Bow Tower. Calgary., Bernard Spragg Photo
Stretching 58 storeys high into the city skyline, The Bow has set the bar for office towers in Calgary. The architectural wonder, with its diagonal ribbons of crossbracing wrapping around a semicircular glass t... More
Black swan. Cygnet. (Cygnus atratus)
Baby swans are known as "cygnets," a word derived from the Latin word for swan, "cygnus." Cygnets are easily distinguished from adults, as they are much smaller and are usually covered in a gray downy coat.
SS South Steyne. Floating restaurant. Sydney.
SS South Steyne is a retired steam ferry. For 36 years, she operated on the Manly run on Sydney Harbour and is now a floating restaurant moored at Darling Harbour...SS South Steyne was built by Henry Robb in Le... More
Yoshino Cherry., Bernard Spragg Photo
Prunus x yedoensis Awanui Hybrid Yoshino Cherry..Quite possibly the most popular variety of flowering cherry in New Zealand.. The hybrid Yoshino cherry is known for the great masses of beautiful pale shell-pink... More
Water ripples. Rose "Nelson girls"
Water Ripples is a freeware Adobe Photoshop compatible plug-in filter. The highly realistic water ripples effect designer has numerous options as well as an impressive 3D quality. The random settings generator ... More
Idea leuconoe - Paper Kite. Bernard Spragg photography
Idea leuconoe - Paper Kite.Commonly known as the Paper Kite, Idea leuconoe are native to densely forested regions in South China, South Japan, Malaya, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. These butterflies have w... More
Dampier Bay Marina. Lyttleton.. Bernard Spragg photography
Located in the inner harbour of Lyttelton Port and the Dampier Bay Marina is a safe, all weather, all tide harbour. It is situated between the commercial activities Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) and an ... More
Snowdrop (Galanthus), Bernard Spragg Photo
The lovely snowdrop is one of the first flowers to appear in the spring as it works its way through the snow to bloom. These tiny flowers grow 3- to 4-inches tall and make an excellent ground cover in the garde... More
Tram 11: 'The Boxcar' Christchurch
Tram 11: 'The Boxcar'..This cheerful little red 28-seater, built in Philadelphia, U.S.A., served Dunedin for decades and came to Christchurch for restoration in the 1990s. Its seats run the length of the car, r... More
Pūkeko. New Zealand (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus)
The pūkeko is probably one of the most recognised native birds in New Zealand with its distinctive colourings and habit of feeding on the ground..Pūkeko is the New Zealand name for the purple swamphen (Porphyri... More
Red-billed gulls.(Larus novaehollandiae)
Red-billed gulls..The red-billed gull or tarāpunga (Larus novaehollandiae) has a white body with grey wings tipped with black then white. Their bills and legs are red when they are adult. They are 37 centimetre... More
Seagull sailors., Bernard Spragg Photo
The most common gulls of the shore, red-billed gulls are found all around the New Zealand coast. They are a similar size to the black-billed gull, and the two can be confused at the juvenile stage. But the adul... More
Top paddock.Mackenzie Basin. NZ
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Margaret Haggo. dahlia., Bernard Spragg Photo
Dahlia ‘Margaret Haggo’ (Dahlia). This genus has upright and bushy, early summer and early autumn flowering, tuberous, deciduous annuals and perennials. They bear pinnatifid or pinnatisect, mid green leaves and... More
Creek Street Ketchikan, Alaska. Bernard Spragg photography
Creek Street is a historic boardwalk perched on pilings along the banks of Ketchikan Creek in Ketchikan, Alaska. A former Red Light District where both men and salmon swam upstream to spawn. It is now a quaint ... More
Koi carp. (Cyprinus carpio). Bernard Spragg photography
Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi varieties are distinguished by colorati... More
Seal pups. (gang of three). Bernard Spragg photography
The most common seal on the New Zealand mainland is the New Zealand fur seal which breeds around the South Island and as far north as the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island with males occasionally found n... More
Wax or Silver eye.(Zosterops lateralis)
The silvereye or wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis) is a very small omnivorous passerine bird of the south-west pacific. In Australia and New Zealand its common name is sometimes shortened to white-eye, but this nam... More
Silver eye. NZ., Bernard Spragg Photo
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) were self introduced in the 1800s and now have a wide distribution throughout New Zealand. They have made the forest their home and are now among the most common bird in suburbia... More
Mount Cook Lily NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Not too bad from an old bridge camera!.Ranunculus lyallii.Ranunculus lyallii, is a species of Ranunculus, endemic to New Zealand, where it occurs in the South Island and on Stewart Island at altitudes of 700–1,... More
Light rail in Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Sydney light rail network is a tram or light rail system serving the Australian city of Sydney, New South Wales. The network presently consists of a single 12.8-kilometre (8 mi) line of 23 stations. A secon... More
Evening along the Yarra River Melbourne.
