Fecto!

Some night-time pictures to celebrate the acquisition of my new tripod. This is the Boat-House of Perth, one of the several emblems of the city

Ok, I know I posted pictures of the peacocks before, but I can't help but to post these. Pictures taken on August 18,2010

A view of Matilda Bay from Kings Park, and the campus of the University of Western Australia in background. The city center of Perth (CBD), still from Kings Park.

A python, some scaly lizards enjoying the sun and a baby crocodile

Koala means "one that never drinks". They live exclusively on eucalyptus plants, which give them very little energy. For this reason (and not, like some people think, because they are stoned or drugged by the plant) they sleep 20 hours a day. They spend the rest of the time eating and cleaning themselves by rubbing their fur with these big claws they have.

This is one one of the 6 peacocks living on campus. There are currently 2 males (one of them in the pictures above) and 4 females, one of which is entirely white. For some reason, they all chose to settle on the Arts & Human Sciences faculty, which is mine...

On the Swan River with the housemates!

Some pictures of the Hackett Hall at the University of Western Australia, Perth. The Hackett Hall has been built in 1932, as well as the reflection pond. Workers went on strike halfway through the completion of this pond. The administration was quite despaired by this and didn't know what to do. At their surprise, the day after the strike stroke, they found students voluntarily finishing the construction of the pond.

Those are the black swans who gave its name to the Swan River. However, theses pictures have been taken on the Lake Claremont, in West Perth.

Some birds you may see in Kings Park, Perth