tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post518873237830940800..comments2023-08-13T23:21:02.163+10:00Comments on The Birds and The Beads: It may be a New Year but,Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837170932026113619noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post-51660888961308673452009-01-03T10:25:00.000+11:002009-01-03T10:25:00.000+11:00Sorry for the delay folks!!!!Sandy Same to you San...Sorry for the delay folks!!!!<BR/><BR/><B>Sandy</B> Same to you Sandy! :)<BR/>I feel so rich whenever these birds visit the garden, flying jewels!! <BR/><BR/><B>BetteJo</B> Thank you your Majesty!! :) Hope I can bring you more in 2009!<BR/><BR/><B>Areeiro</B> You are correct! Well done Areeiro, I googled Moreton Bay Chestnut and confirmed your ID, BRAVO!!!! <BR/>Also many thanks for introducing the term 'cauliflory', thats a new one for me, and I LOVE learning new things! Youre a champion!Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837170932026113619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post-13422805742447095162009-01-02T08:03:00.000+11:002009-01-02T08:03:00.000+11:00Hehe, never give up on the Lorikeets. They cannot ...Hehe, never give up on the Lorikeets. They cannot be always attent to hide from your camera. And you've been chasing them around so long now, that they should see you as part of the furniture by now ;-) As for the tree, I'd say it is a Moreton bay chestnut (Castanospermum australe). When flowers come straight from the stem you call that cauliflory. This is often the case in species where you have heavy polinators such as mammals and birds to make it easier for them to reach the flowers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post-3517823535027922042009-01-01T16:22:00.000+11:002009-01-01T16:22:00.000+11:00Would you just look at all the color in that photo...Would you just look at all the color in that photo?? The queen of color likes it. Very much.BetteJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post-16972091260012356182009-01-01T12:43:00.000+11:002009-01-01T12:43:00.000+11:00wow, what a gorgeous bird!!Have a wonderful new ye...wow, what a gorgeous bird!!<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful new year, Lavendar...sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.com