DESKTOP 3268 - SLUGGISH BEE

It's Winter here and the weather is cold, windy and wet. This poor bee must have become disoriented while out gathering food and the cold has made her sluggish. Having a rest on a patio, and hopefully she did find her way back to the hive...

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DESKTOP 3207 - BUSY BEE

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BUGS

These are harlequin bugs, a common sight in the Melbourne area with the cool and wet Summer weather we are having.

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DESKTOP 28223 - DUCKS

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DESKTOP 2711 - HORSES

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DESKTOP 2599 - BEE

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DESKTOP 2502 - SUNSET

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DESKTOP 2396 - BUTTERFLY

A cabbage small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) feeding on Chinese plumbago flowers (Ceratostigma willmottianum).

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DESKTOP 2215 -CROW

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DESKTOP 2071 - MOTH

Opodiphthera helena, the Helena gum moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found along the eastern coast of Australia. The wingspan is 130–170 mm. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.

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DESKTOP 2067 - ANT

On its way to work...

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HAPPY DOG

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DESKTOP 1935 - WATER MIRROR

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DESKTOP 1934 - SWIMMING

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DESKTOP 1899 - NO DIVING

"Oh, go on, be a devil!"

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DESKTOP 1892 - DOG

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DESKTOP 1869 - JACK 1

Jack London (John Griffith London [born John Griffith Chaney] January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.

His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories To Build a Fire, An Odyssey of the North, and Love of Life. He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as The Pearls of Parlay and The Heathen, and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.

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CAT

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DESKTOP 1845 - GIRAFFES

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DESKTOP 1830 - GEESE & DUCKS

A tranquil scene at the Studley Park Boathouse with some welcome company...

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