It's not too much longer to wait now before our autumn flowering orchids will start making their appearance. Like the Bunny Orchids (Eriochilus sp.), which generally flower in the Perth Hills between April and June. #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling

The amazing Marri has been voted #EucalyptusoftheYear2026 🥳 This fabulous Western Australian #eucalyptus flowers en masse in the hotter months of summer providing essential resources for our native #bees and #inverts 🐞🪲🐝🦋 #ozflora #wildoz

A beautiful sunrise peeking beneath the clouds over Kalamunda National Park this morning. Happy Friday, everyone! #PerthSunrise #PerthWeather #sunrise

Seems our Perth Hills council wants to host a Harry Potter: Forbidden Forest Experience in a well-loved bushland park this winter. Locals are rightly very worried! Light and sound shows, unless they are well-located, can harm wildlife. #auswildlife #wildoz theconversation.com/harry-potter...

It's the last day to vote for your #EucalyptoftheYear2026 The WA Marri gets my vote; these amazing trees support a lot of our native wildlife... providing food for our endangered cockatoos (Baudin's, Carnaby's & Red-Tails) and hollows for nesting and shelter 🌳🦜 #ozflora #wildoz #eucalyptus

Drosera subhirtella - Sunny Rainbow One of the scrambling, carnivorous sundews endemic to Western Australia. The Sunny Rainbow's delicate yellow flowers can be seen between August and October. #ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #sundews #Drosera #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling

Dichopogon capillipes We are getting towards the end of a long, hot summer and there isn't much flowering in the Perth Hills at the minute, but these amazingly delicate flowers are one thing that you can see in the bush currently. #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

Pollinators beware 🕷️ An Orbweaver (Araneidae) patiently lies in wait on the labellum of a White Spider Orchid (Caladenia longicauda) #orchids #ozflora #ausinverts #wildoz #arachnids #inaturalist #nature

Caladenia falcata - the Fringed Mantis Orchid To me, this orchid exudes drama with those upswept sepals and a broad labellum that is tipped slightly back. Endemic to Western Australia and flowering from late August. #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomsscrolling

A little bit of fog in the forest. #landscape of #Australia #trees

Brunonia australis - Native Cornflower A plant that can be found around Australia and which is known for its striking blue flowers 💙 #ozflora #wildoz #botanicalart #nativeplants

The garden certainly appreciated the summer storm that passed over the Perth Hills this morning. The rain certainly made things a bit brighter and fresher, including this lovely Hibbertia sp. flower which was glistening with raindrops #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #rain #storm

Summer storm rolling through the Perth Hills ⛈️🌩️ Sound up for the lovely rumble of thunder Here’s hoping this gives us a good bit of rain 🌧️🤞 #weather #storm #thunder #PerthWeather #PerthStorm

This rather adorable Pebblebug (tribe Lipocalliini) visited our Perth Hills moth light this week. These guys are a type of planthopper (Fulgoromorpha) and can be found around Australia #ausinverts #wildoz #Hemiptera #inaturalist #nature

Always nice to get a cool, refreshing drink on a stinking hot day 🔥☀️ This joey still drinks milk from mum’s pouch but has also started investigating the water available around our property💧 #trailcam #auswildlife #wildoz #kangaroo #marsupial #water

Cycads attract beetles with heat in the night www.botany.one/cycads-attra... Pollination looked different at the time of the dinosaurs. Without showy flowers, heat was used to attract beetle pollinators. #Botany #PlantScience

Quokka, a small macropod, foraging in the sand dunes, Wadjemup (Rottnest Island), Western Australia.

Did you know gum blossoms don't just attract bees - Australia's eucalypts rely on a huge range of species for pollination! Stay tuned for more stories about #OurEucalyptHome in the lead up to National Eucalypt Day on March 23rd! Cartoon in collaboration with @eucalyptaus.bsky.social!

