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flora and fauna |
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 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo  Shingleback  Postcard - Uluru & Kata Tjuta  Postcard - Broome  The Laughing Kookaburra |
Australia has 20,000* plant species and 2,300* animal and bird species. * according to the Australian Biological Resources Study
Most of these are only found in Australia. This website provides over 850 images of Australian flora and fauna as well as uniquely Australian scenes (postcards). You are welcome to use these images for any non-commercial use. We only ask that you acknowledge the website. A detailed index of profiles and images begins further down the page - here's a quick link to it.
The wildflowers of the Lane Cove and Blue Mountains National Parks provide the foundation of this website. These Parks are our "extended garden". 
Imagine a 250,000 ha garden with over
We trust you enjoy the images. Alan & Dianne.
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We are indebted to Les Robinson's Field Guide To the Native Plants of Sydney (Kangaroo Press, 2003) and the Royal Botanic Gardens' PlantNET website. These two reference sources have greatly assisted us in identifying wildflowers.
for the birds
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here be dragons
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Eastern Water Dragon Mountain Dragon Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko |
Skinks webpage - includes images of -
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creepy crawlies
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Golden Orb-weaving Spider St. Andrew's Cross Spider |
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floral tributes
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Banksias (Sydney region)
● Coast Banksia ● Fern-Leaved Banksia ● Hairpin Banksia ● Heath Banksia ● Old Man Banksia ● Silver Banksia Western Australian Banksias ● Bull Banksia ● Cut-leaf Banksia ● Prostrate Banksia ● Scarlet Banksia Blue Dampiera Drumsticks & Conesticks ● Broad-leaf Drumsticks ● Narrow-leaf Drumsticks ● Conesticks ● Stalked Conesticks |
Flannel Flowers
● Lesser Flannel Flower ● Pink Flannel Flower ● Sydney Flannel Flower Kangaroo Paws ● Black Kangaroo Paw ● Catspaw or Cat's Paw ● Red and Green Kangaroo Paw the Mountain Devil Mungo NP Wildflowers ● Poached Eggs Daisy ● Woolly Darling Pea Native Irises ● Dwarf Purple Flag ● Silky Purple Flag ● Yellow Flags |
Snow Gums at Wallace's Hut
Spider Flowers - Grevilleas ● Green Spider Flower ● Grey Spider Flower ● Pink Spider Flower ● Red Spider Flower ● White Spider Flower Sturt's Desert Pea Sweet Pittosporum the Waratah |
Blue Mountains National Park Wildflowers web pages
The Blue Mountains National Park covers 250,000 hectares and is a World Heritage Area. |
The Blue Mountains National Park Wildflowers webpages contain images of over 180 species. The species have been placed into 5 family groups - each group having its own web page. Each web page also has a landscape or some wildlife found in the Blue Mountains. |
Lane Cove National Park Wildflowers web pages
The Lane Cove National Park covers 600 hectares and is in the heart of Sydney. |
The Lane Cove National Park Wildflowers webpages contain images of over 200 species. The native species have been divided into 5 web pages. There's also a weeds webpage to help distinguish the endemic from the epidemic. Each web page also has a landscape or some wildlife found in the Park.
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Orchids
Orchids of the Sydney Region
This webpage contains images of twenty orchids that are found in the Greater Sydney area. It also includes an overview of the largest flower family in the world. |
Orchids of Western Australia
This webpage contains images of over twenty Western Australian Orchids - mainly from the Stirling Range National Park. Of the 700 or so orchid species in Australia, half can be found in Western Australia. |
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Broome, WA
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, WA
The Lunette at Lake Mungo, NSW
Merino Rams
Paddlesteamer
World Peace Bell
The Lily Windmill & Stirling Range, WA
Uluru & Kata Tjuta
Horizontal Falls, WA
Kangaroo & Joey
The Victorian High Country
Wind Farm,
Beechworth & Bright, Vic
Wave Rock,
The Japanese Gardens
Hay, NSWAbbreviations of Australian States - NSW - New South Wales; NT - Northern Territory; Vic. - Victoria; WA - Western Australia.