Yarra River..The Yarra River flows west for more than 240 km (148 miles) from its source in the Yarra Ranges, through rural and suburban Melbourne to the city center and Docklands, where it empties into Port Ph... More
Waipu Cove Northland. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Waipu is a small town in Bream Bay, in the Northland Region of New Zealand, with a Scottish heritage.
Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Shaped like a perfect cartoon thunderbolt, this gorgeous lake has a 212km shoreline and reaches a depth of 379m (the average depth is over 320m). Five rivers flow into it but only one (the Kawarau) flows out, m... More
LICA MAERSK - Container Ship. Bernard Spragg photography
MO: 9190779.MMSI: 219981000.Call Sign: OWAY2.Flag: Denmark [DK].AIS Type: Cargo - Hazard C (Minor).Gross Tonnage: 50721.Deadweight: 63400 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 265.84m × 37.4m.Year Built: 2001.Sta... More
Panaeolus sphinctrinus., Bernard Spragg Photo
FAMILY: Coprinaceae.GENUS: Panaeolus.SPECIES: Sphinctrinus.COMMON NAMES: Ink Caps, Hoop-Petticoat, Petticoat Mottlegill, Warai-take (Japanese, ‘laughing mushroom’), Hsiao Ch’un (Chinese, ‘laughing mushroom’)..P... More
Quayside mooring., Bernard Spragg Photo
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Fishermen.Philippines., Bernard Spragg Photo
Marine fishing in the Philippines in more than an industry; it is a way of life. ... Of these, an estimated 800,000 are small-scale fishermen using tradition, low-cost techniques, notably net fishing from small boats.
The jetty. Lakes Hayes. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Lake Hayes tends to be calm, mirror-flat and a great spot for swimming and picnics. Its location between Queenstown and Arrowtown means that it is a much more secluded spot than nearby Lake Wakatipu. The loop t... More
The Lower Shotover Bridge.. Bernard Spragg photography
Situated 10 kilometres from Queenstown (off highway 6), the Old Lower Shotover Bridge was built in 1871 and offers foot traffic eye-catching 360 panoramic views of the Shotover River...The original bridge was w... More
The yellow-eyed penguin. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
The yellow-eyed penguin is one of the few penguin species found north of the Antarctic Ocean, and as it's name suggests, this species of penguin is easily idenitfied by it's yellow coloured eyes and bright yell... More
Gymnopilus junonius, Bernard Spragg Photo
Gymnopilus junonius is a large and colourful wood-rotting species that occurs in small groups at the bases of dead broad-leaf trees and occasionally conifers from spring through to early winter. When seen in fu... More
Lake Wakatipu. NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
15,000 years ago during the last ice age, a huge glacier moving from the north west carved out what is now Lake Wakatipu. The lake is relatively thin, but the mountains run straight into the lake, forming a dee... More
Dancing in the street.. Bernard Spragg photography
Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple,... More
Sun Princess. Auckland NZ.. Bernard Spragg photography
Sun-class cruise ship.Sun Princess is a Sun-class cruise ship built in 1995 and operated by Princess Cruises. At the time of her construction, she was one of the largest cruise ships in the world. Wikipedia.Len... More
Anemone, Japanese, Bernard Spragg Photo
Herbaceous Perennial Flower, Spring-Flowering Bulb..Also known as Hybrid Anemone.Anemone x hybrida.Ranunculaceae Family.Synonym: A hupehensis var. japonica x A. vitifolia, A. japonica , A. x elegans..This delic... More
Sydney Ferries., Bernard Spragg Photo
Sydney Ferries provides a unique public transport service to the people of Sydney. For residents living adjacent to Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River, ferry travel is the most practical way of commuting t... More
Milford Sound NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
Milford Sound is by far the best known of all of the fiords and the only one that can be accessed by road. It is approximately 16km from the head of the fiord to the open sea, which means visitors can comfortab... More
Low tide at the beach.. Bernard Spragg photography
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of gravitational forces exerted by the Moon, Sun, and rotation of the Earth...The times and amplitude of tides at a locale are influenced... More
The Stirling Falls Milford Sound NZ
One of the Must See New Zealand Waterfalls, Stirling Falls, second name Waimanu Falls, is the most magnificent waterfall in the world's famous Milford Sound. Accessible via a Milford Sound Cruise or a Milford S... More
