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| Rainbow lorikeet enjoying a Queensland firewheel tree, Blackburn, 9 April 2103 |
The remaining pictures were taken last Autumn.
Bird on!
The musings, photos and trip reports of a late-rising, fledgling birder from Melbourne, Australia. © Peter Shanley
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Rainbows and firewheels
We feel quite blessed to have a Queensland firewheel tree (Stenocarpus sinuatus) in our backyard. Living in temperate Melbourne our's may not be the best specimen as this tree is more at home in the subtropics. However it flowers spectacularly and is currently sought after by the local Rainbow lorikeets, Noisy miners and Red wattlebirds.
Fantastic tree. I bet it attracts many birds.
ReplyDeleteThought Melbourne was the sub-tropics these days the way Mum goes on about the heat there! Lovely colours and detail in this lot Pete, enjoyed looking, cheers.
ReplyDeleteThe nearest we get to this showy bird feeder is Eucalyprus ficifolia. The rainbow lorikeets love those too.
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