I'm very lucky to live near some remnants of bushland which I find soothes the soul..Here are some snaps I took on a recent morning walk.....
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| There are many varieties of this Callistomen or Bottle Brush - it is a small tree or shrub often used for street planting and the parrots love them... |
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| this is the Flannel Flower and as you might guess the petals feel like a flannel or very soft felt. Only comes in white. |
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| These are Sulphur Crested Cockatoos. Quite a large bird and very clever. They will band together to lift the lid on garbage bins and then toss out the contents for the others to pick through leaving a big mess in the street. They can be taught to talk and live long lives in captivity. |
2 comments:
Love the plants, I had a lavender bottle brush at my last gardens, strange to see the birds wild when in the USA they are kept as pets in cages.
Hi Linda, yes the horticulturalists have bred lots of colours in the bottle brush but the original is red and seems to have the most nectar for the birds. The sulphur crested or white cockatoo can be a bit of a nuisance but its nice to have them around. Your last garden seems to have had a few plants that originated in Oz. Any in your current one?
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