I heard a bird calling in these trees the other day and when I went and looked I found a Little Friarbird. This is another one of our local birds that has bare skin around its face and eye rather than feathers.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Local Flowers and Birds
When I was young we used to call all flowers that looked like this "bottlebrushes". Their proper name is Callistemon. These ones are local native flowers and grow well in my backyard. In this area of the country most of the native flowers bloom from now (autumn/winter) until early spring.
I heard a bird calling in these trees the other day and when I went and looked I found a Little Friarbird. This is another one of our local birds that has bare skin around its face and eye rather than feathers.
I heard a bird calling in these trees the other day and when I went and looked I found a Little Friarbird. This is another one of our local birds that has bare skin around its face and eye rather than feathers.
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love those neat bushes! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, colorful post for the day, Mick!! And I love the bird with his bare skin face!!! How different!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteMy mom has the red bottle brushes but I've never seen the other variety. Likewise I've never seen a Little Friar bird.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bottlebrush blooms Mick. Some of the things I miss most about Australia are the flora and fauna. Bottlebrush and wattle are two of my faves. The Friarbird looks a little worse for wear without face feathers. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of your Callistemons, I call them this, I used to call them Bottlebrushes as well. I love this little bird, with or without facial feathers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful..especially the bottle brush.You captured their detail so well.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and they do look like 'bottle brushes' ~ Happy Week ~ xoxo
ReplyDeleteartmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
Wonderful photos and a funny bird.
ReplyDeleteBottlebrush is a very good name for those flowers.
ReplyDeleteThe bottlebrush is pretty, I love the color. Funny name for this cool looking bird. Wonderful photos..
ReplyDeleteWe are old and we still call them bottlebrushes! There are actually a couple of the red ones growing here in our RV Park -- very decorative. Lovely pictures. A very interesting bird -- never heard of birds without facial feathers.
ReplyDeleteHi Mick, visiting from Stewart's blog. I love those creamy coloured bottlebrushes. Good to see that closeup of the Friarbird too - quite unusual :D)
ReplyDeleteInteresting looking bird! We have bottle brush here in S. California, although I can't recall ever seeing the white flower variety.
ReplyDelete...a friarbird. Never heard of this species. I'm glad you shared your great photo with us.
ReplyDeleteAnd the bottlebrush...we have them here in Texas [and Bud and I planted two when we lived in AZ]...but I must confess, I've never seen the yellow ones...just the red ones.
lovely to see the Little Friarbird on the Callistemons - I love those flowers too
ReplyDeleteWhen one sees those pretty flowers, one usually see a Wattle bird. Great shots of both.
ReplyDeleteYour Friarbird is delightful! Love the flowering trees also.
ReplyDeleteThese flowers are certainly a draw card for many honey eaters and similar birds.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures.
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
All beautiful and the bird is so attractive!
ReplyDeleteWe had bottlebrushes in our yard where I grew up in Miami, FL. My sister was allergic to the blooms so, naturally, I took great delight in shoving them under her nose at every opportunity! (I paid the price with a sore bottom on more than one occasion.)
ReplyDeleteThat Friarbird is a new one for me. Great photo!
one of my favorite flowers :) Nice to see a yellwo one. And the Little Friarbird looks very interesating. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting on my float garden post. Glad you are enjoying the blog and some of Wayne's books. Looks like you too live in a beautiful place. - Margy
ReplyDeleteWonderfully blue skies and signs of spring.
ReplyDeleteWe have those here! Love your photos of them, and of the friarbird which is a little like our curve billed thrasher.
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