Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Locals

When I first came here I planted a lot of local native plants in my garden. Some of them did well and some not so well. These callistemons are some that did well. Some years they have a particularly heavy flowering that makes me forget that other times they are rather scraggly!  I posted photos of a red callistemon that was flowering well back in August. Then nearly a month later others began flowering and made a very nice show.

The bushes are very dense so birds are not easy to either see or photograph but even a glimpse is enough to ID the Rainbow Lorikeets.

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17 comments:

  1. eileeninmdOctober 20, 2015 at 4:56 AM

    The plants and blooms are pretty. And it awesome that they attract the beautiful Rainbow Lorikeets. Great images. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!

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  2. Sylvia KOctober 20, 2015 at 4:57 AM

    Oh, such gorgeous, colorful captures for the day, Mick!! I love the bird and flowers are delightful!! Thanks so much for sharing the beauty!! Hope you have a wonderful week!! Enjoy!!

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  3. TexWisGirlOctober 20, 2015 at 6:23 AM

    how beautiful! and those perky birds! :)

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  4. carol l mckennaOctober 20, 2015 at 8:25 AM

    Gorgeous and wonderful nature captures ~ lovely florals and gorgeous bird!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  5. AnonymousOctober 20, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    Lovely plants and such colourfully charming birds!

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  6. AmyOctober 20, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    We have those here in NZ, they are called Rata :-)

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  7. Phil SladeOctober 20, 2015 at 8:49 PM

    A very lovely tree/plant. It's hard to imagine those Rainbow Lorikeets being able to blend in anywhere with such colourful plumage.

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  8. The Travelling LindfieldsOctober 20, 2015 at 9:39 PM

    The lorikeets are just gorgeous.

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  9. UnknownOctober 20, 2015 at 9:55 PM

    Gorgeous photos! I love both the bushes and the lorikeets.

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  10. Penelope NotesOctober 20, 2015 at 11:18 PM

    Thank you for sharing. It would be a delightful shock to see such a bird, with feathers of the rainbow, in my neck-of-the woods. :)

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  11. EG CameraGirlOctober 21, 2015 at 4:20 AM

    I like the look of the blossoms and it looks like the Rainbow Lorikeets do too!

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  12. DianneOctober 21, 2015 at 6:44 AM

    Yes! callistemons are perfect hidey places for birds of all varieties and today I'm about to have mine cut back to remove dead wood before our long hot summer - I do this with a heavy heart because there is a family of young new holland honey-eaters who call it their home.

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  13. DeniseinVAOctober 21, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    These are great photos Mick. How wonderful to have such visitors to the garden.

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  14. Margaret Birding For PleasureOctober 21, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    your plants look good and are certainly attracting Rainbow Lorikets

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  15. Sallie (FullTime-Life)October 22, 2015 at 6:24 AM

    In utter awe as always ... Of both your green thumb and beautiful plants and of your amazing backyard birds! Have to admit to a case of envy!

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  16. Stewart MOctober 25, 2015 at 7:27 PM

    Nice post - some of these native bushes can look a but scruffy at times - but when they are full of parrots, who cares!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  17. Sharon WagnerOctober 26, 2015 at 1:25 AM

    Look who is hiding in the fuzz. What a beauty.

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