All posts by KathyW

Web author, programmer and developer; photographer; designer; artist and bird breeder. Interested in all of the above plus underground homes, alternative energy systems, native plants and animals, alpacas, carnivorous plants, dyers plants and organic gardening.

Gouldian Finches

We have been breeding the beautiful Australian Gouldain Finch ( Erythrura gouldiae ) for nearly 20 years.

Our breeding program focuses on the normal Gouldian colours as are found in the wild. Although the many colour mutations are quite stunning in their own right, it is this breeders opinion that nature’s original colour scheme takes a lot to beat. Subsequently our birds are breeding true to natural colour with only 3 instances of white breast normals during one breeding season only.

Despite their reputation as being difficult birds to keep and breed, our flocks have proven to be hardy and prolific, tolerating both high and low temperatures while having access to open wire covered flights all year round. We employ a system of twin-wall polycarbonate panels to provide protection from the worst of the winter winds and weather. The panels can completely close off the open flights if required.

Argh! Renovations …

Well, after a couple of years of in-activity on this website due to not having enough time for it … Google’s nagging at me about the old theme’s lack of responsiveness and a mid-winter work slow-down have combined to spur on an update.

I’ve wanted to convert the site to WordPress’ TwentyFourteen theme since I saw the first demo, pre-release. Back in 2013. So, let’s not rush into things 🙂

Naturally the new theme does things differently, and web infrastructure has changed quite a bit in the last few years. Bringing all the articles up to date with the new layout and image sizes will take time. So if something still looks odd, maybe I haven’t gotten to it yet – but if I leave Maintenance Mode on till it’s all finished it may never get turned off!

Photography

This section has been a long time coming, and it barely scratches the surface – showcasing images taken only since 1999. The 35mm archives of prints, negatives and slides dating back to the 1980’s and earlier … may never make it here, there is just too much to sort through.

My photographic background covers commercial and industrial, fashion, food, people, machines, art images, nature, wildlife, landscapes, documentation photography, presentation photography including early digital presentations, and since 1995 Website photography.

In the pages linked as “Related Articles” at the top left, in year order, are samples of some my industrial, commercial, retail, event and nature digital photo galleries since 1999. All images © KathyW.