The chicks are all grown up

The Belgian d’Uccle chicks Miss B. hatched last year have all grown up and turned into beautiful birds. They are the funniest creatures that crack me up when they run with their little feathered feet. They are mostly very friendly birds, but some of the girls have a blood curdling …

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A sheepdog and his sheep

I continue to be amazed at the instinct that Indi shows for working sheep. He has now progressed to the point where I can send him down the paddock to gather the girls and bring them back up the hill to the cattle yard. This is actually no mean feat …

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Runner Ducks

We are not ready to get more sheep just yet, so in the mean time I have obtained a small flock of Runner Ducks to help teach Indi how to be a sheep dog. LOL yes that sounds strange, but these ducks walk/run rather than fly, and they have a …

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Happy First Birthday Indiana Jones

I am thoroughly enjoying having my pet photography studio set-up and ready to use whenever I want. This is definitely the only type of ‘cake smash; session I will ever do (and with a special dog-safe cake). It’s hard to believe this beautiful boy is one year old already, he …

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A photo shoot for Bolt

Beautiful old boy Bolt and his littermate brother Zeke are showing their age lately, it’s hard to believe that they will be 14 years old this year. Bolt and Indi have turned into the best of friends, bringing Indi into the family has given Bolt a new lease on life …

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A big change with a new toy

As much as I have loved my Canon 5DIV camera, it was well and truly time for an upgrade. I am definitely not an early adopter of new technology so going mirrorless has not really been on my radar until now, but it didn’t make sense to spend the $ …

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Chicks in the studio

Its been so nice to have new life on the farm after all these years. And the benefit of being a professional pet photographer and having the Thee Red Ponies studio right here on the farm is that I get the chance to create some incredible images that you wouldn’t …

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Happy New Year 2023!

Not going to lie, the last 18 months have been really, really hard. Well I guess past couple of years have been really hard for everyone. For our family, I wish for a year of recovery, with no more loss of loved ones. For your family I wish for everything …

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Slender Tree Frog

This gorgeous golden Slender tree Frog was hanging out in my vegie garden in the big wicking bed. I’ve never seen a grog this golden colour before, and I am assuming its a Slender Tree Frog as it looks like one, but was actually a lot bigger than the 4.7cm …

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Indi and the boys

Its hard to believe that we have had Indi nearly six months, the passage of time as you get older gets weirder. Its seems like only last week we bought him home, but then it also seems like a lifetime ago. He is growing up to be a really wonderful …

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