Botany Nerds Ahoy
blackers wrote:Thanks guru bob. Some more from the last coupla days. Pic 3 AW? Big plant, almost eucalypt like leaves.
Blackers. I’m driving, scant reception, I’ll have a crack at all of those entire two lists of beauties after 7pm, when I sadly arrive home , glorious snaps, love the reptiles. AW
Edit. Photo three, Fabaceae flowers, big leaves Hardenbergia violacea
Edit 2. Photo 4 Dodonaea viscosa ssp. spathulata Hop Bush. (discoid fruits very evident)
I’m an id junkie can’t you tell.
Cheers Alfred. An id junkie is the best kind there is, no one gets harmed.
My sister lives on karragarra island and this little guy/lady flew into the window and knocked him/ her self out . Big sister cupped it in her hands until it regained consciousness and the bird , scarlet honeyeater ? happily hung around for quite awhile and thanked her before flying off . loving all the great contributions on this thread.
Supafreak wrote:My sister lives on karragarra island and this little guy/lady flew into the window and knocked him/ her self out . Big sister cupped it in her hands until it regained consciousness and the bird , scarlet honeyeater ? happily hung around for quite awhile and thanked her before flying off . loving all the great contributions on this thread.
Scarlet Myzomela (aka Scarlet Honeyeater). The Myzomela are a unique group inside the honeyeater family Malphigidae.
Where’s my spoon and ciggie lighter, I’ve just stuck the needle in. AW
blackers wrote:Cheers Alfred. An id junkie is the best kind there is, no one gets harmed.
Shingle tailed Lizard is under an Araucaria heterophylla
Your snake is sliding under Acacia iteaphylla and to its right Acacia paradoxa
AlfredWallace wrote:blackers wrote:Thanks guru bob. Some more from the last coupla days. Pic 3 AW? Big plant, almost eucalypt like leaves.
Blackers. I’m driving, scant reception, I’ll have a crack at all of those entire two lists of beauties after 7pm, when I sadly arrive home , glorious snaps, love the reptiles. AW
Edit. Photo three, Fabaceae flowers, big leaves Hardenbergia violacea
Edit 2. Photo 4 Dodonaea viscosa ssp. spathulata Hop Bush. (discoid fruits very evident)
I’m an id junkie can’t you tell.
Piss stop. Photo 5 are all Proteaceous plants. The pink flowers are either a Grevillea or Hakea, bit hard to tell.
The green plant in the foreground is an Isopogon species, probably ceratophyllus Honey-cone Bush
Must be sandy loam or sand in that location , Proteoid roots tend to not tolerate other soils very well, obviously conditions are favourable, again ,nice snaps.
AlfredWallace wrote:Supafreak wrote:Yes on rote . https://seedresort.com/home/
Supa. Hi.
Talk about ‘sowing your seeds’ far and wide.
Our Seeds must be a very fecund fellow. Keep well.
Supa. You’ll know what this is in this photo. I took it in Coolum in a coastal park just behind the primary dune scrub and sandy beach.
There was at least 12 flying around.I remember you once telling me a certain bird observation on your golf course gig.
I looked at them and thought, give up, it’s never going to work in that location.AW
Hey. Supafreak. Did happen to guess the bird that makes this hole ? AW
Honyeater ? I remember others and yourself quickly identifying it when I asked . I mentioned I’m a complete novice when it comes to this thread and enjoy being educated.
Supafreak wrote:Honyeater ? I remember others and yourself quickly identifying it when I asked . I mentioned I’m a complete novice when it comes to this thread and enjoy being educated.
I think it was a Rainbow bee eater Supa.
Nice geko.
blackers wrote:Supafreak wrote:Honyeater ? I remember others and yourself quickly identifying it when I asked . I mentioned I’m a complete novice when it comes to this thread and enjoy being educated.
I think it was a Rainbow bee eater Supa.
Nice geko.
Thank you blackers , my short term memory ain’t the best
Alfred, hope you have travelled safely.
The isopogon's grabbed our attention, tough structures! Look soft but are not, like a coral head!
Found some in flower.
Supafreak wrote:Honyeater ? I remember others and yourself quickly identifying it when I asked . I mentioned I’m a complete novice when it comes to this thread and enjoy being educated.
The hole belongs to Rainbow Bee Eaters
Just got in bed. Fucking fog from central Victoria to home, 3 hours later than expected. Great trip but. AW
blackers wrote:Alfred, hope you have travelled safely.
The isopogon's grabbed our attention, tough structures! Look soft but are not, like a coral head!
Found some in flower.
Blackers. Great Id photos, I love Isopogons tough for sure, birds love them in flower.
Supafreak wrote:@AW , had a hard time with this bloke , extremely camera shy , couldn’t get close for photo as he kept running around the post .
Supafreak. Hi mate. Animals are smart, in Eurimbula National Park near Agnes Water I had the same problem with a very intelligent six inch long and one inch thick grasshopper I was trying to photograph it on a tree trunk, as I moved closer it just kept going around and hiding, never got a shot.
Appears as though yours was doing the same.
That skin looks like a skink.
I’ll try and get an identification tomorrow. AW
@AW , it was about 9” long , local indo’s were having a good laugh watching me trying to get the photo , had to stand back and zoom in .
Supafreak wrote:@AW , it was about 9” long , local indo’s were having a good laugh watching me trying to get the photo , had to stand back and zoom in .
PS buddy , glad you made it back in one piece , sleep well.
seeds wrote:AW the road warrior.
Big trip mate. Did you take any notice of the k’s you did?
Seeds. Hi mate. Totally stuffed this morning, garbos woke me. Great trip.
Thanks for your ongoing accompaniment along the way.
We’ve got a great band of biological nerds on Swellnet, so much fun, learning.
Total kilometres travelled 4997
well done AW, thanks for including SN in your explorations.
You're gonna feel pretty weird today. Go easy mate.
basesix wrote:well done AW, thanks for including SN in your explorations.
You're gonna feel pretty weird today. Go easy mate.
Basesix. Morning mate, Hope you and your children are well, thanks for your kind wishes. I mean everyone when I thanked Seeds, it’s all fun.
I knew the party was over when I reached West Wyalong, southern NSW yesterday , I felt that all too familiar, cool Antarctic derived air, reality kicked right in. All the best. AW
Supafreak wrote:Supafreak wrote:@AW , it was about 9” long , local indo’s were having a good laugh watching me trying to get the photo , had to stand back and zoom in .
PS buddy , glad you made it back in one piece , sleep well.
@Supafreak. Thanks mate.
I've enjoyed your musings along the way AW. Mr Wallace would be proud, your a chip off the old block
Fliplid wrote:I've enjoyed your musings along the way AW. Mr Wallace would be proud, your a chip off the old block
Fliplid. Hi mate.
Well thank you Mr.Darwin esquire.
It’s a lot of fun with interest when you/we/us humans take notice of the world around us instead of just ourselves.
I had a blast, even managed three surfs ,two good days in a row in Byron with that swell pulse.
Couple of days prior to New Year, I’m off again , three weeks in the Bight, already looking forward to it.
For what it’s worth, road trips are relatively inexpensive , fuel was $976 ( I didn’t pay for that, ex wife did, it’s her work ute) and I spent $600 on food and fun.
You are a long time dead. AW
Seems a keen interest for some, so why not.