Each year the Carwoola Community puts on a Wildflower Walk at either someone's property or an area of public land. This year it was the former, on Pony Place, in the Queanbeyan section of the locality. I was attending primarily as the bird expert. I am sure you all realise that
- X is the great unknown and
- 'spurt' is a drip under pressure.
Having got that out of the way, I only got one image of a bird. It was a typical bird posing with most of its head turned away from us but it was a Black-faced cuckoo-shrike.
The full list of species seen today was:
| Laughing
Kookaburra |
| Pallid Cuckoo |
| Grey fantail |
| Rufous whistler |
| Magpie-lark |
| Black-faced cuckoo-shrike |
| White-browed scrubwren |
| Superb Fairy-wren |
| White-throated treecreeper |
| Mistletoebird |
| Yellow-faced honeyeater |
| Olive-backed oriole |
| Pied Currawong |
| Australian Magpie |
Striated pardalote
|
I took a few images of plants- much more cooperative in windy weather. This first is
Pultenaea procumbens.
This was the first lily I photographed:
Thysanotus patersonii, the twining fringe lily. I normally regard these as unusual so to find many samples today was excellent.
Microseris lanceolata, Yam Daisy.
A rather tatty Microseris doing its duty by a hoverfly.
Another member of the family Fabaceaea:
Dillwynnia sieberi. The long prickly leaves differentiate it from
D. sericea.
I have grouped the 5 orchids together. The first seen was
Diuris pardina (spots like a 'pard.)
Although it was the last I saw as they are the same genus I have put
Diuris sulphurea here.
This is a finger orchid
Stegostyla ustulata.
The Waxlip Orchid - so named for the white waxy patch in front of the column - is
Glossodia major.
I really like sun orchids
Thelymitra pauciflora and it was a great pleasure to find so many on the downhill leg today. I'll celebrate that with several images. First up was a singleton
.
Next a triple header.
Then a double, showing front and back views.
Back to dicotyledons. Here we have some foliage and buds of
Gompholobium huegelii: this will be spectacular for Peter and Amanda when it comes in flower as a big bright yellow
Fabaceae.
Viola betonicifolia
Asperula conferta
Arthropodium minus - another lily, in this case the vanilla lily for those who, unlike me, have a sense of smell.
Finally a tiny
Vittadinia muellerii.
Here follows the full list of 86 taxa seen today (thanks Ros for compiling it):
| Acacia dawsonii |
Gonocarpus tetragynus |
| Acacia dealbata |
Goodenia hederacea |
| Acacia gunnii |
Hardenbergia violacea |
| Acacia rubida |
Hibbertia obtusifolia |
| Acacia ulicifolia |
Hovea heterophylla |
| Acaena ovina |
Hydrocotyle laxiflora |
| Acrotriche serrulata |
Hypericum gramineum |
| Amyema miquelii |
Indigofera australis |
| Amyema pendula |
Juncus sp. |
| Aristida ramosa |
Kunzea ericoides |
| Arthropodium minus |
Leptorhynchos squamatus |
| Asperula conferta |
Leptospermum myrtifolium |
| Astroloma humifusum |
Leucopogon fletcheri ssp. brevisepalus |
| Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata |
Lissanthe strigosa |
| Brachyloma daphnoides |
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea |
| Bursaria spinosa |
Lomandra longifolia |
| Carex inversa |
Lomandra multiflora |
| Cassinia longifolia |
Luzula densiflora |
| Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia |
Melichrus urceolatus |
| Chrysocephalum apiculatum |
Microseris lanceolata |
| Comesperma ericinum |
Pimelea curviflora |
| Coronidium scorpioides |
Pomaderris eriocephala |
| Cymbonotus lawsonianus |
Pultenaea procumbens |
| Daviesia mimosoides |
Rytidosperma pallidum |
| Dianella revoluta |
Scleranthus biflorus |
| Dillwynia sericea |
Senecio quadridentatus |
| Dillwynia sieberi |
Senecio sp. |
| Diuris pardina |
Solenogyne dominii |
| Diuris sulphurea |
Stackhousia monogyna |
| Drosera peltata |
Stegostyla ustulata |
| Enneapogon nigricans |
Stylidium graminifolium |
| Eucalyptus macrorhyncha |
Thelymitra ? pauciflora |
| Eucalyptus mannifera |
Themeda triandra |
| Eucalyptus melliodora |
Thysanotus patersonii |
| Eucalyptus nortonii |
Thysanotus tuberosus |
| Eucalyptus polyanthemos |
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus |
| Eucalyptus rossii |
Typha sp. |
| Exocarpos cupressiformis |
Viola betonicifolia |
| Galium gaudichaudii |
Vittadinia muelleri |
| Geranium sp. |
Wahlenbergia multicaulis |
| Glossodia major |
Wahlenbergia stricta |
| Glycine clandestina |
Wurmbea dioica |
| Gompholobium huegelii |
Xerochrysum viscosum |
This was the first lily I photographed: Thysanotus patersonii, the twining fringe lily. I normally regard these as unusual so to find many samples today was excellent.
Microseris lanceolata, Yam Daisy.
A rather tatty Microseris doing its duty by a hoverfly.
Another member of the family Fabaceaea: Dillwynnia sieberi. The long prickly leaves differentiate it from D. sericea.
I have grouped the 5 orchids together. The first seen was Diuris pardina (spots like a 'pard.)
Although it was the last I saw as they are the same genus I have put Diuris sulphurea here.
This is a finger orchid Stegostyla ustulata.
The Waxlip Orchid - so named for the white waxy patch in front of the column - is Glossodia major.
I really like sun orchids Thelymitra pauciflora and it was a great pleasure to find so many on the downhill leg today. I'll celebrate that with several images. First up was a singleton.
Next a triple header.
Then a double, showing front and back views.
Back to dicotyledons. Here we have some foliage and buds of Gompholobium huegelii: this will be spectacular for Peter and Amanda when it comes in flower as a big bright yellow Fabaceae.
Viola betonicifolia
Asperula conferta
Arthropodium minus - another lily, in this case the vanilla lily for those who, unlike me, have a sense of smell.
Finally a tiny Vittadinia muellerii.
Here follows the full list of 86 taxa seen today (thanks Ros for compiling it):
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