HelenCross

Amateur naturalist and photographer, currently living on and exploring the Westwood Farm/Lions Youth Haven in Kambah, ACT, which is a private property. The Farm has some wonderful Box-Gum woodland, albeit with mostly exotic grasses in the horse agistment and cattle paddocks, but also some great Kangaroo Grass grassland along the creeklines. The Farm falls within the ACT Government's Western Edge Investigation Area, which means there's potential for housing development. Fingers crossed it's more suitable for one of the other options! 

The Farm is delineated by the Lions Youth Haven map

For photography I use a Nikon Coolpix P900 bridge camera which I like for its great zoom, reasonable macro setting, video capability and ability to georeference photos, and a Google Pixel phone. I like sharing my images of Australian wildlife and landscapes on Instagram here: helenwylkscross

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Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 31 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm - 29 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 21 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at ANBG - 12 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 12 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (Yellow-shouldered Bee) at ANBG - 12 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at ANBG - 12 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at ANBG - 5 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at ANBG - 5 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at ANBG - 5 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at ANBG - 5 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 4 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 4 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at ANBG - 29 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at ANBG - 27 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Lipotriches sp. (genus) (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 27 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at ANBG - 27 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatus (A halictid bee) at Kosciuszko National Park - 21 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) clarki at Kosciuszko National Park - 21 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatus (A halictid bee) at Kosciuszko National Park - 21 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Kosciuszko National Park - 21 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at ANBG - 13 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 13 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Hyleoides concinna (Wasp-mimic bee) at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm - 3 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 1 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 1 Feb 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Megachile erythropyga (Resin Bee) at ANBG - 11 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 9 Jan 2024 by HelenCross
Hylaeus sp. (genus) (A masked bee) at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm - 30 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Tumut, NSW - 28 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 22 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 18 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 18 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 18 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 18 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Hyleoides concinna (Wasp-mimic bee) at Mount Taylor - 2 Dec 2023 by HelenCross
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at ANBG - 27 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at McQuoids Hill NR (MCQ) - 23 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 22 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 22 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Black Mountain Peninsula (PEN) - 22 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at GG179 - 22 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) quadriceps (Hylaeine colletid bee) at ANBG - 21 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at ANBG - 21 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (Yellow-shouldered Bee) at ANBG - 21 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis (A plaster bee) at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm - 14 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Australictus) tertium (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 7 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Yass River, NSW - 4 Nov 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 16 Oct 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Belconnen, ACT - 7 Oct 2023 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 24 Sep 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 9 May 2023 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 26 Apr 2023 by HelenCross
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Acton, ACT - 26 Apr 2023 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 15 Apr 2023 by HelenCross
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Acton, ACT - 23 Feb 2023 by HelenCross
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Acton, ACT - 23 Feb 2023 by HelenCross
Megachile lucidiventris (Resin bee, Megachilid bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 28 Dec 2022 by HelenCross
Hylaeus sp. (genus) (A masked bee) at Kambah, ACT - 28 Nov 2022 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum (Halictid Bee) at Kambah, ACT - 28 Nov 2022 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Callalictus) callomelittinum (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2022 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 6 Nov 2022 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 4 Nov 2022 by HelenCross
Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 19 Oct 2022 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 26 Aug 2022 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Apr 2022 by HelenCross
Paracolletes crassipes at Acton, ACT - 16 Mar 2022 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 24 Feb 2022 by HelenCross
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) alleynae at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Feb 2022 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Jan 2022 by HelenCross
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 4 Jan 2022 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatus (A halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 31 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 14 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 14 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Dec 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by HelenCross
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 27 Oct 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) bryotrichum at Kambah, ACT - 27 Oct 2021 by HelenCross
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Kambah, ACT - 27 Oct 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 24 Oct 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 19 Oct 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 19 Oct 2021 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Kambah, ACT - 16 Oct 2021 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 11 Oct 2021 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Kambah, ACT - 25 Sep 2021 by HelenCross
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 23 Sep 2021 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 21 Sep 2021 by HelenCross

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