Look carefully and you can see a duck attacking the one taking off, you can just see the top of its head. Tevan Swamp, Ballina, Northern NSW.
Pacific black duck
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Eucalyptus kessellii subsp kessellii – bark
It was harder to find the common name for this tree than the previous one. Mt Annan Botanic Gardens called it Eucalyptus inversa, The Doc finally found other names including Eucalyptus inversa, Eucalyptus irritans, Eucalyptus israelitica, Eucalyptus kessellii subsp kessellii, Eucalyptus goniantha or the Jerdacuttup Mallee. The Doc chose the Brooker taxon of Eucalyptus kessellii subsp kessellii.
Corymbia hendersonii – bark
Mt Annan Botanic Gardens referred to this as Corymbia cafie, a little used name. It took The Doc some time to find the more commonly used name of Corymbia hendersonii or Henderson’s bloodwood.
Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius – bark
A rare cross hydrid, the Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius. Unusual green bark because when young this tree can photosynthesie on its trunk, not just the leaves, hence the green colour.
Dysoxylum fraserianum – bark
Commonly known as Rosewood or Rose Mahogany.
Syncarpia hillii – bark
Bark of the Fraser Island Turpentine, which is heavily textured with deep furrows and hills on the trunk. This tree was 10.51 metres high. Bark varies greatly on each specimen.
Wollemia nobilis – bark
Arguably the rarest tree in the world, at least in the wild, the Wollemi Pine. There is a handful of specimens still alive, all genetically identical. Zero genetic variation in the population means they all come from the same tree.
You can buy them in a nursery, because after its discovery in 1996 the NSW Botanic Gardens set about growing it in quantity through nurseries, to reduce the risk of people looking for the few trees in the wild. It was only previously known from the fossil record.
This is the bark on an immature tree 3.93 metres high, from the NSW Botanic Gardens.
Callistemon shiressii – bark
The bark of Callistemon shiressii, another very rare plant. There is a lot variation in the bark appearance between different trees. It does not have a common name, as it is uncommon!
Callistemon salignus – bark
Callistemon salignus more commonly known as the White Bottlebrush.
Nissan Patrol refresh
After 10 years on the road, the Nissan Patrol has had a bit of a refresh. The rear bumper bar needed replacement and the shocks were also due for replacement. So, The Doc replaced the shocks and had a GVM upgrade to 3,300kgs after adding the new rear bumper bar. All disc rotors and brake pads were replaced and braided brake lines added.
The GVM upgrade required an engineering certificate and that meant the new setup went to the track for testing last Friday. The Patrol was picked up yesterday and more details about the refresh can be found here (under Update 3).
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