Trevor’s Travels

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Top 5 Bird Photos

When I go travelling one of the first things I pack is my binoculars. Added to this is my bird identification field guide. The third essential item is my digital camera. Armed with these items I’m ready for anything. Over recent years I have managed to take some great photos while travelling. Today I want […]

Top 5 Scenery Photos

Over the last fifteen months since starting this travel blog I have shared a vast number of photos from my photo gallery. This gallery now has over 850 photos posted, 550 of them mine; the remainder have been taken by either my son or my wife.
I thought I’d share with you my five favourite photos […]

Gluepot Bird Reserve part 3

Bush scene at Gluepot Bird Reserve.
Gluepot Bird Reserve in South Australia has been set aside for the protection of a significant number of endangered and threatened species of birds. The habitat consists mainly of mallee scrubland, but there are many species of flora present other than the various forms of mallee trees. (Mallee trees are […]

Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens part 4

Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens
The lower part of the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens features a large artificial lake as shown in the above photo. Around this lake many people enjoy picnics and barbecues when they come to visit. A feature of this lake is the abundant bird life, especially the water birds.
Black Swan, Mt Lofty Botanic […]

Pangarinda Arboretum - more photos

Red Capped Robin
One of favourite picnic spots is the Pangarinda Arboretum at Wellington, South Australia. Not only do we enjoy wandering around admiring the vast range of flowering Australian native plants, the bird life is also quite wonderful. Birds like the stunning Red Capped Robin shown above and the noisy New Holland Honeyeaters zipping around […]