Day 4 in Canberra, Australia
by Cheryl-Ann Webster | Oct 15, 2015 | Travel
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Banksia coccinacea
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Not sure the name of this one
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So many of the plants at teh Botanic garden were prickly
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I remember using these when I was a florist. Geralton wax (Chemelaucium)
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Giant ferns uncurling in the spring air
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Yep more bees... look close
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A Banksia nut about to spit its seeds
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Love these brush flowers
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Crimson Rosella, too high up for a good pic
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My delights at seeing an Eastern Water Dragon
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Bulbine Lily
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Juvenile king parrot - male
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Juvenile king parrot - male
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Juvenile king parrot - male
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New South Wales Floral Emblem
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Oh i got the bee hovering :)
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Eastern Water Dragon
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This bug was stunning! So pleased it stayed long enough to photograph him
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Eastern Water Dragon
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I don't know what this feathered guy is but the beak indicates nectar feeder
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Crimson Rosella
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Crimson Rosella
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Busy bees around the brush flower
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Tiny, fast and well camouflaged
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Tiny, fast and well camouflaged
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Just imagine the beak that eats from this tubular bloom
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The sweet sweet smell filed the air
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Such tiny blooms - good macro practise
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A more mature Banskia nut
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So many varieties of Banksia and alt all stages of growth
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A carnivorous plant, big enough to ingest a small lizard
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Such a cluster of beautiful blooms
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Another siezed Orchid, touches of pink, frosty white and yellow
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This Orchid was seized being illegally imported
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Red wattlebird, shy, fast and noisy
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Red wattlebird, shy, fast and noisy
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Red wattlebird, shy, fast and noisy
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I think this is a rose of sharon
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The Botanic gardens are all native and no 'groomed' gardens