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!

Eucalyptus pyriformis (pink flowering gum)

Also known as pear fruited mallee
Kings Park Perth

Butterfly Monarch

Also called the wanderer, not native to Australia but here since the 1870-ties
Many of them seen during bush walk at Wungong Gorge