Category: Flora
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Colours of the Sturt Desert Pea
Author Koh Lin â—¦ The Sturt’s Desert Pea (also known as Sturt Desert Pea) is a well known and iconic native Australian flora, recognised for its its red keel and wings, and the black boss. Whilst the red and black are the… Continue reading
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Memories of Flora at the Desert Park
Author Koh Lin â—¦ The Alice Springs Desert Park provides a great location to experience the many plants that are native to the region. If you are lucky like me, I also got to experience the different plant species through the year…… Continue reading
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more of my favourite photos…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ This is part two of my series “some of my favourite photos…“ It is an amazing thing to ponder, that over the years your trusty mobile phone can take so many photos. Of course, the advantage… Continue reading
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Sturt Pea
Author Koh Lin â—¦ The Sturt’s Desert Pea (often referred to in the shorten form of Sturt Pea), is also known as Flowers of Blood. One of Australia’s most recognisable prostrate ground covering plants, it can cover several square metres… Continue reading
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Life on the Banksia praemorsa
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Sometimes you need to be at the right place at the right time… to capture some of the life that enjoy the Banksia praemorsa. Like many banksias, when in flower, they attract a variety of insects… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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