Students relaxing in the lovely grounds of the university:
A family of Australian Wood Ducks (Chenonetta jubata) doing much the same:
Bees living in a nest box which is actually designed for sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps).
Eucalyptus with amazing spiralling bark:
A Meadow Argus butterfly (Junonia villida):
A huge River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). which may be up to 400 years old:
And lastly, a very rare tree. Do you know what it is? In Victoria there are only four known examples, this one and three smaller ones at the botanic gardens:
What a lovely way to spend the middle of the day!
3 comments:
My daughter went to LaTrobe Uni, she said those ducks could be evil at times. Eveyone knew to stay clear of them. Hope your leg is a lot better.
Sounds like a good day. That bark is fantastic!
Lovely trees! Just near us, there is a baobab tree and it was a worry, when they started demolishing the house. However it had a ribbon around it and is now in solitary splendour on the block. I spoke to the wreckers and was surprised to find one of them was a baobab fancier and had one growing in his garden
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