
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Going back over some of my older photos I came across this golden orb weaver but the background was unusually green and lush. I usually associate golden orb weavers with the arid Australian outback so what confused me for a while is that I was expecting to see muted browns as I was sure this […]
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