It is mid spring, and after a little rain, the animals are all on the move in Upper Burringbar, NE NSW, Australia. Here is a collage of photos – some of the animals that share my home environment with me. Some are to be very respected, like the eastern brown snake (bottom RHS) and the white- tail spider (mid RHS). Friends in my garden October 2009 The Striated Pardalot (top RHS) is a frequent visitor …»»
Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis), is a beautiful yellow flowering herbaceous weed that has spread throughout NE NSW and SE Qld (and also elsewhere in Australia) due to poor land management. It is a health risk to stock and native animals and can invade poorly managed lands easily with its profuse production of wind born seed. Weeds and their spread are usually indicators of nature trying to “fix” itself after mismanagement – overclearing, over grazing and over …»»
Sometimes, the Honey Bees in my organic garden become so covered in pollen that they have to sit somewhere still and clean themselves up or reorganise their loads of pollen. This little Honey Bee was having a rest after being busy in the Jap Pumpkins. The Native Honey Bees also visit the Jap Pumpkins, as do many other insects – small flies, butterflies, moths, ants, beetles, grasshoppers, native cockroaches – even wasps. Organic Gardens are …»»
Can Do Better Sylvia Hale, Greens MLC