Bearded Beauty 2
The second day of flowering, the gift that keeps giving. Purple Bearded Orchid – Calochilus platychilus [Click to zoom] I … Continue reading Bearded Beauty 2
Category: Flora
Bearded Bloom
All that anticipation and just one shot? Then onto another plant?Here it is in splendid glory … fresh on the … Continue reading Bearded Bloom
Bearded Orchid
Day 5 – from previous post, hello my beautiful friend!The reward of patience. While photographing this bud, I also found … Continue reading Bearded Orchid
Budding Orchid
I found this single unknown bud beside a track and visited every day. Day One. Day Two. Day Three. Day … Continue reading Budding Orchid
Eastern Spinebill
Unpublished Eastern Spinebill images from the archives. OM-1, Olympus 75-300 f4.8-6.7 II lens, ISO of 12800 to keep the shutter … Continue reading Eastern Spinebill
White Orchid
Caladenia cracens (Elegant caladenia) is a small white and dark pink spider orchid, quite common around the foothills of Mt … Continue reading White Orchid
Tall Bird Orchids
The Chiloglotis gunnii – Tall Bird Orchid, is another Tasmanian Orchid that can be hard to spot and is quite … Continue reading Tall Bird Orchids
Greenhood Orchids
Last week walking Ralphie up in the bush, I stumbled upon a small group of endemic Pterostylis – Greenhood Orchids … Continue reading Greenhood Orchids
Weeds – nuts on The Nut
Unfortunately everything is not quite peachy on top of The Nut at Stanley. You would think this isolated plateau peninsula … Continue reading Weeds – nuts on The Nut
Stream-side stroll
Yet another lovely little rainforest walk in Tasmania’s Tarkine area, this time along the banks of the Julius River, featuring … Continue reading Stream-side stroll
Lake Chisholm
The destination, according to the information sign “one of the finest examples of a flooded sinkhole in Australia”. I took … Continue reading Lake Chisholm
Lake Chisholm walk
This was by far my favourite walk in the Tarkine, not so much the destination – “one of the finest … Continue reading Lake Chisholm walk
Dempster Plains Lookout
A two minute uphill but easy walk from a carpark – accessed by a rough dirt road, is a lookout … Continue reading Dempster Plains Lookout
Tarkine Sinkhole
Continuing along the Tarkine loop, we stopped to visit another sinkhole and a peaceful meandering river. I went to bed … Continue reading Tarkine Sinkhole
Trowutta Arch
Trowutta Arch is located on the lands of the Palawa and the local Aboriginal word for ‘ trowutta ‘ means flint. The spectacular sight … Continue reading Trowutta Arch
First Forest Foray
I think the sign at Sumac Lookout said it was a 10 or 15 minute walk, but it was just … Continue reading First Forest Foray
Rocky Wheelan
A new mountain bike track opened recently on kunanyi/Mount Wellington foothills, South Hobart. Come for a ride! Firstly, John “Rocky” … Continue reading Rocky Wheelan
How was Derby?
A long time between posts! I’ll wind the clock back to Derby! Mountain biking mecca of North East Tasmania.Day 1, … Continue reading How was Derby?
Blooming Pink
(11 photos) – Some pink to ponder, an eventual gift for my Mother-In-Law, a pink print for her bedroom wall. … Continue reading Blooming Pink
Mellow bloomin yellow
Longer days, more sun, spring rain, blooms, bulbs and blossom abound. The valley has turned golden with the local Silver … Continue reading Mellow bloomin yellow
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