Evening on the farm.. Bernard Spragg photography
In photography, the golden hour (sometimes known as magic hour, especially in cinematography) is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is h... More
Lake Wakatipu. NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
The second largest of the southern glacial lakes, Lake Wakatipu is 48 miles long and up to 3 miles wide, and covers an area of 113 sq. miles. The lake is 1,017 ft above sea level, is 1,239 ft deep, and occupies... More
Moeraki Boulders. Otago. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
At Moeraki, 40 kilometres south of Oamaru, huge spherical boulders are scattered along the beach. Others can be seen emerging from the sandstone cliffs. Each boulder weighs several tonnes and is up to two metre... More
Rogers K88 (Washington). Plains Railway. NZ
Rogers K88 (Washington).Built in Paterson, New Jersey in 1877 the Rogers K88 was the first locomotive to be sent over to New Zealand from America. The Rogers was the first train to haul the Christchurch to Dune... More
Margaret Haggo. Dalhia., Bernard Spragg Photo
Dahlia ‘Margaret Haggo’ (Dahlia). This genus has upright and bushy, early summer and early autumn flowering, tuberous, deciduous annuals and perennials. They bear pinnatifid or pinnatisect, mid green leaves and... More
Ferrari F430, Bernard Spragg Photo
Overview.Manufacturer Ferrari.Also called 430.Production 2004–2009.Assembly Maranello, Italy.Designer Frank Stephenson at Pininfarina[1].Body and chassis.Class Grand tourer (S).Body style 2-seat Berlinetta.2-se... More
Evening. Lake Wanaka. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Lake Wanaka is located in the Otago region of New Zealand, at an altitude of 300 metres. Covering an area of 192 km², it is New Zealand's fourth largest lake, and estimated to be more than 300 m deep. Its name ... More
"The Tree" Lake Wanaka. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
A hidden gem of New Zealand, the spectacular Lake Wanaka area is framed by the South Island’s dazzling Southern Alps. On the doorstep of Mount Aspiring National Park, a World Heritage Site, the daily schedule i... More
Blechnum novae-zelandiae,(palm-leaf fern )
Blechnum novae-zelandiae, commonly known as palm-leaf fern or kiokio, is a species of fern found in New Zealand. It can often be found growing in clay soil on embankments and roadsides.. ..B. novae-zelandiae ha... More
Shipping. Port of Melbourne.. Bernard Spragg photography
The Port of Melbourne is Australia's busiest port for containerised and general cargo.[1] It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, wh... More
Physarum polycephalum. (Slime mound)
Physarum polycephalum, literally the "many-headed slime", is a slime mold that inhabits shady, cool, moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs. Like slime molds in general, it is sensitive to light; in part... More
The Clipper (Parthenos sylvia). Bernard Spragg photography
The Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and South-East Asia, mostly in forested areas. The Clipper is a fast flying butterfly and has a habit of flying with its wings f... More
Russell Lupin. Lake Tekapo.NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
Russell lupins.The many-coloured Russell lupins (.Lupinus polyphyllus). are a familiar feature of the roadsides in the.Upper Waitaki Basin. They were first introduced to New Zealand about 1930 by settlers of t... More
Anemone., Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography
Anemone Blue Poppy Bulbs | Purple Single Anemone with Black Eye | Anemone Coronaria.Anemones are an under planted group that deliver a colorful perennial show and ask for little in return. We're especially fond... More
The Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane)
The Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane) is a species of heliconiine butterfly found from India to southern China (southern Yunnan), and Indochina. Its range has expanded in the last few decades, and its arrival i... More
Burma Star Rose., Bernard Spragg Photo
Unfading apricot flowers that grow in upright clusters on a medium to tall bush. Very free flowering.
Rose "Grace", Bernard Spragg Photo
Grace..English Rose - bred by David Austin..Shrub Rose.An outstanding garden plant bearing neat and fragrant rosettes.An outstanding garden plant producing many charming, pure apricot rosettes. Delicious, warm ... More
A welcome visitor., Bernard Spragg Photo
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a... More
Queen of the Prairie, Meadowsweet Filipendula rubra.
