Boltie

April Update

Just wanted to share some of my random pictures from life in Perth, if there is anyone out there still viewing.

Our Foster dog Boltie hiding in plain sight.

The U.S.S Carl Vinson docked offshore in the Gage Road shipping lanes in Fremantle.  The Carl Vinson's most recent claim to fame is as the ship from which Osama Bin Laden was "buried" at sea.

A Red Back spider which has caught a cockroach. Sorry for the poor picture quality, this was taken with my phone.

Another angle.

March Update

I know that I haven't posted anything recently, however there hasn't been many opportunities of late for good pictures. However here are a couple I feel are worth sharing.

Red-Tailed Cockatoo

Eating a gum nut

Garden Spider standing on a Cantaloupe plant.

Sea Pen

I went snorkelling yesterday, but forgot to put the SD card back in my camera.  Fortunately my camera has  the ability to store 3 pictures without a card, so I was still able to take this picture of what I believe is a Sea Pen.

Beating the heat in Perth

Perth is currently experiencing a bit of a heat wave; temperatures have been consistently above 40 for about the last week.

A sign on a small shop in the Downtown Core

January 26th was Australia Day (Also know as Survival Day, Invasion Day, or Dominion Day, as it celebrates not the independence or confederation of Australia but the arrival of the "first fleet"). It was another scorcher of a day, reaching about 45 degrees. I spent the afternoon on the beach with a group of friends, and as the evening progressed large storm clouds rolled in to the north and east. After dark we got to see a spectacular light show of the Australia Day fireworks combined with a distant lightning storm. It was spectacular to see, but unfortunately I was unable to get any pictures.

Bubbles catching the sunset

Australia Day Sunset

Snorkelling, South Beach dog beach, Fremantle, Western Australia.

A Blue Swimmer Crab in ready to defend itself.

Same crab burying itself in the sand.

A different crab has found itself quite the prize.

 

An Estuary Catfish (Cnidoglanis macrocephalu). This fish was obviously struggling.  I am not sure whether the damage was physical trauma or some form of disease. There was another snorkeler in the area who was fishing with a spear, I pointed him in the right direction in the hopes that he might be able to put it out of its misery.

Underwater 3

Another trip to Cottesloe, unfortunately the visibility was pretty low and only one of my under water pictures turned out.

What I believe is a species of smooth boxfish.

Here is a sign showing some of the various species that one might see around Cottesloe: