Wildflowers at Badgingarra Reserve – Western Australia 10-09-2014

Winter Donkey Orchid                  Sundew Flowers  

Evelasting daisies.

 

Blue Lady Orchid  (Thelymitra crinata)                                           Cowslip Orchid

Yellow Kangaroo Paw

Winjardie Creek

Everlasting everlastings!

 

Silky Net-Bush (Calothamnus villosus) 

The beautiful  (Petrophile brevifolia)

Sundew flowers and everlasting daisy behind.

Sundew flowers in bud.

Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo   We were lucky to get this shot, although they are fairly common in this region.

Once common in Western Australia, sadly in the last 50 years have been reduced by 50% owing to loss of habitat. It is now listed in WA as rare and likely to become extinct, however there a Birdlife Recovery programme that began in 2004.

A great head shot! Courtesy of  http://birdlife.org.au