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Australia actually has the worst soils in the world.  The geomorphic forces that shaped Australia ended millions of years ago,…
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Yellow Kangaroo Paw These flowers are still at the bud stage.Click image for larger version.
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Sturt's Desert PeaWest Australia's state flower emblem, and a shocking bit of bright color in the western deserts.Click image for…
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Pale SundewThis insectivorous plant favors the same shady slope as our orchids, but get extra nitrogen from "eating" insects -…
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Lamb's Wool A fitting name for this western Australian shrub.Click image for larger version.
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Pale Rush (Juncus palidus)Not a flower, but a lovely seed head.  These rushes grow in abundance on our grey water…
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A field of Four o'clocks Like a lot of Australian flowers they naturally occur in many shades and colors.Click image…
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Four o'clocksThese flowers close every afternoon at about four o'clock, hence the name.Click image for larger version.
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Eucalyptus macrocarpaThis is not a macro shot; this eucalyptus tree produces gum-nut flower pods as big as my fist.  The…
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Wild Orchids that grow on our propertyClockwise from the upper left: Musk Orchid, Pink Fingers Orchid, Waxlip Orchid, and Black-striped…
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Black Kangaroo PawOne of Australia's spectacular flower oddities; it grows wild in western Australia.  It's not very frost tolerant, or…
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Cape Barren goslings. They have the most adorable fluffy tushies.  We wanted to pick one up and fondle it, but…
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And wore them in the mud.
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It was actually very windy that weekend, hence the ruffled-shirt effect on the feathers, but the light, when it shown,…
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At the local wildlife park, where they intimidate you into giving them your feed pellets.   Unfortunately, Emus were killed…
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Turquoise ParrotName kinda says it all.Click image for larger version.
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Superb Fairy WrenThese bright and very animated little puff-balls are all about our house. Including one that got in the…
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Sulfur-crested CockatoosPerhaps the most iconic of Australia's birds.  They fly over our place on a daily basis, only occasionally stopping,…
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Scarlet-chested ParrotI love how Australian bird names are so descriptive - makes them easier to remember.Click image for larger version.
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Purple-crowned Lorikeet I've always had a special fondness for Lorikeets.Click image for larger version.
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