The new native animal on the Terrigal Crescent side of the Yarra Valley Zoo Experience Cafe on Hawthory Road in Kilsyth. Occasionally, you can see a dingo getting some fresh air in the rooftop cage.
Tag: Dogwalking
Kilsyth Sunset January 2026
A lovely red sunset from the Kilsyth Recreation Reserve while on this evenings dog walk.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 20
Passionfruit December 2025
Passionfruit hanging over someones back fence, ripening on the vine. In a few weeks time when they have changed to rich purple colour they will resemble a late hanging Christmas garland.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 24
Abandoned Car
The most appropriately dumped car I have ever seen. This Bratz Cruiser found on top of a rubbish bin near the Dorset Golf Course.
Melbourne Starlink
I caught Starlink creeping across the early evening sky in Melbourne yesterdayu
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 993
Moon Over Mooroolbark
Looking across Mooroolbark from the Yarra Hills Secondary School campus the other night while out dog walking.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 108
Superb Fairy Wren Mural
Jimmy Dvate’s Superb Fairy Wrens on the back of the Mooroolbark Library in Hookey Park.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 143
Rainbow Lorikeet Mural
Tonight we found this mural of a rainbow lorikeet on Yarra Ranges Osteopathy in Mooroolbark. This piece is the work of Damian Cazaly, with the lorikeet seeming to be a firm favourite of the artist. The background looks like the sun rising over Mt Dandenong.
It seems that we walked right past a Crimson Rosella, so we will have to go back and get that one.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 53
Mooroolbark Stop
At least the sign has got it right – Stop, eating animals. No one should be disturbed while they are eating! Although I would hope that they would find a less disruptive place to be a carnivore.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.85
- Camera: Pixel 6 Pro
- Focal length: 6.81mm
- ISO: 43
Discarded T-Rex
As we came back from our walk last night in the dark something freaked Daisy out. Tonight on a walk with Feisty we found the cause – a discarded T-Rex. Hard rubbish collections are about to start so there are bound to be more gems around.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 3268
Bin Chicken
A break in the summer heat made for a pleasant dog walk this evening. An unusual sight in the horse paddock tonight – a straw-necked ibis. The straw-necked ibis are seen less often than the Australian White Ibis, but they are not rare.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 18mm
- ISO: 15
Kilsyth Red Flowering Gum
Red flowering gum, corymbia ficifolia, flowers found in Kilsyth on an early evening dogwalk. When they are in full flower the tree appears almost completely red, something that always impressed Nan – a wonderful way to remember her.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 19