My Flower Finally Bloomed

[Skippy]

It's OUT!!!!!! whooohooooooooo!!!!!!
I aint no gardener I tell ya, but having an interest in Macro, Birds, and Animals etc, I figured I may have better luck if I put some plants in that attract these things.......so I put in some Australian Natives, and the first flower has finally come out :)

It's a beauty .......now your gonna ask me what it's called aren't ya :dunno
......brb....going outside with the torch :rofl
Okay it's called a Grevillea ......ta dahhhhhh :clap

This is my first try with the Canon 580EX Flash too .......enjoy
Skippy (Australia)

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[Harryb]

It's OUT!!!!!! whooohooooooooo!!!!!!
I aint no gardener I tell ya, but having an interest in Macro, Birds, and Animals etc, I figured I may have better luck if I put some plants in that attract these things.......so I put in some Australian Natives, and the first flower has finally come out :)

It's a beauty .......now your gonna ask me what it's called aren't ya :dunno
......brb....going outside with the torch :rofl
Okay it's called a Grevillea ......ta dahhhhhh :clap

This is my first try with the Canon 580EX Flash too .......enjoy
Skippy (Australia)


Hey Skippy,

Great colors and details in that shot. :thumb It should pull in some nice buggies for you. :D

[Skippy]

There are two more flowers ready to open on the same bush.
Fingers crossed what appear to be two Buds on my other plants actually eventuate......they are flowers I have never seen before, except in books, and I am not sure if they are flower buds or just going to be extensions of the same plant .... they should be quite stunning if they are baby flowers :):

These plants are know to attract Butterflies and Nector seeking birds.

Take Care Harry.......... Skippy (Australia)


Hey Skippy,

Great colors and details in that shot. :thumb It should pull in some nice buggies for you. :D

[Steve Cavigliano]

Good looking bloom Skippy :thumb So do most of your birds hang around during the Fall/Winter? If so, they are gonna love this plant. Nice bright colors and it looks like it will produce lots of nectar. Plus, it'll make a beautiful background for any bugs or birds you catch on it :clap



Thanks for sharing,
Steve

[Skippy]

Good looking bloom Skippy :thumb So do most of your birds hang around during the Fall/Winter? If so, they are gonna love this plant. Nice bright colors and it looks like it will produce lots of nectar. Plus, it'll make a beautiful background for any bugs or birds you catch on it :clap

Thanks for sharing,
Steve
I live on the coast, and we don't get a lot of birds, except sparrows :D
I have seen little honey eaters on the plants in my nextdoor neighbours fence, so I had a look what they planted, and went down to the nursery to see what I could put in that was attractive to Birds and Butterflies and Native.

Steve if those flower buds on the other two plants come out I will be sure to photograph them because they have really spectacular flowers, totally different to the one I posted.

The Swan Plants I put in are hopefully the ones that will bring in the butterflies to do their complete life cycle, and the Gravillea's will help feed them once they hatch. < --- that's the plan :):

Take Care .............. Skippy (Australia)