Another unexpected animal on a lunchtime walk in Rowville. I’m not sure who lost this crocodile bit they should be able to find it on top of this letterbox.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 20
Tag: Pixel 8 Pro
Rowville Black Swan
I was not expecting to find a pair of black swans (Cygnus atratus) right next to the foot path on my lunchtime walk. The pair were quite happy for people to walk past and I wasn’t hanging around taking photos. You can just see the white flight feathers poking out on the wing.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 18mm
- ISO: 16
Early July 2026 Birthdays
Grampy looks on as Zoe blows out the candles on their birthday cake today. Happy Birthday!
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 170
Rowville Bin Chicken
A juvenile bin chicken otherwise known as the Australian white ibis, Threskiornis molucca, during a lunchtime walk in Rowville. They are nicknamed bin chickens because of their “opportunistic” feeding and scavanging, which often finds them ransacking rubbish bins.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 20
Rowville White-Faced Heron
A white-faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae, during a lunchtime walk in Rowville.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 355
Lego Comeng Set
A Lego Comeng electric multiple unit (EMU) on the L-Gauge layout at the Yarra Valley Model Railway Club’s Easter Show.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 564
Lego Newport Railway Workshops West Block
Another photo from the Yarra Valley Model Railway Club’s Easter Show. This time the Newport Railway Workshops West Block and water tower rendered in Lego on the massive L-Gauge layout.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 120
1966 Morris Mini
An unexpected bonus of Yarra Valley Model Railway Club’s Easter Show, a 1966 Morris Mini Estate (Station Wagon).
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 19
Great Egret in Flight
Apparently Great Egrets, Ardea alba, fly with their legs trailing behind them and their neck in an “S” shape.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 19
Rowville Great Egret
Another lunchtime walk at work in Rowville. This Great Egret was happy to stand still while I passed by, but as soon as I brought up my phone for a snap it was out of there.
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- ISO: 29
Sunlit Clouds
I saw these backlit clouds while out walking the dogs back in March 2026.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 18mm
- ISO: 23