Bushwalk Australia

Is this a brown thornbill?

Certainly has all the appearance of the the Acanthiza ewingii so I guess it is
corvus

And this: Milligan’s Orites? (I'm working through photos from some recent walks and think iv'e pinned these down but just figured someone here would know on sight )

corvus wrote:Certainly has all the appearance of the the Acanthiza ewingii so I guess it is
corvus

I had a fair idea, this little one has a strong reddish tinge:

hmm, moreso than the photos seem to show..

Nuts this may help I cannot find it it in any of my books so I guess it is rare
http://www.understorey-network.org.au/c ... milliganii
Did you see it on you recent West Coast Mt Murchie walk
corvus

Yeah, wow, life is too short eh, what an amazing walk (for so many reasons).. 'control foot traffic' ha ha

From memory there are a couple of plants on the Murchie walk that are not common .
corvus

Looks Like Orites Revoluta a common Mountain plant
corvus

Anyone else?

That second one looks like an Agastachys ordorata or Fragrant Candlebush. -- found in forest margins and endemic to Tas
Was it fragrant?

I keyed out the first serrated one to (possibly) be Orites diversifolia, one of three tasmanian Orites, alpine/sub-alpine. The Hakea-like pods were the giveaway over the other two species, still in the proteaceae group. But this one looks like it had crimson flowers?
I like this game

I'm not convinced on the first but the second i'll pay


Your turn (something living )

I know you were up Murchie and also know that the White Waratah does grow there (Doc Nick S ) pointed it out to me, you lucky bugger to see it in flower so it wasn't the Revoluta
Good pick up lady mcG
corvus

So who could this be?

Ha well.. not off to a flying start then?

Had a good look but cannot find it in my books do we have a genus as a clue
corvus

A Hebe perhaps?

Perhaps not . . .
Clue, a McGuyver could use this shrub

Lady McGuyver wrote:Perhaps not . . .
Clue, a McGuyver could use this shrub

McGuyver can and does use all things good and iffy so no clue there
corvus

Hi Lady McGuyver
Is it bushman's bootlace. A type of Pimelea? I think ligustrina?

Is it a type of melaleuca?

Hi Vee, yes it is a Pimelea. Same family as the Bushmans bootlace.. It loosely fit the description of at least three of the Pimelea species (of which there are over 20 in Tas!!) The Pimelea filiformis resembled it the closest, but mine had white flowers not pink. Perhaps it adapted to its’ particular location (way down the south west coast)

Nuts wrote:Is this a brown thornbill?

...well the one on the left is way too big IMHO...

Boot looks like a very thirsty Garmont
corvus

corvus wrote:I know you were up Murchie and also know that the White Waratah does grow there (Doc Nick S ) pointed it out to me, you lucky bugger to see it in flower so it wasn't the Revoluta
Good pick up lady mcG
corvus

Hey corvus, I just checked it out and i'm pretty sure it's a Agastachys odorata/Fragrant candlebush as Mcguyver said, i think back then I thought it was called 'white waratah' from this website, www.apstas.com/sgaptas-treas5.htm but looking up the other name comes up with Fragrant candlebush..

And I'm still not sure if the bird could be a tasmanian scrubwren, although it lacks the white markings on the side..

Should always check the eyes this one has brown eyes with a black center so it is a Scrubtit Acanthornis magunus (the Wren has Yellow eyes) .
And Nick you were correct Agastachys odorata/Fragrant candlebush is also called a White Waratah
So much for me to see and learn and not so many years left to do it
corvus

Hmmm not sure if you folks want me to put a picture up; if so can someone else put one up please.

I was too busy behind the lens and missed it but our little friend does actually have black pupil on yellow rim Corv. Lots of variants but I did see one photo very similar, maybe just the dark forest (big pupil) but zoomed it is obvious. I'm leaning towards Nik and this is a brown scubwren. It doesn't have much colouring but some girls just unlucky i guess



Liam, I reckon that's the first time his scarpa has been cleaned.

Is this a game? Well done Vee (I learn't today that Mountain Pepper contains short acting 'fish poisons' McGuyver ha har.. )

Maybe Nick has a photo?