Black-shouldered Kite is found in open areas with scattered trees across Australia and Tasmania. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #blackshoulderedkite

Spotted Catbird has been split from Black-eared Catbird and is only found in the rainforest of northeast Queensland. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #catbird #spottedcatbird

Spotted Catbird has been split from Black-eared Catbird and is only found in the rainforest of northeast Queensland. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #catbird #spottedcatbird

Black Butcherbird lives in forest and woodland in New Guinea and northern Australia. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #blackbutcherbird

Black Bittern lives in reedbeds and wetlands from India to Australia. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #bittern #blackbittern

The Wild Garlic seems to be getting established in my bog garden. I should be able to harvest a few leaves this year. #garden #wildgarlic

My strawberries are looking promising this year, although they are getting quite old now, so I'm planning to mark the best ones and root suckers to replace some of the older plants. #allotment #strawberry

Channel-billed Cuckoo lives around forest edge and open woodland from Sulawesi to New Guinea and down to northern and eastern Australia. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #cuckoo #channelbilledcuckoo

Crimson Finch lives in grassy areas of northern Australia and New Guinea. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #crimsonfinch

Bassian Thrush lives in rainforest in eastern Australia and Tasmania. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #thrush #bassianthrush

Cairns Esplenade is a great place to view waders close up. Bar-tailed Godwit breeds in tundra from Scandinavia to Alaska and winters around coasts from UK and Africa to New Zealand. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #bartailedgodwit

Australian Pelican lives in wetlands and coastal areas across Australia, and is also seen in winter around New Guinea, The Philippines and Java. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #pelican #australia npelican

Australian Magpie lives in open areas all over Australia and also southern New Guinea. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #australia nmagpie

Australian Logrunner lives in rainforest along the southeast coast of Australia. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #logrunner #australia nlogrunner

This Pulmonaria is called 'Shrimps on the barbie' and is a great shade of red. I'm trying to alternate it with white ones but they aren't establishing as well. #allotment #garden #pulmonaria #pulmonaria shrimpsonthebarbie

These Tulips are planted between Dahlias which stay in the ground over winter. They seem to like the sandy soil and flower well every year. #allotment #garden #tulip

I think this is Tulipa Clusiana 'Peppermint Stick'. I had it in pots last year and planted at the allotment after flowering. It's really striking. #allotment #garden #tulipaclusianapeppermintstick

Much excitement as my Apricot tree is forming fruits for the first time. Fingers crossed we don't get any late frosts. #allotment #apricot

Australian Bustard lives in grasslands across much of Australia and southern New Guinea. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #bustard #australia nbustard

Australian Brushturkey lives in rainforest near the northeast and east coasts of Australia. #australia #nature #bird #bird ing #australia nbrushturkey