Shiny bug -Dicranolaius Bellulus

Shiny bug on dead wood at Sues Bridge camp site
"Red and Blue Beetle; Pollen Beetle - Dicranolaius Bellulus"

Huntsman spider on our tent

When we broke up our tent there were two huge huntsman on the inner-tent which made it an exciting adventure to break up...

 

Pink flowers

 At Sues Bridge camp site along the water of the Black Wood River

Tree burl

At Sues bridge camp site WA 

 

Pine cones

At the Arboretum in Pemberton 

 

Insect

 No idea what it is, but it was on the leaves on our spot in the Pemberton Arboretum campsite. 

Queen of the night

A rather scruffy plant but the flower, which bloom only one night are huge and amazing. Mine flowers about 3 times a year in abundance. 
 

Plectranthus neochilus - Lobster flower

Got this as a small cutting from a few streets up the hill, thought it was a succulent but it's more than that, this plant grows easy, has a pungent not unpleasant smell and beautiful purple flowers. 

 

Galahs

 

Seagull

 Seagull at Gnaraloo station North West Australia

Bark

 

Hoover flies

One weekend infestation of hoover flies, they were all over the garden in the weekend of 25 October 2020, here a few photos of them on the elderberry flowers. 
Above taken by mobile phone, below with compact camera

Kookaburra

 A blue winged kookaburra setting up at our pool to pond project looking for some easy catch motorbike frogs 

Kookaburra

Checking out the pond for delicious frogs

Plum blossom

Spring 
 

Golden cup flower

They are flowering over winter in Perth, amazing big flowers smelling like pina colada

 

Cottony cushion scale

Cottony cushion scale on my sage over winter

Fungi in winter

These fungi growing near the cut logs along the east  side of Lake Claremont sprouted after a few days of rain and are huge!