This is a big imposing plant. Flowers can be white or varying shades of pink, good for cutting. Foliage is bold. Very handsome in the right place. Because of its size and aggressive spread, it requires lots of ... More
Worlds Steepest St. Dunedin.. Bernard Spragg photography
Baldwin Street..Baldwin Street is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. The street runs up the northern side of Signal Hill, a prominent hill overlooking Otago Harbour,... More
Moeraki Seascape.NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
MOERAKI BOULDERS..The Moeraki Boulders are situated on Koekohe Beach at a place named Kumara, midway between Hampden and Moeraki townships in North Otago. Access to them is gained by a small one-way side road, ... More
Betty Boop., Bernard Spragg Photo
'Betty Boop' is a bushy, upright, floribunda rose growing to 3 to 5 feet tall. Semi-double, ivory-white flowers with red edges are borne in clusters over a long period. They are mildly scented. New leaves are d... More
Idea leuconoe - Paper Kite.. Bernard Spragg photography
Commonly known as the Paper Kite, Idea leuconoe are native to densely forested regions in South China, South Japan, Malaya, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. These butterflies have weak, fluttery flight inters... More
University of Otago Clocktower. NZ
The University of Otago Registry Building, also known as the Clocktower Building, is a Victorian and later structure in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It stands next to the banks of the Water of Leith and is... More
Allium Globemaster., Bernard Spragg Photo
The magnificent, spherical blooms of Allium 'Globemaster' are up to 15cm (6") across! Flowering only once in a season, the blooms are followed by skeletal seedheads for a spectacular autumn display. Undemanding... More
Cabbage tree.NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
The cabbage tree is one of the most distinctive trees in the New Zealand landscape, especially on farms. They grow all over the country, but prefer wet, open areas like swamps...Growing 12 to 20 metres high, ca... More
Postmans delight., Bernard Spragg Photo
In the early 1800's, most letters in the U.S. were taken to the post office to be mailed, and recipients had to retrieve their mail from the post office. It wasn't until 1863 that mail was delivered to homes of... More
Kea and and the bike seat.. Bernard Spragg photography
Kea are large parrots that live in the South Island high country, sometimes venturing down to valley floors. Their call is a ringing ‘keee-aa’. Playful and inquisitive, they can be destructive around ski fields... More
Dawn over the range.. Bernard Spragg photography
Mount Dobson sits on the southern end of the Two Thumb Range in New Zealand's Southern Alps.
Melbourne and the Yarra River.. Bernard Spragg photography
Melbourne, Victoria’s coastal capital, is a city of stately 19th-century buildings and tree-lined boulevards. Yet at its centre is the strikingly modern Federation Square development, with plazas, bars, restaur... More
Fields of Gold.Canola., Bernard Spragg Photo
Canola refers to both an edible oil (also known as canola oil) produced from the seed of any of several varieties of the rape plant, and to those plants, namely a cultivar of either rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)... More
Sophora. (Kowhai) NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
Kōwhai are small, woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand. There are eight species, Sophora microphylla and S. tetraptera being the most recognised as large trees. Their natural habitat is... More
White faced heron.NZ, Bernard Spragg Photo
The white-faced heron is New Zealand's most common heron, despite being a relatively new arrival to this country. It is a tall, elegant, blue-grey bird that can be seen stalking its prey in almost any aquatic h... More
Arrowtown, New Zealand., Bernard Spragg Photo
Arrowtown is a historic former gold mining town, rich in heritage and one of the South Island’s and New Zealand’s iconic visitor destinations...Located only 20 minutes’ drive from Queenstown, the spectacular sc... More
ARUNA IPSA (Container Ship). Bernard Spragg photography
IMO: 9270828..MMSI: 538005226..Call Sign: V7CA4..Flag: Marshall Is (MH)..AIS Type: Cargo - Hazard A (Major)..Gross Tonnage: 21932..Deadweight: 24279 t..Length × Breadth: 196.82m × 28m..Year Built: 2004..Status: Active
Fly Agaric., Bernard Spragg Photo
Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a mushroom and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of th... More
Container terminal. Port of Melbourne.
