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Written by Graham Palmer on 2025-01-27 at 01:27

Australian Economics

I keep hearing expert economists debating when our Reserve Bank will cut interest rates. They are living in fairy land - the Reserve isn’t going to cut rates before an election!

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2025-01-24 at 03:51

In death there is life… This mossy log has been there for a few years - and is providing a home for myriads of tiny creatures - and of course the moss!

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #Mosstodon #ThickTrunkFriday #Victoria #Australia #Moss #FallenLog #LifeAfterDeath

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2025-01-21 at 04:17

On another hot day in Victoria, Australia - this Tasmanian Devil has the right idea - cooling off in the creek.

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #Wildlife #AustralianWildlife #TasmanianDevil #SarcophilusHarrisii #CoolingOff #Swimming #Creek

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2025-01-10 at 05:25

This is the second best beach - in the world! Caught this on the news this morning - but missed which was the best beach. It’s Norman Beach on Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia - after school holidays finished.

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #BeachPhotography #WhiteSand #BeachParty #NormanBeach #WilsonsPromontoryNationalPark

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2025-01-03 at 02:52

Koalas sleep for around 18 hours a day - so finding one awake - and smiling for the camera - is pretty rare!

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #Koala #SmilingKoala #PhascolarctosCinereus #HealesvilleSanctuary #CuteAnimal

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-12-27 at 03:35

Illawarra Flame Trees are not native to Victoria, but one of my neighbours has nurtured this one to maturity. When in flower at this time of year, it’s really spectacular!

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #FloweringTree #FlameTree #IllawarraFlameTree #FlowersOfMastodon #BrachychitonAcerifolius #RedFlowers

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-12-20 at 05:36

On a really hot day in Victoria, I thought a photo of cold water might be welcome. This is Toorongo Falls in the Central Highlands - so that water is freezing!

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Waterfall #FallsFriday #FallsOfMastodon #Victoria #Australia #ToorongoFalls #ToorongoRiver #Gippsland

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-12-13 at 04:30

It’s a pity these Yellow Rush Lillies are’t bigger - they are really pretty! This is true macro - double life size - these flowers are around 5mm across.

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildflowers #AustralianWildflowers #RushLillies #MacroPhotography #FlowersOfMastodon #Victoria #TrycorineElatior

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-12-10 at 05:21

A walk on the beach at dusk. After the heat of the day this is a great place for a walk - with no holiday crowds! Frankston beach, near the pier.

Definitely Summer holiday weather - warm and humid, with showers and storms every few days! Just like Christmas.

[#]Photography #Seaside #Beach #BeachWalk #Dusk #EmptyBeach #Frankston #Victoria #Australia #SandyBeach

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-12-02 at 05:03

Mission accomplished - one more sale on Alamy! This photo of Vervet Monkeys scratching each others' backs sold 50 greeting cards on Red Bubble a couple of years ago. I guess the message still works!

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Monkeys #VervetMonkeys #ChlorocebusPygerthrus #YouScratchMyBack #WerribeeOpenRangeZoo #AnimalsOfMastodon

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-11-22 at 04:19

Having a good year for Alamy sales - just need one more to break my record. This photo of a female Gang Gang giving her partner a love bite just sold to Australian Wildlife Conservancy magazine - nice to have a local sale.

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Bird #BirdsOfMastodon #Cockatoo #GangGang #AustralianParrot #CallocephalonFimbriatum #AustralianBird #AustralianNature #Victoria

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-11-17 at 06:57

Here she is - Millie. One parent was a black cat - the other was ginger.

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-11-08 at 05:18

I thought a flower with a name like Christmas Bush would flower around Christmas - until I checked the EXIF data - the photo was taken in April! The plant is called New Zealand Christmas Bush - so maybe New Zealand celebrates Christmas at a different time to us?

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildflowers #Macro #FlowersOfMastodon #Bloomscrolling #NewZealandChristmaBush #OutOfSeason #MetrosiderosExcelsa #ChristmasBush #NewZealandChristmasBush

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-11-01 at 04:34

Breeding season brings some odd behaviour - this Chestnut Teal is trying to impress the ladies - by walking on water!

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Duck #ChestnutTeal #AustralianNature #Victoria #MatingDisplay #AnasCastanea

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-10-18 at 04:37

It’s Spring - and the birds are busy feeding babies. This Eastern Yellow Robin is very cheeky and stole a mealworm from the Lyrebirds at Healesville Sanctuary.

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #Bird #BirdsOfMastodon #Robin #EasternYellowRobin #EopsaltriaAustralis #ThievingRobin #Victoria#AustralianBird

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-10-11 at 05:05

Dancing flowers? These Spider orchids are doing a duet to celebrate Spring. Their common name is Southern Spider Orchid - but they are not common!

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildflowers #Macro #FlowersOfMastodon #AustralianNature #Orchids #SpiderOrchids #CaladeniaAustralis

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-10-04 at 06:21

Spring breakfast - bacon and eggs. These pretty flowers are early Spring bloomers - so finished by now - but they do light up the gloom of the forest.

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Macro #Wildflowers #FlowersOfMastodon #AustralianNatura #Victoria #BaconAndEggs #AotusEricoides

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-09-27 at 06:32

You know it’s Spring when the ducks are out with their chicks.This pair of Wood Ducks (Mum in the lead) had 9 chicks originally, but, sadly, the foxes prey on them, so they’re down to the 5 I can see in this shot. The chicks are prone to wandering off, so there may be more.

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Birds #Ducks #WoodDucks #ChenonettaJubata #AustralianNature #Victoria

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-09-13 at 06:08

This is a Blue Star - another Spring bloomer. When I first saw one of these I got excited - thinking it was a very early Sun Orchid. One of my followers on Facebook soon put me right!

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildflower #AustralianWildflower #FlowersOfMastodon #BloomScrolling #Victoria, #BlueStar #ChamaescillaCorymbosa

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Written by Graham Palmer on 2024-09-06 at 04:24

Another Spring bloomer - a pair of Ear Sundew flowers. These vary from deep pink - like this pair - to almost white. Their sole purpose is to attract insects to the sticky leaves below - where they get eaten. These were at Baluk Willam Reserve in Belgrave, but they’re very common in woodland everywhere.

[#]Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #Wildflowers #FlowersOfMastodon #Victoria #Sundews #EarSundews #DroseraAuriculata

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