Waxlip orchids (Glossodia/Caladenia major*) near the Wonboyn River, NSW. Fairly common orchid at this location - sometimes growing alongside the closely related Glossodia minor (Caladenia glossodia*). *Some recent reviews of the genus return the 2 x Glossodia species back into Caladenia #orchids

Vote for the Australian Bird of the Year 2025 🦅🦉🦜 A great opportunity to raise more awareness for WA’s Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo (Zanda baudinii), already endangered & facing threats from further mining of their unique habitat #ausbirds #wildoz #birds #conserve www.theguardian.com/environment/...

All the more reason to get on your hiking boots, or jump on a bike and take a slower route through some of the amazing Hills around Perth and the South-West. Grab the train to High Wycombe and then the 275 or 276 and hop off for a walk.

As we head into the Noongar season of Kambarang (October - November) in the Perth Hills, the wildflower season has transformed the bush into a kaleidoscope of colours 💙💛🤍💜 #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature #spring #bloomscrolling 🌿🌱

Oh come on… Alcoa have had their turn, they’ve made a fortune out of WA’s jarrah forests Time to leave what is left untouched and move away

New Beaks & Bones newsletter published! 🥳 Why do fairywrens sing to their eggs? 🪶🧪 beaksandbones.substack.com/p/singing-to...

Caladenia straminichila - the Tenterden Yellow Spider Orchid Seen in open woodlands near the small townsite of Tenterden in the south of Western Australia. Although the townsite lends the orchid its name, this orchid grows more more widely in inland areas #orchids #ozflora #wildoz

Research into orchid seed germination shows the importance of deadwood and wood-decaying fungi: 🪵🪾🍄🍄‍🟫 “For conservation, our results mean that protecting orchids in the wild is inseparable from protecting deadwood and its fungi” #orchids #fungi #nativeplants #germination

Superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) mothers sing a special tune to their eggs, teaching them a secret ‘password’ call before they hatch and which the wren parents then use to detect intruder cuckoo nestlings 🪺🪶 #ausbirds #birds #wildoz

When art and nature merge 🪵🪚🍃🥀 A few of the numerous sculptures on display at the Chainsaw Sculpture Drive in Albany on the south coast of Western Australia. It’s amazing to think these sculptures were all created from wood using a chainsaw! #sculpture #wood #birds #octopus #WesternAustralia

Enamel orchids (Elythranthera sp.) are endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. These orchids really do have the shiniest petals and sepals you will ever see 💜🩷 #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling

After examining 10,494 herbarium specimens of the orchid genus Caladenia, new Australian research suggests there’s been a >60% decline in orchid pollination since 1977 with sexually deceptive orchid species more impacted #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #pollination www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Some excellent #orchids with excellent names in #Tasmania & #RoyalNationalPark: Three-horned bird orchid (Chiloglottis triceratops, which Wikipedia reckons is named as it resembles the dinosaur, rather then because it has three "horns" on its tongue). Red bearded #orchid. Sun orchid. Mayfly orchid.🌸

Banksia coccinea - Scarlet Banksia Known by the local Noongar peoples as Waddib, this stunning banksia is endemic to the southwest coast around Denmark/Albany to the Stirling Ranges. It is a stunning flower to see growing in the wild! #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #banksia #Proteaceae

Chorilaena quercifolia - Karri Oak Endemic to the Karri forests of south west Western Australia, the leaves of this understorey shrub resemble that of an oak tree… hence the name (Quercus = oak) #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #Rutaceae

“Baudin’s or bauxite – we can’t have both” It’s a stark warning … but Alcoa’s proposed expansions to its bauxite mining in WA’s jarrah forests will be catastrophic for the endangered Baudin’s black cockatoo. #wildoz #ausbirds #ozplants #bauxite #conservation www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Endemic to southern parts of Australia, the carnivorous Pimpernel Sundew (Drosera glanduligera) with its lovely orange flower. This one was growing on a lush bed of moss and was covered in early morning dew drops #ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

Some unusual orchids from around my area. Very little research done in the South East of WA, so new hybrids and species are often found.

#WildOz I get to see a lot of beautiful wildflowers on my orchid hunts, and just bush walking around my area. They are everywhere this time of year.

Leopard orchids flowering in heathland near the Genoa River, VIC. These coastal E. Gippsland plants are still widley regarded as Diuris pardina but recent revisions of the genus have suggested a return to D. maculata (spotted donkey orchid) which also grows just across the border in NSW #orchids

Caladenia polychroma - Joseph’s Spider Orchid This orchid can be quite variable in its colour, hence the name (poly - many, chroma - colour) #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

Spider orchids! This one is the Eastern Mantis Orchid (Caladenia tentaculata) I think #orchid

It’s time to vote for the Australian Insect of the Year 2025 🪲🐞🪳🪰🦋 Cast your vote during October. My vote definitely goes to the amazing Exastra albopilosa, a stunning longhorn beetle that was only described in 2024! #ausinverts #wildoz #bugsky #inverts www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

