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Rainbow Lorikeet in the park

roniwizzli February 21, 2020

This Rainbow Lorikeet was busily feeding on a banksia flower in the garden of a local park on Saturday. There were a few on the branches and they all…

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Banksia

roniwizzli February 21, 2020

This Banksia is from the local Landcare Area that I garden at on Sunday mornings. This past Sunday there were seven of us weeding the land.Banksia ar…

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worm - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 21, 2020

A worm from the Landcare garden site. I wheelbarrowed mulch at the Landcare site all Sunday morning. I took a worm and dirt home with me to draw. The…

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Blue Mountains, Sydney - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 21, 2020

I spent a day in the Blue Mountains, a two hour train ride from Sydney. The air was crisp as autumn has just begun. The townships in the mountains ar…

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birds nest - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 21, 2020

Birds nest - unknown bird. I am going to research which bird this belongs to. It was found on the ground (empty) in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia…

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birds nest project : Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 21, 2020

This is a small (8cm x 4 cm x 6cm) nest that I was given. I am not sure what bird it belonged to. It is from SouthEast Queensland, Australia. I have …

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Moreton Bay Fig - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 20, 2020

Moreton Bay Fig I love to see these plants in Sydney parks, because they are magnificent AND because Moreton Bay is in the area of Queensland where …

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Gumnuts - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 20, 2020

These are some gumnuts that I picked up while walking with friends in their leafy suburb in Melbourne. Unfortunately I have no idea what type of gum …

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Crows Ash or Australian teak

roniwizzli February 19, 2020

I picked this up off the ground in Hyde Park,in Sydney city CBD, drew it and then had to find out what it was! I was Googling online with descriptio…

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Pittosporum Revolutum seed pod - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 19, 2020

This seedpod is from a plant from the local Landcare site (a group of local volunteers meet once a week to clear an area of land (next to a railway t…

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gum nuts and leaves - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 17, 2020

A twig of gumnuts and leaves that I picked up off the ground at the Blue Montains in the weekend. The Blue Mountains is a two hour train ride from Sy…

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the colour of leaves

roniwizzli February 17, 2020

I drew these gum leaves while my relatives watched television shows. We had picked the leaves off the ground during the daytime on a walk. As I drew…

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Bladder cicada - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 17, 2020

Bladder cicada Bladder cicada (Cystosoma saundersii ) I found this insect on the lawn . It must have just died as the skin was still soft and green. …

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gum nuts and leaves - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 16, 2020

A twig of gumnuts and leaves that I picked up off the ground at the Blue Montains in the weekend. The Blue Mountains is a two hour train ride from Sy…

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snails and cicadas

roniwizzli February 16, 2020

Drawing of insects from an Australian garden, given to me by friends and family - a snail and cicada Watercolour pencil in Moleskine Sketchbook I had…

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Tawny Frogmouth feather - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 16, 2020

This feather belongs to an Australian bird called the Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoide) . They are one of my favourite birds.I have seen them one …

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Bladder cicada - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 16, 2020

Bladder cicada Bladder cicada (Cystosoma saundersii ) I found this insect on the lawn . It must have just died as the skin was still soft and green. …

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Blue Mountains, Sydney - Alissa Duke

roniwizzli February 15, 2020

I spent a day in the Blue Mountains, a two hour train ride from Sydney. The air was crisp as autumn has just begun. The townships in the mountains ar…

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sketching birds at the Australian Museum

roniwizzli February 15, 2020

I spent a few hours at the Australian Museum in Sydney on Saturday and today. I wish I visited more often. I have a membership so can get in for f…

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Fungi on stick

roniwizzli February 15, 2020

I was given this fungi on stick to draw. It was picked up off a footpath in Toowoomba, Queensland Australia and probably came from an oak or plane tr…