Wallum * part 2

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Wallum Walking


The Banksia
is one of the predominant
Wallum shrubs

They come in all shapes and sizes

when you have been looking
at the dried Banksia nuts for a while
you start to see faces
and animals
looking back at you...

a crocodile Banksia

a rat Banksia...



and a camel banksia

Coastal Banksia

Remember the grass tree
Xanthorrhoea,
we have spoken about before,
with the politically incorrect name of 'Black Boy'


this is how it got it's name...

the bush fire swept through

burning the fern
to a stump

and spreading the seeds afar...

In the bare branches of a casaurina
the Noisy Friars perch

The Noisy Friar has a distinctive bump
on his long black beak
and for that reason
is sometimes called Knobbynose

almost hidden in this tree
he is thinking of his next meal...

The Noisy Friar loves to eat
nectar, insects and fruit

My friend says that he also likes to nibble
the tarnished ends of the casuarina's
feathery needles

Hibbertia Linearis
starts out rose and ends up gold



The Wallum is full of treasures,
Let's return soon...



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