winter bloomers by thedarkroom

winter bloomers

Swamp mahogany with a little faffing. No theme this week. @koalagardens
Oh how beautiful!
July 6th, 2022  
@koalagardens I have never heard of swamp mahogany before but this photo of it is beautiful. I love the light through the leaves and those flowers are fascinating. You did just enough processing to make it special.
July 6th, 2022  
@grammyn it is a eucalypt and one of the primary koala food trees, as well as an important source of winter calories for many natives
July 6th, 2022  
Love the beautiful blossoms and the dark green leaves.
July 6th, 2022  
@koalagardens What part do the natives eat? At least I’m assuming you’re talking about humans
July 6th, 2022  
Delicate light
July 7th, 2022  
Absolutely beautiful!
July 7th, 2022  
@grammyn oh no, when I said natives I mean native species such as many insects, birds and small mammals.
The koala is the only native that eats these poisonous leaves, though we do have some possums here that can eat some species of eucalypt leaves.
All the other host of native wildlife utilise the flowers and buds - the flying fox (fruit bat) is one of the primary pollinators for this tree and sadly they are also vulnerable to extinction.
July 7th, 2022  
@koalagardens LOL! Thanks for clarifying that for me Katrina.
July 8th, 2022  
It's all about the light! And such interesting info re this plant. Learn so much from you.
July 9th, 2022  
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