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Rainbow lorikeets feast on leftover fruit, Rockdale NSW, Australia
13 July 2025
I’m not sure if the owner of a fruit shop in the Sydney suburb of Rockdale leaves leftover fruit out for birds living in the area to feast on, or if these rainbow lorikeets just decided to help themselves.
Whatever, this group of colourful parrots seem to be enjoying a late afternoon meal, even if some of them look as if they’ve eaten enough. An usually subdued common myna bird lurks alone near the fruit box, perhaps hoping the lorikeets will soon move on.
While both species of bird seem cute, both are considered to be pests to some degree. Rainbow lorikeets often descend on orchards and can destroy fruit harvests.
The brown mynas meanwhile, which were introduced to Australia in the nineteenth century, are classified as an invasive pest, and there are concerns they pose a threat to other native birds.
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A Polymath cafe cappuccino made with Barrel One coffee beans
10 April 2025
Polymath Cafe at Bondi Junction, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, has recently begun brewing coffee made with beans from Barrel One Coffee Roasters.
Compared to the beans Polymath was previously using to brew coffee, I’m finding the Barrel One beans to be a little smoother, a tad, just a tad, sweeter.
In summary then, I’ll say: so far, so good.
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Sydney CBD, near Martin Place, Wynyard light rail station, as dusk falls
22 March 2025
Sydney’s CBD is certainly picturesque in the evening. This picture was taken on a Friday evening, near Martin Place, and the Wynyard light rail station, hence the rail tracks.
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Looking south down the coast from Gordons Bay, Sydney, NSW
21 March 2025
Another photo taken when at Gordons Bay, Sydney, a few weeks ago. Here the view ambles further south, towards Coogee Bay, and beyond.
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Surry Hills Village, Sydney, during construction works, March 2022
20 March 2025
Needless to say the scene today looks somewhat different. This photo of what is now the Surry Hills Village, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, was taken about three years ago.
The lens flare effect is probably as a result of the perspex cover on the viewing window on one of the walls bordering the then construction site.
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Love lock lane, bringing even more zest to Spice Alley, in Chippendale
19 March 2025
Love locks at Spice Alley, a dining precinct on Kensington Street, in Chippendale, in inner Sydney.
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A room without a view, at an old cottage
11 March 2025
The weather’s not much to speak of, so maybe there’s no point being able to see what’s happening outside anyway.
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Randwick Bowling Club at sunset, New Year’s Day 2025
11 March 2025
A throw back Tuesday photo… throwing all the way back to New Year’s Day 2025, as dusk falls on a balmy mid-summer’s evening, at the Avenue Randwick, AKA Randwick Bowling Club, in another life.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge seen from Kirribilli
1 March 2025
A not so common view of Sydney Harbour Bridge, as seen from the nearby suburb of Kirribilli. I’d taken a wrong turn while visiting the area several weeks ago, and while trying to get my bearings, looked up and saw the bridge poking over the top of the trees.
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Rocks on the shore of Gordons Bay, Sydney
27 February 2025
Rocks on the shore of Gordons Bay, Sydney, as seen from Cliffbrook Parade, Clovelly, Sydney, Australia.
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