Getting away

Xanthorrhoea reinifera Grass Tree, Blackboy
HABITAT: Heath, wet areas on sandy soils
FLOWERING: dependent on previous bushfires; June-January

Leptospermum squarrosum Pink Tea-tree
HABITAT: Woodland, scrubland and heath, on sandy soils
FLOWERING: Jan - Apr, some till September

native cockroach

Living on the edge...the coast track.

Banksia marginata Silver Banksia, Honeysuckle
HABITAT: Dry open forest on shaly loam, around sandstone outcrops and steep rocky slopes.
FLOWERING: April-July

Just another night around the house

Golden-crowned snake. This nocturnal snake is venomous but not considered dangerous.

Another one of our resident possums.

Eagle Rock from the air.
Photos courtesy of M. Treanor

Actinotus minor Miniature Flannel Flower, Lesser Flannel Flower
FLOWERING: mainly summer, occasionally throughout the year
HABITAT: heath and dry sclerophyll forest on sandy soils
(yes the petals do feel like flannel)

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Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant

Petrophile sessillis Prickly Conesticks

FLOWERING: December - January
HABITAT: Dry eucalypt forest and heath, on rocky slopes
and in shallow sandy soils.

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Watery Wednesday #20

THE LOST WORLD
In the distance, you can just see what we call the Lost World, a remote patch of rainforest.

Watery Wednesday

Today's Flowers # 24

Grevillea buxifolia ssp. buxifolia Grey Spider-flower
HABITAT: Open forest and heath, on sandy soils
FLOWERING: September - November

Dragonflies
ORDER: Odonata
SUBORDER: Anisoptera
(The order Odonata consists of two suborders Anisoptera (dragonflies) and Zygoptera (damselflies)

The adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held perpendicular to the body when at rest. Whereas the adult damselfly hold their wings along their body.

The larval stages of both the suborders are aquatic and can be distinguished by the placement of the gills. Dragonfly larvae suck water into their abdomen and move it over their internal gills. Damselfly larvae have gills at the end of the body as three appendages.

Watery Wednesday #18

The old boat shed and pier.

Today's flowers #22

Lomatia silaifolia Crinkle Bush
FLOWERING: November - February
HABITAT: Sandy soils, Heath and open forest

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look what I found on me!

Imagine my surprise when I looked down and found this crawling on my pj's last night. At first I thought it was a spider (it was dark!), then I realised it was a gecko. I think this is a southern leaf-tailed gecko.

Watery Wednesday #17

Summer is here and the beaches are full. If you want a break from the crowds, talk to a local.

I think these are harlequin bugs (possibly nymphs).

Harlequin bugs belong to the Jewel Bug Family (Scutelleridea). One of the distinguishing features of this family, is the large scutellum, which covers (in some species) the entire wing, giving the appearance of single dome.

The scutellum is the third division of the thorax (the middle division of an insect, between the head and abdomen) viewed from above.