I love exploring granite outcrops, they can be a haven for a variety of native plants. Albany has many, including Kardarup/Mt Melville near the city 🌿 Drummond’s Sundew 🍄 Golden-eye Lichen 🌱 Lemon-scented Sun Orchid 🌸 Plumed Featherflower #ozplants #lichen #wildoz #orchids #nativeplants #nature

A morning spent investigating rock pools is always a morning well spent 🐚🦀🪸 🐚 Whalers Cove and Little Beach, Albany #wildoz #WesternAustralia #rockpool #ocean #nature #inaturalist

Banksia formosa - Showy Dryandra A beautiful #banksia species endemic to the far south west of Western Australia, one that’s quite common around Albany & the Stirling Ranges #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

"The greatest danger to our future is apathy. ... What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." - Vale Jane Goodall (1934-2025).

Diuris longifolia - the Purple Pansy Orchid One of the species endemic to the south west of Western Australia that is currently flowering #orchids #Orctober #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature

Good morning & good month! #Leptember now gives way to #Orctober... "A month long festival of orchids from around the globe! Wild or cultivated, let's celebrate these diverse & beautiful plants!" We open with this Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) taken on our Gargano tour by Gillian E.

Mountains of Koi Kyenunu-ruff (the Stirling Ranges), seen from around Bular Mial (Bluff Knoll) and beautifully framed by the local eucalyptus trees ⛰️🪾🌿 #woldoz #mountains #eucalyptus #photography

Southern Cross (Xanthosia rotundifolia) Endemic to the south west of Western Australia, with a distinct cross-like form it’s not hard to see where the common name for this species stems from #ozflora #wildoz #Apiaceae #natuveplants #bloomscrolling

The beautiful south coast of Western Australia is stunning all year round, but is especially stunning in spring 🌿🌱🪨 🌊 📌 Albany, WA 📅 29 September 2025 #ozflora #wildoz #nature #bibbulmun #photography

Margaret River spider orchid (Caladenia citrina) in the bush garden

A lovely clump of Stark White Spider Orchids (Caladenia longicauda subsp eminens) dancing in the breeze. Seen at Kojonup, Western Australia #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

Road trip find of the day. Stopping at a reserve marked on the map as the Orchid Nature Reserve to find spider orchids everywhere … even at the side of the road. But boy were the mosquitoes viscous! #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #westernaustralia #nature

Elythranthera brunonis - Purple Enamel Orchid These orchids are just coming into flower in the Perth Hills. Not only do they have incredible glossy purple flowers, the back of this orchid’s sepals have beautiful markings #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling

Ericksonella saccharata - Sugar Orchid The only species in its genus, the name (saccharum), meaning sugary, refers to the shiny-white appearance of this orchid’s flower #orchids #ozflora #wikdoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

Drosera macrantha - Bridal Rainbow Beautiful flowers but treacherous leaves… if you’re an #invert! One of the scrambling carnivorous plants, endemic to Western Australia, which are just coming into flower in the Perth Hills. #fierceflora #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

Chin up - it’s nearly the weekend! One of the Flying Duck Orchids (Paracaleana sp.) endemic to Western Australia. This one could be a Hort’s Duck Orchid (Paracaleana hortiorum) #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature

Saw a red beardie yesterday (YES that's really one of its common names!!!) - or for the scientifically inclined, Calochilus paludosus🧔‍♂️❗

Forgot to post these beautiful fellas from a few weeks ago, went on a behind the scenes tour of the Royal Botanic Gardens Vic orchid conservation program, species names in alt text #photography #orchids #conservation

A joy to see a Fire orchid (Pyrorchis nigricans) on display near Meningie, South Australia #orchid #botany #wildflower

🌿 Planning has begun for #NationalEucalyptDay2026! 🌿 Theme: Our Eucalypt Home We're calling for events that celebrate the biodiversity value of eucalypts — in bushland, farms, towns + suburbs. Info + EOIs now live: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc... #LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome #ozplants

Pyrorchis nigricans - Red Beak Orchids The leaves of Red Beaks are the commonest we see, but the flowers are far less common to find as this orchid will usually only flower after a hot summer fire, then it can flower profusely #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling

Came across this lovely winter flowing stream on a recent day trip to Julimar State Forest. It was such a peaceful place to stop and spend a few minutes! Enjoy with the sound up #wildoz #forest #streams #westernaustralia

Nature in spring is amazing. #australia #spring

Pink fairy orchids are going off all over the place. Try not to tread on them. #nativeorchids #florasky

Did you know male wasps can get tricked by orchids into thinking they're females? Pterostylis orchids use sexual deception as a pollination strategy, with fungus gnats (Diptera) falling victim, acting as the main pollinators of these deceptive plants! 🌍🧪👇 academic.oup.com/botlinnean/a...

Ready to take to the dance floor - a pair of Dancing Spider Orchids (Caladenia discoidea) 🌱🌿 #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling

Spring has sprung #paperdaisies #MtAnnanBotanicGardens