The tail end of typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) as it travelled westwards created some dramatic cloud effects (and a great deal of rain).
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Getting Up Close and Personal
Bark
Once you get into your chosen piece of native forest, it is amazing how you start to see the real beauty in the smallest details of everything around you.
Bees and Pollen
Getting close to nature with a camera takes time and patience, specially when trying to capture bees, as they tend to move around the plant rapidly.
With declining bee populations worldwide, it is getting more important to plant your garden with bee-friendly plants and avoid use of sprays that can harm the bees.
Can’t See The Forest For The Trees?
The Australian bush at first sight looks like a very messy jumble of tall trees, shrubs and grasses and tangled undergrowth.
What I found on closer examination was a whole world in miniature with wonderful native plants, insects and detail that rewarded my patience.
One of the things I love about the bush is the wonderful range of colors and textures in the native trees. I am also fascinated by their ability to resist and survive the savage heat of the bushfires that can roar through the forest with terrifying speed and intensity. The blackened tree on the left suffered burnt bark but is still alive and growing, several years after the last fire.
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