I spent a very pleasant day with Sue and Valerie at the Australian Botanic Gardens at Mt Annan. Spring is a good time to see the magnificent flower display.
It was a Saturday and quite crowded when we parked at the car park at the visitor centre. This is close to where the main flower display is, and we later moved around much quieter parts.
Here are some photos –
Black-eyed Susan
It was the Paper Daisies that we most wanted to see, and they were glorious.
Billy Button
More Daisies
Mint Bush
Daisies
Grevillea sp.
Waratah
Daisies
Sydney Rock Orchid
Daisies
Waratah
Daisies
Poverty Flower
Waratahs
And now for some of the local birds.
White-browed Scrubwren
And thanks to Glen, a local birder, who pointed out where a family of Australasian Grebes could be found.
Yellow Thornbill
Mistletoebird
Golden Whistler
White-winged Chough
Maned Duck
And we visited Badger Bates’ Stolen Generations Sculpture –
It was a very pleasant day. Many thanks to Valerie for a lift down and back.