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On Tuesday 5th November, train number 3-34 passes through the loop at Tea Tree. The log train is bound for Bell Bay in the State's North behind units 2134 + 2101 as the sun starts to set it will be a long night for the train as it heads slowly Northbound.
Photo By Steve Bromley
The late running log train out of Brighton Hub is seen snaking around the curves near Tea Tree Loop as the sun shines briefly through the thin cloud, casting a deep golden red light across the scene. ( sunglasses required ) !!
Tuesday 14th February, 2014.
Photo By Steve Bromley.
Crotophaga ani (Smooth-billed Ani / Garrapatero)
Smooth-billed Anis live in small flocks and eat a variety of insects, small vertebrates and fruit. These birds forage by walking on the ground or along branches, using their high-ridged bill to separate foliage in search of prey.
Source: Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
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Tea tree, "Leptospermum scoparium" is native to New Zealand and to southeast Australia.
Macro shot of one of the flowers of our Leptospermum “Aphrodite” shrub. You can see the drops of nectar within, which the beetles and honeybees have been enjoying! [Lower Blue Mountains, NSW]
With its little bright white flowers and gorgeous weeping burgundy foliage, this Leptospermum is truly beautiful.
It is L. obovatum 'Starry Night'.
This native tea tree is a tall shrub attracting butterflies, bees and other insects.
Around 2 m in height. Each flower up tp 15 mm diameter.
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sun just breaking through, pretty point
the tree is a moonah, or dryland teatree (Melaleuca lanceolata)
hiltaba, the nature foundation of SA's gawler ranges conservation property, eyre peninsula, south australia
This was a nice surprise to see this little man munching on some seeds just out of Canberra, ACT Australia.
Macro shot of an individual flower. These were the first Leptospermum flowers I have seen in a long while! I was so excited to find these growing in moist heath in the King’s Tableland. I am unsure which tea tree it is. Perhaps Leptospermum juniperinum given the wet grounds. [Upper Blue Mountains, NSW]
One of the most obvious features of the Brolga’s behaviour is its courtship display, an elaborate dance. The dance begins with a pair of birds picking up grass, tossing it into the air and catching it again. This is followed by the birds repeatedly leaping a metre into the air with wings outstretched, followed by stretching their necks upwards, bowing to one another, bobbing their heads, walking about and calling. Sometimes the dance is done alone or in a group, with the birds lining up opposite one another.
I was driving along the Fogg Dam wall and spotted this pair of birds seeking some midday shade. This big boy was making a few dips and springing up to his full impressive height and opening his wings but no full on leaps. still to be able to step out of the car lay flat on the wall and this pair are less than 50m away as they just slowly dance away I managed a few clear shots :-)
It is very disheartening to see a dry dam and flood plane at a time when this area should be at least 1m deep under flood water. just hope that the rain today has helped...
Our Leptospermum "Fantasia" has been putting on quite the show since August. As mentioned in a previous upload, we put this in the garden before we knew about the pitfalls of cultivars when one has a bush block. Since then we have planted only OG varieties of endemic plants. Another of the drawbacks of certain cultivars is that they have been so modified that they no longer produce any nectar, and are thus useless to the insects. This is a problem with our “Fantasia”. We have attempted to rectify the situation by planting some Hardenbergias beneath it; they will climb up it and flower for a few months in spring, thus giving something back to the insects and adding purple flowers into the mix of pink! [Lower Blue Mountains, NSW]
Leptospermum scoparium, commonly called mānuka, mānuka myrtle, New Zealand teatree, broom tea-tree, or just tea tree, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to New Zealand and south-east Australia. Its nectar produces Mānuka honey.
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After chasing the train into the passing loop at Tea Tree it was time to see my favourite Alpaca. He always gets very excited when I get out of the car and I thought I'd try out the new lens in a portrait situation.
f8 @ 400th ISO 400 at 320mm focal length. EF 35-350 f3.5-5.6 L USM.
Photo By Steve Bromley
I was surprised to see these lovely flowers in full bloom in mid-winter at the top of the Blue Mountains range. I am not sure what they are, and time of year is no guide anymore, as the 2-year-long La Niña event has confused many plants into flowering out of season. Best guess is Prickly Tea-Tree (Leptospermum continentale) but I am open to corrections! [Mount Banks, Blue Mountains, NSW.]
2111,2114,2112 working 192 loaded ballast train from Brighton to Conara are just west of the Tea Tree loop on 13-10-13
Male flower wasp taking his lady to the floral buffet whilst they get down to business. This one is from the archives since I am seeing fewer mating insects as we enter mid autumn. Happy Insect Hump Day!
One of the most obvious features of the Brolga’s behaviour is its courtship display, an elaborate dance. The dance begins with a pair of birds picking up grass, tossing it into the air and catching it again. This is followed by the birds repeatedly leaping a metre into the air with wings outstretched, followed by stretching their necks upwards, bowing to one another, bobbing their heads, walking about and calling. Sometimes the dance is done alone or in a group, with the birds lining up opposite one another.
I was driving along the Fogg Dam wall and spotted this pair of birds seeking some midday shade. The big male was making a few dips and springing up to his full impressive height and opening his wings but no full on leaps. still to be able to step out of the car lay flat on the wall and this pair are less than 50m away and they just slowly dance away
It is very disheartening to see a dry dam and flood plane at a time when this area should be at least 1m deep under flood water. just hope that the rain today has helped...
Moths are really fascinating creatures. There are around 160.000 species known
there are some species known so far, some of which still need to be described. Most of them are nocturnal but there are a few crepuscular and diurnal species.
They have evolved long before butterflies. Some fossils date back 190 million years.
Their attraction to light it's still a mystery to scientist. One existing hypothesis is celestial or transverse orientating, which means that maintaining a constant angular relationship to a bright celestial light (ie. the moon) moths can fly in a straight line.
The individual in this shot is possibly an Australian Fruitworm but I'm not really sure. If you know this species, please leave me a comment. Would be greatly appreciated.
Taken on my recent road trip to NSW. Hat Head was my favourite place that we visited. its the prettiest little coastal town, still unspoiled by tourism. The beach was gorgeous and I just loved this little creek that spilled out onto the beach. The water in the creek is bleached from Ti trees.
When Tea Tree plants grow beside a lake or creek, their supernatural oil drips down into the water, creating something similar to a 'medical bath'. They colour the water so it looks like a cup of tea with an oily film on top. Some might think it doesn't look very appetising but the water is totally fresh and the tea tree oil works wonders on your skin. After a good long soaking you'll come out of the lake feeling fresh and revitalised! Written by Rhian Hughes
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