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Showing posts with label Melaleuca quinquenevia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melaleuca quinquenevia. Show all posts

Sunday, April 18, 2010

AUTUMN FLOWERS BRING THE RAINBOWS

The Melaleuca quinquenevia tree in my garden had buds now it is bursting with cream flowers, which look like bottle brushes. They have a very strong smell of sweet nectar and ..........

the Rainbow Lorikeets just love it.







They rarely sit still as they are continuously jumping from one flower to the next. They hang upside down and they are entertaining to watch. They also have a noisy squawk too.