Epiblema grandiflorum - Babe-in-a-cradle One of Western Australia's endemic orchids which flowers between November and January, some of our warmer months. It grows in swampy areas, which have usually dried by the time the orchid flowers. #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist

If you’re in south-eastern Australia, from the Snowy Mountains of NSW to Victoria’s alpine foothills and between, consider becoming a “Bogong Buddy” and help track their migration. #mothsmatter #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #citizenscience #communityscience aboutregional.com.au/10000-bogong...

Such an amazing sight (and sound!) to come across this flock of Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso) near Perth today 🪶 These stunning birds are listed as vulnerable due to ongoing destruction of their habitat. #ausbirds #wildoz #birds #cockatoo #BirdsSeenIn2026

Drosera erythrogyne One of the scrambling species of Drosera endemic to the southern coast of Western Australia near Albany. This one was seen growing near a granite outcrop in Torndirrup National Park in September. #ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #Drosera #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

🌧️🌧️ A beautifully cool February day with 4.8mm of rain thanks to ex-tropical cyclone Mitchell. A lovely change after a few hot days! 📍 Kalamunda National Park, WA 📅 10 February 2026 #ozflora #wildoz #Perthweather #sunset #hiking #nature

It’s been a hot few days in the Perth Hills and the bird baths have been in high demand from lots of our garden wildlife. Like this lovely Bronze Wing, who had a good long bathe today… I think he was in there for at least 5 minutes 🪶💧 #ausbirds #auswildlife #wildoz #birds

Each year I go out into the forest in search of these beauties! They rise up in the dry, almost desolate forests in late summer when all other colour has be burned brown or grey. Just one or two here, then none for a few kilometres. Always a real thrill to find the Spotted Hyacinth Orchid #flowers

In honour of #WorldWetlandsDay2026 here is a wetland species from the southwest of Western Australia. This is Cycnogeton lineare, sometimes known as a Water Ribbon and known as Tjaawkurr in the local Noongar language. #ozflora #wildoz #wetlands #nativeplants #inaturalist

Thysanotus patersonii - Twining Fringe-Lily Seen in October in the Stirling Range National Park, this Fringe-Lily is endemic to southern parts of Australia. In WA, the red-eared firetail bird has been shown to use this plant in constructing its nest. #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist

You want to go fast: go alone. You want to go far: go with others. You want neither: go with ecologists 😜⁠ ⁠ 📸 @eatgrowlearn.withsophie ⁠on IG ⁠ #ecology #naturelovers #earthygirl #hiking #ecologists

If you put out fresh water for the wildlife in your garden maybe consider topping it up each evening for our nocturnal critters… they’ll be grateful for a drink on a hot day too💧 Western Grey Kangaroo taking a drink in our Perth Hills garden 🦘 #trailcam #auswildlife #wildoz #marsupial #kangaroo

Cyanicula sericea - the Silky Blue Orchid One of the blue orchids endemic to Western Australia, the Silky Blue orchid is relatively common in areas of the State with good rainfall. This one was seen in September in Julimar State Forest 💙 #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist

Pimelea ciliata - White Banjine Like many in this genus, the White Banjine has beautiful, clustered flower heads which can show striking symmetry. This one was seen in October near Brookton in the WA Wheatbelt. #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography

A cool weekend with a bit of welcome rain is the perfect time to get out for a walk in the Perth Hills. There are flowers to be seen out there too, despite last week’s scorching temperatures. Details in ALT #ozflora #wildoz #bativeplants #inaturalist #nature

After the excitement of a South-western Brush-tailed Phascogale visiting the garden last week, we finally set up the #trailcam! Success on night one! Four Common Brushtail Possums visited the garden water bath for a drink last night 😍 #auswildlife #wildoz #marsupial #possum #nature

It’s Bunya Pine cone season! The female cones of the Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) are among the largest in the world. These three cones all fell from the tree in our garden this week and weigh ~8.1kg each. #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #trees #nature

