The last photos taken for the Lake Richmond signs included some gorgeous little locals, the Slender Tree Frog and the Moaning Frog. I was struck by how amazing their eyes are.

This little tree frog was quite jumpy but he did manage to stay still long enough for a few photos.

This second shot gives a better perspective of how small he is.

The moaning frog was less active but had a bit of a cheeky look about her. This is her outside her home:

Thank you so much Leon and Helen for finding, catching and modelling the frogs for us and for your hospitality and thanks as always Christine for organising it

Like most people, I’m scared of snakes. Just like spiders, they send off this irrational fear response and the sight of one or even a sound that might be one slithering through the leaf litter makes me start to panic a little.

However, if I am looking at something through the lens of my camera, it loses its power to frighten me and all I concentrate on is how it’s fitting in the frame and how I can get a good shot. Which I discovered by leaning inside a snake enclosure at Armadale Reptile Park, to try and get a better shot of some dugites. And by leaning towards a tiger snake as it flattened its neck in annoyance at being disturbed!

So saying, I am no wildlife photographer and need much more practice if I’m to be any good at it. However, I really enjoyed pushing my boundaries getting these and think they turned out okay, all things considered:

Thanks Christine for organising the trip

Edited to add one more photo of the tiger snake, looking grumpy: