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Mushrooms have intricate mechanisms and careful architecture that ensures spores do not stick in the gills or the underside, minimise fall to the ground but instead get carried away efficiently in sideways air currents. More about it:
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Rosella, Native Sorrel.
Scientific Name: Hibiscus heterophyllus
Hibiscus is a widespread genus of the family Malvaceae, consisting of 250 species, ranging from tropical to temperate regions. Of these species, 35 are native to Australia, and are largely restricted to the East Coast of Australia. Hibiscus heterophyllus, with its profusion of showy flowers is an asset to any garden, and its value is not restricted to its beauty. This tall, fast growing shrub produces an abundance of flowers and edible fruits, attracting many native birds and insects to the garden. It is particularly attractive to lorikeets, honeyeaters and butterflies. H. heterophyllus has a natural range from the Lockhart River at the very tip of Queensland, down through eastern and central New South Wales, preferring warm, moist environments.
(Source: www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2002/hibiscus-heterophyllus.html)
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The bright yellow Kangaroo Paw flowers were just at the end of their flowering period. But still attracting lots of New Holland Honeyeaters. www.anbg.gov.au/anigozanthos/
The Australian Water Dragon has two subspecies, the Eastern Water Dragon and the Gippsland Water Dragon, both of which are present in the National Botanic Gardens. However I believe most of the lizards I saw were the Gippsland subspecies, which has different colours under the throat and lacks the black band between the eye and ear.
Males can grow to a little over one metre, with two thirds of their body length comprising the tail, and weigh one kilogram. They are able to remain submerged for ninety minutes to avoid predators.
Kangaroo Paws are a beautifully Australian flower which survives in the hot summer weather. Often originating in WA they are now grown all around the country, where it is hot and dry. www.anbg.gov.au/anigozanthos/. "Kangaroo paws belong to the genus Anigozanthos, which has 11 species. The closely related Black Kangaroo Paw is called Macropidia fulginosa." I saw the Black Kangaroo Paw when in Perth last year. It certainly stood out.
For my 100x Flower Project
The Australian Water Dragon has two subspecies, the Eastern Water Dragon and the Gippsland Water Dragon, both of which are present in the National Botanic Gardens. However I believe most of the lizards I saw were the Gippsland subspecies, which has different colours under the throat and lacks the black band between the eye and ear.
Today is Australia Day. Australia celebrates or mourns, depending on your political ideology. It is the day when many people from differing backgrounds and faith become Australian citizens, pledging to uphold our laws and democracy. It is a day some Indigenous people have dubbed Invasion Day because it marks the day white invaders came.
Whatever your feeling, have a peaceful and enjoyable day.
This is one of our native trees that flowers all through the summer in the green and gold colours of our country.
"Commonly known as the Black Kangaroo Paw, it is a striking black and lime-green flowered plant, which is distinctly different from the more commonly grown Anigozanthos Kangaroo Paws. Black and green flowers are extremely rare in Australian plants, ... " www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2002/macropidia-fuliginosa.html
It is a while since we have seen one of these so it was quite a pleasure to find it. They are not commonly seen.
The wind was blowing very strongly so Fred held the plant while I photographed it and visa versa.
Photo: Fred
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
(Piccabeen Palm / Palma Payanesa)
Bangalow Palm is endemic to Australia and is found naturally occurring from around Mackay, Queensland to the Bateman's Bay area of New South Wales. This palm has a solitary stem and reaches a height of up to 30m and a diameter of up to 30cm.
This palm is very common in La Ceja, Colombia as an ornamental plant bordering the streets and households.
Photo taken in La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2015/archontophoenix-cunningh...
We were just leaving the Bot Gardens when we came across a small crowd watching an Eastern Brown snake trying to swallow a comparatively large frog in the middle of the driveway/parking area. Eventually the snake realised the problem and spat the frog out, picked it up again from the front and quickly swallowed it from a much better angle. Meanwhile the snake wrangler had arrived, waited until snake had completed its business before encouraging it to go bush. There are many Brown Snakes at the gardens, as there are many water dragons.
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia.
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
(Bangalow Palm / Palma Payanesa)
Bangalow Palm is endemic to Australia and is found naturally occurring from around Mackay, Queensland to the Bateman's Bay area of New South Wales. This palm has a solitary stem and reaches a height of up to 30m and a diameter of up to 30cm.
This palm is very common in La Ceja, Colombia as an ornamental plant bordering the streets and households.
www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2015/archontophoenix-cunningh...
Here's an old one I found while looking for something else. An Australian Raven messing with us at lunch. I haven't seen one come so close before, anywhere.
Missnoma is right, it looks wise perhaps more than grumpy, so I changed the title.
[Previous title: DON'T ... mess with me, you ... insect!]
These little Silvereyes were looking irresistable as they tucked into the berries. So irresistible that I forgot to look at what the bush was, however thanks to Tattters and Ozymiles for identifying it as a Callicarpa pedunculata - 'Velvet Leaf'.
After lunch at the gardens I spent more than an hour mit Kamera wandering in beautiful autumn weather amongst the birds and bushes.
The gardens are a great hang-out for regular and itinerant birds. Some of the more famous residents are the family of White-winged Choughs that infest the outoor part of the cafe restaurant. Normally they threaten by flying onto or near your table, or swooping 10cm above your head, or lining up on a branch only a metre or two away to look disturbingly Hitchcockian. They will regularly take food from your plate if you leave the table, or even if you look away for too long. But today I had an Anzac biscuit still in my hand on the way to my mouth, when a Chough flew across the table at warp speed right between the two of us, elevation 1 foot, and grabbed the thing out of my hand. According to staff this is a new phase of the war; new measures are required. The Americans are suggesting twenty thousand more troops, I'm not sure.
No, it's a young Water Dragon!
The Australian Water Dragon has two subspecies, the Eastern Water Dragon and the Gippsland Water Dragon, both of which are present in the National Botanic Gardens. However I believe most of the lizards I saw were the Gippsland subspecies, which has different colours under the throat and lacks the black band between the eye and ear.
With a common name of Pin-cushion Hakea and native to south-western Western Australia, this small tree is quite commonly cultivated over here in the Eastern states...found growing in a private garden in Hepburn (Victoria)...see this link: www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp2/hakea-laurina.html
Cheers from Oz
La Ceja, Colombia.
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
(Piccabeen Palm / Palma Payanesa)
Bangalow Palm is endemic to Australia and is found naturally occurring from around Mackay, Queensland to the Bateman's Bay area of New South Wales. This palm has a solitary stem and reaches a height of up to 30m and a diameter of up to 30cm. The fruit ripens to a bright red with a waxy finish which are attractive to birds. In the warmer parts of its range it flowers and fruits all year round.
This palm is very common in La Ceja, Colombia as an ornamental plant bordering the streets and households.
Photo taken in La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2015/archontophoenix-cunningh...
Just thought it looked like it had scales, with those closely packed, smooth & shiny petals.
A lovely afternoon at the ANBG with madbronny52.
The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) are heritage-listed botanic gardens located in Acton, Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Established in 1949, the Gardens are administered by the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Energy. The botanic gardens were added to the Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004. The botanic gardens are the largest living collection of native Australian flora, the mission of the ANBG is to study and promote Australia's flora. The gardens maintains a wide variety of botanical resources for researchers and cultivates native plants threatened in the wild. The gardens is organised in thematic sections, plants are grouped by shared taxonomy or are presented in ecological groupings that exist in nature. More than 5,500 species are cultivated. Displays include, Rainforest Gully, featuring plants for the rainforests of Eastern Australia; Rock Garden, a display of plants which occur in habitats from the desert to alpine areas; Sydney Region Flora, a display of the divers flora endemic to the sandstone formations of the Sydney basin; Mallee Plants, the mallees is the name given to multi-stemmed eucalypts and the shrubs and grasses associated with them; Banksias, waratahs and grevilleas (family Proteaceae); Callistemon, Leptospermum and Melaleuca (family Myrtaceae); Eucalypt Lawn, features about one fifth of Australian eucalypt species; Wattles (Genus Acacia). 11870
Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos) is an iconic Australian native plant, endemic to south western Australia. There are 11 species, this variety being 'gold velvet'.
I love the pink swirls here, and the detail in the bees' wings.
Seen on a botanic gardens' meander with the Canberra Flickr Chickrs.
This is 'Patersonia occidentalis', a native purple Australian iris.
It grows in the Australian bushland, mostly in dappled shade, and is currently in flower - late Spring, early Summer.
It is also known as the 'Purple Flag'.
This one was located at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, along Mona Vale Road, at St Ives Chase, in northern Sydney.
See:
www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/Services_facilities/Facilities_and_ven...
For information about the 'Patersonia occidentalis' native iris, see:
www.gardeningwithangus.com.au/patersonia-occidentalis-nat...
and:
www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp8/patersonia-sp.html
Photographed on Friday, 27th November, 2020 on the occasion of my visit to the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, with the Turramurra Walking Group.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8. L 100mm macro lens
(Explored) Today I went to a beautiful location in Yaegl Country - Brooms Head - up here on the North Coast. I was here yesterday and it was raining.
I read that Pigface - the plant in the foreground - has the botanical name Carpobrotus glaucescens - see the the full story here: www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2005/carpobrotus-glaucescens.....
and extract is here :
"Derivation of the name:
Carpobrotus - comes from the Greek ‘karpos' (fruit) and ‘brota' (edible thing) and refers to the edible fruits."
That's why I called it "Edible Thing" rather than Pigface.
This is also the first time that I used the "Big Stopper" - a 10 stop filter by Lee,
11mm
f/9
3s
ISO 200
RAW adjustments in ACR
Have a good weekend everyone.
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
(Piccabeen Palm / Palma Payanesa)
Bangalow Palm is endemic to Australia and is found naturally occurring from around Mackay, Queensland to the Bateman's Bay area of New South Wales. This palm has a solitary stem and reaches a height of up to 30m and a diameter of up to 30cm.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2015/archontophoenix-cunningh...
I know it's not high detail, but I do love the colour of this daisy.
A lovely afternoon at the ANBG with madbronny52.
The waratahs are starting to come out and these honeyeaters (ubiquitous in the Bot Gardens) love them.
Their bark is far worse than their bite...
[Sorry - couldn't resist a silly pun!]
There are 173 (known) species (with some classification still shifting - as with many Australian plants). Many banksias flower over autumn and winter, with the flower heads made up of "hundreds (sometimes thousands) of tiny individual flowers grouped together in pairs". This, and lots of other useful information, including excellent diagrams & pictures, in the 'Banksia' page @ the Australian National Botanic Gardens (Australian Government website; they also have the banksia as their emblem). I like their idea of 'easy': "Banksias are easily propagated from seed. A common way to release seed is to place the 'cone' in an oven at 120°-140° C for about an hour. The follicles then open and the seeds can be removed with tweezers." Sounds like fun!
[Banksia bark_CU_IMG_2265]
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
(Piccabeen Palm / Palma Payanesa)
Bangalow Palm is endemic to Australia and is found naturally occurring from around Mackay, Queensland to the Bateman's Bay area of New South Wales. This palm has a solitary stem and reaches a height of up to 30m and a diameter of up to 30cm.
This palm is very common in La Ceja, Colombia as an ornamental plant bordering the streets and households.
Photo taken in La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2015/archontophoenix-cunningh...
this little guy let me get the macro (105mm) lens right up next to him - as close as I could focus!
Eastern Water Dragon
Explored 24 September, 2009 #26
The bottlebrush is one of the most popular bushes in Australia and as well as being grown in gardens it is planted along nature strips throughout many of our cities and townships. Gorgeous!! One reason it is so popular is that it attracts our native birds. The bottlebrush comes in a variety of reds, pinks and yellow/cream shades
The flower spikes of bottlebrushes form in spring and summer and are made up of a number of individual flowers. The pollen of the flower forms on the tip of a long coloured stalk called a filament. It is these filaments which give the flower spike its colour and distinctive 'bottlebrush' shape. The filaments are usually yellow or red, sometimes the pollen also adds a bright yellow flush to the flower spikes.
Each flower produces a small woody fruit containing hundreds of tiny seeds. These fruits form in clusters along the stem, and are usually held on the plant for many years. The seeds are usually not released from the fruits for several years, but in some species the fruits open after about a year. Fire also stimulates the opening of the fruits in some bottlebrushes.
The new leaves of many bottlebrushes are very ornamental. The leaves are often coloured and, in some species, they are covered with fine, soft hairs.
www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html
Do view large.
This is one of my favourite photos to date.
It was taken out at the Botanic Gardens in Canberra. The New Holland Honeyeaters were being particularly co-operative, on a day when bird density was fairly low.
Also seen at the Botanic Gardens were Crescent Honeyeater and a pair of Grey Currawong (photos to come).
This was the first time out with my recently acquired SanDisk Extreme III 4GB CF card, and it works faster than my other ones and provides a lot more storage area.
Best viewed large.
Canon EOS 20D with Sigma 50-500mmf4-6.3.
1/200 second at f7.1 ISO 800
fill flash used (-2.0 e.v.)
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Link to Cincinnati Zoo..............kookaburra
Also a new group to join for anyone who has Ohio Zoo pictures!
www.flickr.com/groups/ohio_zoos/
Also check out Zoos Around the World group!
www.flickr.com/groups/zoos_around_the_world/
Just posting some random shots of people and kids enjoying the Cincinnait Zoo! This shot was taken during the zoo's bird show. My camera broke toward the end of the show. I was maybe clicking too fast trying to get some in flight shots.
My camera looks like it's broken and would be too expensive to fix. I'm not sure how I'm going to replace it at the moment. I need to win the lottery!
Hope everyone has a great week!
Please no invites!
An Australian bird. They can be trained easily. The wild kookaburras will come and eat out of your hand once they trust you