Polar Obsession by Paul Nicklen

National Geographic photographer and biographer Paul Nicklen has been making bold expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic for many years, documenting the lives and habitats of leopard seals, whales, walruses, polar bears, bearded seals and narwhals and how they are threatened by climate change.

Hand-Picked Free Nature Vector Art

Here are some lovely nature inspired vector art designs which are free for personal use only.

March dose of Cute Critters

Here is the March dose of aaaaaawh!

Purchase gorgeous Wildlife Art eZines and help Save the Planet!

If you love animals, nature and art you will enjoy these quarterly eZines published by Oz Wildlife Art. These gorgeous magazines are designed to be read using your computer which eliminates packaging, postage, paper and printing which is good news for trees and the planet. Your purchase will also help …

A Guide to introducing a New Cat to an Existing Cat in your Household

Merlo, our chocolate point ragdoll kitten is coming up for his 1st Birthday on 20 March and he has been quite a handful! As a younger kitten, he hated being shut up anywhere (and still does), never seemed to sleep and terrorised our older cat. My husband and I eventually …

An exotic plant you may not have seen before which resembles a bat!

I was kindly invited into a neighbour’s garden the other day who has a passion for orchids. One of the more unusual exotic plants I was lucky enough to see and photograph is a black bat plant (Tacca chantrieri) and I have never seen anything like it before.

Oriental Courtship – New Vector Art

I tried something a bit different in this artwork and I am enjoying working with silhouettes, patterns and layers at the moment. I like the simplicity of this new artwork and it has an oriental feel. I hope you like it.

10 Outstanding Nature Wallpapers – Freebies

A roundup of some fantastic nature wallpapers and all totally free

Oz Wildlife Art Blog included in 50 Amazing Nature Photography Bloggers

I got a lovely surprise to find out my blog has been included in “50 Amazing Nature Photography Bloggers” which is on a site that aims to find the top online photography schools and colleges.

Royalty Free Resource Photos for Artists DVD Rom out now!

This DVD Rom contains 460 high resolution, 300 dpi photographs of animals, insects, flowers, birds, feathers, reptiles and fish. These photographs have been taken by Lesley Smitheringale and are totally copyright free for both personal and commercial use so you can use them as reference for your artwork, in scrapbooks, projects, wallpapers etc.

Leaf Curling Spiders and more – Garden Guests Diary

Garden Guests Diary

16 November 2008

Again, I ventured out into my garden after a shower of rain and the atmosphere was uncomfortably sticky and humid but it’s worth it to see the garden guests who emerge in the freshly soaked foliage.
Leaf Curling Spiders and more – Garden Guests Diary

The First Summer Garden Guests

Garden Guests Diary

5 October 2008

Well, I think we are having an early summer in Queensland, Australia as the temperatures have been reaching 30 degrees centigrade already and it is hot and sticky. Whilst this can be uncomfortable for us humans, the hot summer weather brings about gorgeous summer guests such as butterflies, hoverflies, dragonflies, …

Sharing Supper – Garden Guests Diary

Garden Guests Diary

27 July 2008

I captured Mr and Mrs Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo sharing supper late this afternoon. Our seed bell had been munched to the point where it had fallen to the ground and these birds are known for their intelligence.
Sharing Supper – Garden Guests Diary

Crested Pigeons Puffed up in the Cold – Garden Guests Diary

Garden Guests Diary

7 July 2008

We’ve had a couple of chilly, wet days which always brings down more birds looking for shelter and food. There seems to be a growing number of crested pigeons who love our yard but in particular our neighbour’s roof.
Crested Pigeons Puffed up in the Cold – Garden Guests Diary

Gecko and Galah – Garden Guests Diary

Garden Guests Diary

26 June 2008

I happened to spy this itty bitty gecko when I was in my garden today and he was about the size of a matchstick. He kept sticking his tiny little tongue in and out but I couldn’t quite capture this in time.
Gecko and Galah – Garden Guests Diary