Tag: goanna

Spring has begun and is almost over so I better get going and post some of my world in spring so far. There has been a lot happening, too many photos to sort through and making time to write, sort, edit and get it out!!!!

My old friend a few properties down the street is no longer able to care for himself and has gone into a care facility. His garden has been a source of inspiration and his help has made my garden a better place. He was always coming with bulbs, seeds or cuttings some of which have survived the dry periods and some just reappear much to my amazement.

This Iris was one of the first things I saw as I visited him before he left. A stunning splash of purple.

Of course it attracted the native stingless bees

The Grevilleas begin to bud at the start of spring. They don’t look as spectacular as the flowers but have a certain furry interest……

….and then they bloom into the most fantastic flower displaying many hues and colours.

The Honey Gem attracts so many birds to my garden but when you look closely you find some of the smaller creatures in my garden.

Throughout the bush around my place, the yellows and oranges of the Jacksonias splash colour into the bush.

I love the tiny native flowers that appear throughout the bush. This tiny yellow flower is about 10mm in diameter.

Another tiny native that has the most hairy leaves.

I am amazed that the lichen has regenerated from what looked like a dead blob in the grass. A small amount of rain bought it to life.

This is part of my “front lawn” I don’t have much grass and what is here is native grasses. I rarely cut the grass as there are so many tiny flowers that either grow at ground level or are on small stalks. This moss has gone to seed or is it the flowers?

Come spring everyone wakes up. Some like to prowl around the garden and “back yard” looking for things to eat. This bloke was looking for my chooks eggs!!!

One day coming home from town, there was a raucous noise and the sky suddenly was dotted with a huge flock of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos. This year there has seemed to be lots of them around. Sometimes in large flock or in just a few, screeching as they wheel about the sky.

I spent ages by the side of the road watching the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos argue of the best perch and change trees to find something to eat. Their aerobatics are superb don’t you think?

I am the boss of this tree and can see for kilometers.

Ahh….there is nothing as good as a pine cone.

Heralding in the morning, Kookaburras fill the air with their call. I love the bit of blue on their wings.

The beautiful call of the Grey Shrike Thrush is such a pleasant change from the usual suspects, Friarbirds, Blue-faced Honeyeaters and Ravens.

At my besties, the Emerald doves pop in for a quick drink from the bird bath. THe shimmer of green is eye-catching as they move through the bush.

A rare visitor to my road were these Crimson Rosellas. The bloke up the road put out feed for his horses and a flock of Rosellas dropped in for lunch.

Their colours are very striking. The red can be seen from a distance s they jumped about among the horses.

On a walk up the road, I found a Blue-faced Honeyeaters nest. As I was watching it became change over time.

A keen eye was kept on me before he settled onto the nest.

The best part was the Rainbow Bee Eaters as they swooped around. I played around with my photo program to see if I could get a different effect.

Thanks for hanging out with me for a while.