Fur, Feathers, Flowers and More #13

Wattles up and down Sherwood Road & Alandale are breaking into yellow blossom.

Hardenbergias loaded with flowers just revealing colour.

Kunzea baxteri have not bloomed before but buds are evident.

Prostantheras and Westringias speckled with flowers - a good time to walk your neighbourhood.

Plant of the week

Kunzea baxteri

A small to medium shrub with ball- shaped bottlebrush type flowers. The red stamens are all tipped gold.

Our bushland wildflower gardens have several immature specimens - watch this space, watch the erupting colour along the rail corridor we are rehabilitating.

Bird of the Week

Eastern Spinebill

Cinnamon  brown, black and white plumage. Long down curved beak.

A penetrating piping call. A pert, bouncing, busy little bird.

Not endowed with the brilliant colours of parrots and lorikeets but a beautiful little bird still.

Always welcome in our garden; often seen feeding on eremophila flowers.

Beast of the Week

Marbled Gecko

Often seen scurrying away when garden rocks or logs are shifted, when pot plants are moved.

Certain to attract the attention of even the laziest house cat.

Quite small, and harmless. Generally young city dwelling children's introduction to lizards, skinks and geckos.