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Category: Flora

  • Facebook Cover Photos II

    Facebook Cover Photos II

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ Following on from a previous blog titled Facebook Cover Photos, AusEmade have also presented header photos on some of the topics we have covered, especially on the flora and fauna to be found in Australia… following… Continue reading

  • The existence of Fair Folk in our bush…

    The existence of Fair Folk in our bush…

    Author Marianne Broug â—¦ ~ Are there Fairies / Faeries in Australia? Your questions answered. 😂 ~ “We’ve all heard tales of Bunyips and Drop Bears, large mythical creatures that instill fear in locals and alarm tourists. But there are… Continue reading

  • the magnificent Hakea victoria

    the magnificent Hakea victoria

    Author Terry Dunham â—¦ The outstanding beauty of the magnificent Hakea victoria (Royal Hakea) adorned in colourful foliage and bloom is a very rewarding sight to enjoy. (Hakea= Baron van Hake, patron of German botany + victoria = Queen Victoria… Continue reading

  • Stop killing the bugs…

    Stop killing the bugs…

    Author Marianne Broug â—¦ Over the years, as I’ve been out wandering in the bush with my camera, a deepening has taken place. As I walk, it’s as though I’m walking myself ever deeper into the natural world, and as… Continue reading

  • Look at me… and tell me I’m not a great pollinator…

    Look at me… and tell me I’m not a great pollinator…

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ Strolling through the parks and gardens, links us with the natural world around us. The enjoyment of a national park and a botanic garden provides us with the connection to mother nature. A closer look at… Continue reading

  • Happy New Year… 2025

    Happy New Year… 2025

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ Welcome to 2025, the first flower from our Stapelia next to our fish pond. Then a stroll in our backyard, to our forever bower of the Western Bowerbird, still adorn with treasures that have been continually… Continue reading

  • Using iNaturalistAU

    Using iNaturalistAU

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ Like many of us, we often seek help with identification of flora and fauna. Some resources that we at AusEmade use in our research are iNaturalistAU and Atlas of Living Australia. We also use a number… Continue reading

  • labour of love… orchids

    labour of love… orchids

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ Continuing on with my labour of love… we have presented a selection of images and information on flora throughout Australia, which is another real passion of ours. One of the popular flora groups are the beautiful… Continue reading

  • labour of love… flora

    labour of love… flora

    Author Koh Lin â—¦ Continuing on with my labour of love… we have presented a selection of images and information on flora throughout Australia, which is another real passion of ours. From natives flora, shrubs and trees, to plants that… Continue reading

  • Eremaea beaufortioides and the smallest bee I’ve ever seen…

    Eremaea beaufortioides and the smallest bee I’ve ever seen…

    Author Gary Taylor â—¦ A quick follow up on yesterdays post on the smallest bee I’ve ever seen. I was asked about the flower and something for scale… The flower is Eremaea beaufortioides, a native only found in a comparatively… Continue reading

  • I am a snotty gobbler

    I am a snotty gobbler

    Author Andrew Turner â—¦ When I was young, being called a “snotty gobbler” was not a good thing. Now that I’m older, I really enjoy being a “snotty gobbler”. Pictured above is the fruit of the Snotty Gobble Mistletoe, aka… Continue reading

  • Such beauty… such perfection

    Such beauty… such perfection

    Author Marianne Broug â—¦ I was so moved this morning, with tears forming… I was looking intently at a Dragonfly and didn’t see this beautiful Shingleback, Tiliqua rugosa only a few feet from where I stood. It’s yellow markings with… Continue reading