Tag: royal spoonbill

My last post Time #6 was post number 1,000. I was hoping this one would be number 1,000 but it has taken a lot of time getting it together.

November was where Spring really came to life. Rain in the previous months led to life appearing, flowers brightened, the little native flowers, some only 10mm in diameter sprung up in the paddocks and in the bush. Birds who come to my place over Spring and Summer appeared, in some instances with their chicks.

This is another long post as I couldn’t cut back and also have had a couple of double ups. I have a some things left out as they deserve their own post.

So I recommend getting your drink of choice, perhaps a snack and if you are lucky, someone to bring refills. 😀

I have tried to arrange the photos in some sort of grouping. OK off we go………

Some days saw the storm clouds appear bring some destruction but also welcoming rain

The water plants on the dams are pleased that the water levels are up

The Bromiliads in the garden are sending their flower spikes up.

or just colouring while the flower appears in the watery centre

One of my favourite flowers, the Cats Whiskers flowered after the rain.

Day lilies flowered some with multiple buds

The Dietes, which are all through the garden, showed the borders with their white and purple flowers. If you look on the left side of the flower, you can see a little native bee.

The pink Pentas were planted two years ago and this year the flowers were prolific.

I thought these were the last of the Pandoreas but when I walked past today, more have appeared

I have a miniature Native Frangipanni in a pot at the front of the house. The warm breeze send a delightful scent into the house. The flowers start as white flowers and gradually turn yellow

Also in the garden is quite a big Native Frangipanni. It is constantly flowering through November. You can see the various stages of flowering from the white and yellow buds, white flowers and then the yellow flowers on their way out.

The Gardenias are looking good this year

Had to show the buds too

This Pentas is great for attracting insects

The original red Hibiscus that my Mother bought from her garden when the gardens were first planted many years ago. This was one of my Mums favourites

This is the bush still in the part of the place where gardens and the old house once were

Another Hibiscus that had a good flowering too.

The Grevilleas took a while to flower compared to other gardens around the area.

This Grevillea flower hangs downwards

The second year for the Ivanhoe Grevillea and the first flower

Two Grevilleas in the front garden that always have birds squabbling over the flowers

I love the pastel colours of this Grevillea

The Bottlebrush flowers add splashes of red throughout the garden

The Balsam flowers appear in many places in the garden. The just pop up

A Bottlebrush just starting to flower

One of my favourite small trees is Jacksonia. They add touches of yellow through the bush

Another small tree in an old part of the garden. The last few years it has taken to flower for months

A large tree in the garden, a Silky Oak, which is also one of the biggest Grevilleas

The Eucalypts are flowering following a prolonged dry spell. Some are flowering now and I haven’t seen them flower at this time of year before

A ground cover flower that I thought had gone but has reappeared. I had an orange version as well. I wonder if that one will come back?

The Duranta flowers are another flower with soft pastel  colours

I planted this native in a rockery. The Red-necked Wallabies love it. The constant trimming looks like a benefit as it is covered with flowers this November

The flowers appear on soft stalks and the spots seem to darken too

The Hippeastrums looked wonderful this November. The wheelbarrow gardens looked a treat. There is a post about them earlier this month

The red Hippeastrums seemed very red this year

A tiny native flower about 10mm in diameter

You can see how small this native flower is by the grass and size of the leaves

I love clover flowers

A Calathea I have in a pot flowered this year with tiny flowers with delicate colour

This Native flower is called a Smooth Parrot Pea

Even the patch of Spider Plants flowered

With the flowers growing well the flower sellers at the market were selling bunches and most market days, sold out before the end.

Saw this car and just had to get a photo. It is a ute as well as a tad rusty

The clouds one day were quite spectacular

What a tiny Grasshopper on the Brunsfelsia flower

The Caper White Butterflies are migrating. This one is the first to arrive at my place

The Stingfless native Bees are loving collecting pollen from the orange Hippeastrum

A Crab Spider showed me his scary end when I disturbed its rest. Not a very big spider either

Meet Gus, my axolotl. He is always happy looking

A Noisy Friarbird snacking on a Honey Gem Grevillea

Noisy Friarbirds always have something to say

A female Figbird contemplates her next meal

Always singing around the house and in the forest, a Grey_shrike Thrush was looking through the window

Aren’t the Masked Lapwings strange looking. They are also called Plovers

but their eggs are quite pretty. They lay their eggs anywhere. These were on a walkway to the beach.

Peaceful Doves are always around the house
Royal Spoonbills were another of my quests to photograph

The ferry cable is as good as anywhere to hang out to dry

On a visit to a small degraded wetland I was amazed to see the amount of birds there. The flock of Hardhead Ducks was rather large

On another wetland, where the Royal Spoonbills were, some Pink-eared Ducks also were paddling around

Eurasian Coots paddled about looking for food

I was surprised to see a Crested Tern so far from the coast. A Purple Swamp Hen strode around the edge of the water

Aren’t Australasian Grebe chicks  cute

A pacific Black Duck was closely followed by a young one

When you go calling on your girlfriend always take flowers

The Superb Fairy Wrens hopped around us at the lookout

Well the sun is going down so it’s time for me to go. Thanks for hanging around with me. I hope you enjoyed my November