This morning we took a water tour of the harbor and then to Taronga Zoo. Along the way, we passed the ScholarShip - a wonderful experiment with learning.
And another example of reflections for my study
The Sydney Opera House
and Sydney Skyline
The skyline from the Taronga Zoo
The cable car to the Zoo
Looking back from the cable car
Ellen in wild Australia
Reflection of a peacock
The head of a peacock
A white flower
And 3 giraffes
Reflecting on Ellen
Reflecting on Frank
A view of the opera house
and the opera house and the bridge
An elephant
And a pretty flower
A surprise - male and female Argiope trifasciata with what appears to be an egg sac
Male and female Argiope trifasciata from the side
From a distance
from above and on the male ventral side and female dorsal side
Meanwhile, back at the Botanic Garden - I tried to get better photos of the Nephila plumipes cluster. Unfortunately, the sun was high and lighting was quite poor (overdone).
Here is the cluster. I thought Nephila plumipes were quite territorial - but there must have been 20 - 30 females in this web cluster
Here I have circled the more obvious females
And nearby was a tree filled with hanging bats
Without a tripod, the focus was not great (or rather my shaking excessively)
C. Frank Starmer