BlogHide Resteemsleonsilver42 (40)in photography • 7 years agoBirds of my garden #6 Halls BabblerProbably my favourite avian visitor to the garden the halls babbler. We have a family of halls babblers who've nested in one of the trees at the back of the garden for the past couple of years.…leonsilver42 (40)in nature • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Birds of my garden #5 Willie wagtailAfter the practically viral success of my bird photo yesterday (4 upvotes and a comment woot woot) I've decided to post another one today. Todays bird is the willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys).…leonsilver42 (40)in nature • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Birds of my garden #4 GalahTodays bird photo features another common visitor to my garden the galah (or rose breasted cockatoo). This particular bird is on my bird feeder in the rain. Looks a lot like I feel when I see the…leonsilver42 (40)in photography • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Birds of my garden #3 Rainbow LorikeetsOne of the most common parrot visitors to my garden, the stunning Rainbow Lorikeet. If you like my photos please consider an upvote. Thanks for lookingleonsilver42 (40)in photography • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Birds of my garden #2 Guinea FowlToday's bird photo features a Guinea Fowl. I confess I'm cheating a little bit with today's photo. Whilst the Guinea Fowl is a bird of my garden I'm not sure she really qualifies as a wild bird.…leonsilver42 (40)in photography • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The birds in my garden #1Been a while since I posted anything (as usual) so I'm going to try and make an effort again. I live in a beautiful part of the world (South East Queensland, Australia) and am lucky enough to have…leonsilver42 (40)in nature • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Some photos of the hibiscus flowers in my gardenSome of the hibiscus flowers that grow in my garden. Sadly I've managed to kill two of these bushes since I took the photos, I'm still something of a beginner when it comes to gardening and…leonsilver42 (40)in life • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.First Dtube video of the fish in my pondHere's my first Dtube video. Just a quickie of some of the fish living in our garden pond. Hopefully you find it as entertaining and relaxing as I find my pond. Thanks for looking.leonsilver42 (40)in life • 7 years agoRelaxing with the tropical fish in my pondThis is my 1st Dtube video, fight the power, death to You Tube! Perhaps this short underwater clip, taken on my galaxy s7, of some of the tropical fish in my pond isn't exactly a call to arms…leonsilver42 (40)in nature • 7 years agoGarden pond and waterfall completed at lastFinished at last! It's taken me almost a year (working on and off, obviously way more off than on) to actually get my pond to the point where it's got plants and fish living in it. I'm really…leonsilver42 (40)in steemit • 7 years agoSorry steemit, I've failed you so far but you've failed me to.Ok I admit it... I've failed. I promised myself I'd make a real effort with Steemit - regular posts, building my profile on other sites and linking them in, taking an active interest in the Steemit…leonsilver42 (40)in gardening • 7 years agoThe versatility of old satelite dishesOur local council rubbish dump takes the saying one man's trash is another's treasure. Sifting through the stuff people dump, removing things that look "worthwhile" and then selling them on again…leonsilver42 (40)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor challenge Sunday purpleHaven't got any purple landscapes so I'll settle for a photo of a purple hibiscus flower from my garden to complete my colour challenge.leonsilver42 (40)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor challenge Saturday IndigoStruggling to find many photos that contain the colour indigo or to even know what colour indigo actually is so I'm falling back on another sunset. I figure there has to be some indigo in here…leonsilver42 (40)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor challenge Friday blueSince the wednesday yellow failed to go down very well here is another photo with a similar theme...leonsilver42 (40)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor challenge Thursday GreenToadys effort I took in far north queensland at a hidden watering hole called in Cape Tribulation.leonsilver42 (40)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge Wednesday YellowHi folks, a sunset rather than a sunrise today, taken from the window of an airplane this time.leonsilver42 (40)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor challenge Tuesday OrangeOk it's technically Tuesday morning here and I'm keen to get on with the next photo in my colour challenge. For my orange photo I present a photo of the Grand Canyon at sunrise from the south…leonsilver42 (40)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge Monday RedHi folks, Ok so I finally actually read @kalemandra post about the color challenge. Turns out there are rules, an end goal and everything - exciting stuff! One photo per day in the appropriate…leonsilver42 (40)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor challenge - Wednesday YellowFor those of you wondering why I'm posting Wednesday photos on Tuesday morning - I live in Australia and we're already into Wednesday over here. Been a while since I posted anything so I thought a…