#FlowersOnFriday: Pollination strategies! Insect-attracting gums: - white/cream flowers = more visible to insects. - small, shallow flowers = accessible nectar - tend to have denser populations, where pollinators with small home ranges can carry pollen from tree to tree #EucalyptsAreHome #LoveAGum

Banksia gardneri var. gardneri - the Prostrate Banksia Inspired by @scottzona.bsky.social, here's a fire tolerant #Proteaceae found in the southwest of Western Australia. The large flower spikes of this banksia species grow very close to the ground. #ozflora #wildoz #inaturalist #nature

I’ve never botanized in Australia, so I’ve never seen anything like this in the wild: Hakea victoria has magnificent, cabbage-like leaves that look like glowing embers. The small, white flowers, hidden by the leaves, are not showy. Photos are by don_vincent CCBYNC4. #Proteaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Lovely sunrise after an overnight “low” of 27°C 🥵 📍Kalamunda National Park ⌚️22/01/2026 5.30am We won’t be the only ones feeling the heat, if you can please put fresh water out for our native wildlife on these really hot days 💧🐝🐞🦋🦜🦉🦎🦘 #sunrise #weather #PerthWeather #nature

Thanks to a post on iNaturalist, and a series of serendipitous events, an Australian flowering plant thought extinct for almost 60 years has been rediscovered. au.news.yahoo.com/photo-leads-...

So excited last night when this beautiful South-western Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa wambenger) visited our Perth Hills garden, taking the opportunity to get a quick drink 😍 Our first time seeing this amazing Australian native marsupial. #auswildlife #wildoz #native #marsupial

Took advantage of a cool, breezy morning to see what is flowering in the Perth Hills. We might be in our hotter months but there’s still flowers out. IDs (I think) are: Billardiera variifolia Lobelia gibbosa Billardiera sp. Dichopogon capillipes #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

Crassula colorata - Dense Stonecrop From October in WA's wheatbelt, Dense Stonecrop is a succulent annual herb endemic to Australia that flowers in spring. Although seemingly quite widespread, this was our first time seeing this native plant. #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

Leucopogon obovatus Like many of the Beard-Heaths, this species of Leucopogon has delightfully fluffy flowers! This particular species is endemic to coastal areas in southern parts of Western Australia. #ozflora #wildoz #Ericaceae #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist #nature

The ability of lichens to colonise seemingly harsh environments is amazing. These colourful lichens were thriving on coastal rocks in near Denmark in the south of Western Australia 💛 🪨 🍄 📸 #lichen #fungi #wildoz #ocean #nature

Thelymitra benthamiana - the Leopard Sun Orchid One of the sun orchids that is endemic to Australia. The Leopard Sun flowers between September and December, but it needs a sunny day for the orchid's flowers to open fully. #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling #nature

Great to get this paper out on macroevolutionary trends of the hyperdiverse southwest Australian and eastern Australian floras! @alexskeels.bsky.social Article is open access and can be downloaded here: lnkd.in/gaxzYppQ

Amyema preissii - Wireleaf Mistletoe Saw lots of this lovely #mistletoe in flower at the Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park this weekend. Native to Australia, the sticky seeds of this hemiparasitic plant are spread by the Mistletoe bird #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

Gum blossom starburst.✨️🌸 Corymbia ficifolia on a street in Thirroul. #FlowerReport #ozplants

Spotted this road sign yesterday on a road north of Perth. Thought it rather odd that our local native wildlife should be referred to as “stray”… then I spotted the tiny addition someone’s added. I think the sign is far more accurate now! #wildoz #kangaroo #emu #echidna #WesternAustralia

A visit to the Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park in the season of Birak (or the first summer). Despite the heat, there are still flowers and other interesting things, including lichen, to be seen. Details in ALT #ozflora #lichen #wildoz #limestone #sand #dunes #nature #geograpy