A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, fo... More
Circular Quay Sydney., Bernard Spragg Photo
Circular Quay is a harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the northern edge of the Sydney central business district on Sydney Cove, between Bennelong Point and The Rocks. It is part of the local gover... More
The Sydney Opera House.. Bernard Spragg photography
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings..Identified as one of the 20th century... More
Fishing Philippines style., Bernard Spragg Photo
Marine fishing in the Philippines in more than an industry; it is a way of life. With 7,100 islands, the Philippines has the world's longest discontinuous coastline. Over a million Filipinos are engaged in mari... More
Angry is the sea.. Bernard Spragg photography
Tasman Sea, an arm of the Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand. It is as much as 1,400 miles (2,250 km) wide and more than 17,000 feet (5, 180 m) deep. The sea is located in a region of prevailing we... More
Melbourne Bike Share (MBS). Bernard Spragg photography
Melbourne Bike Share (MBS) is a white elephant. It has struggled to attract riders in even modest numbers since it was set up with 600 bikes (Bixis) by the Brumby government nearly five years ago...The current ... More
Melbourne Bombardier Trams., Bernard Spragg Photo
The FLEXITY Swift 100% low-floor vehicles can accommodate 210 passengers. The trams are 33 m long, 2.65 m wide and are equipped with the reliable BOMBARDIER MITRAC propulsion system and rotating bogies to handl... More
Evening Lakes Entrance.Aust., Bernard Spragg Photo
Lakes Entrance is a tourist resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately 320 kilometres east of Melbourne, near a managed, artificial channel connecting the Gippsland Lak... More
Riviera Ice Cream Parlour. Lakes Entrance.
Ice cream is a frozen food, typically eaten as a snack or dessert, usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours
WTC Wharf. Yarra River Melbourne.
WTC Wharf (formerly the World Trade Centre and WTC Northbank) is a twelve-storey office complex on the north bank of the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia.On 19 December 1978, the Government of Victoria passe... More
Into the sunset., Bernard Spragg Photo
Sunset or sundown, is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the western horizon as a result of Earth's rotation...The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment when the trailing edge of the Sun's ... More
On Sydney Harbour., Bernard Spragg Photo
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the facility is adjacent ... More
Hosier Lane Melbourne., Bernard Spragg Photo
The Street Art Canvas on Hosier Lane - Melbourne, Australia..The thing about "street art" is that its dynamic. Its always changing. There may not be a better exhibition of urban art than Hosier Lane in Melbourn... More
NSW Coastline. Australia., Bernard Spragg Photo
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Sydney Skyline from Darling Harbour.
More than 18 major office buildings will be replaced in Sydney’s CBD in the next two years, reports the Australian Financial Review...According to JP Morgan Analysts this equates to 325,000 square metres of off... More
D-class Melbourne tram.. Bernard Spragg photography
The D-class trams are low-floor Combino trams that operate on the Melbourne tram network. They were built by Siemens in Germany, and are divided into two classes: the three section D1-class which was introduced... More
E-class Melbourne tram. Bernard Spragg photography
The E-class trams are three-section, four-bogie articulated trams that were first introduced to the Melbourne tram network in 2013. They are being built by Bombardier Transportation's Dandenong factory, with th... More
Melbourne and the Yarra River.. Bernard Spragg photography
The Yarra River is not big by world standards. It runs for just 242 kilometres from its source on the flanks of Mt Baw Baw in the Yarra Ranges National Park to its mouth at the head of Port Phillip Bay in Newpo... More
Hosier Lane Melbourne., Bernard Spragg Photo
Hosier Lane is a bluestone cobbled vehicular and pedestrian laneway on the southern edge of the central city grid of Melbourne, Australia. Hosier lane is a much celebrated landmark in Melbourne mainly due to it... More
Sydney's light rail., Bernard Spragg Photo
Light rail network..Sydney's light rail network is owned by the NSW Government. Light rail services are operated by Transdev Sydney on behalf of Transport for NSW...The light rail network provides a unique publ... More
Royal Spoonbills., Bernard Spragg Photo
The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) also known as the black-billed spoonbill, occurs in intertidal flats and shallows of fresh and saltwater wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and... More
The southern black-backed gull. NZ
The southern black-backed gull (or ‘black-back’) is one of the most abundant and familiar large birds in New Zealand, although many people do not realise that the mottled brown juveniles (mistakenly called “mol... More
The Elephant Rocks. Otago. NZ. Bernard Spragg photography
The Elephant Rocks are massive limestone formations sitting in a sea of grass on private farmland. The rocks were once sand at the bottom of the sea that accumulated 25 million years ago. These sediments were b... More
BRAGE R Hopper Dredger. Bernard Spragg photography
In dry dock Port of Lyttleton. NZ. Hopper Dredger.IMO: 9144380.MMSI: 246366000.Call Sign: PEOX.Flag: Netherlands (NL).AIS Type: Cargo.Gross Tonnage: 2176.Deadweight: 3200 t.Length × Breadth: 90m × 14m.Year Buil... More