Hmmm ... looks like a few turkeys got away ... ;-)
Speaking of Canberra, I will most likely be moving up there with my work in
January 1992. Will probably have to use alternative means of communication,
although I might do part time study at the Australian National University to
get Internet access again.
Our Byblis is running at full flower again ... Has anyone experimented with
different tuning forks to see which note is best?
A recent trip to Langwarrin Flora & Fauna Reserve (on a "Challenge Bird
Count" with friends) revealed the Drosera Binata colony to be growing
well - no flowers as yet. A few Drosera auriculata are still around,
but most have finished flowering and have turned black. The
"Polyf***ingpomphlox tenella" colony had vanished without a trace, but a
suspected Utricularia colony was actually in flower! Have not yet
identified the species - U. laterifolia is supposed to be found in the
area, but the flowers on this are quite different. They are a bit like
a U. dichotoma flower, but with the spur curving forward so that the tip
just protrudes underneath the apron. They were a light pink/purple
colour, although at 7am it was a little difficult to judge (beginning of
a "Challenge Bird Count" - 86 species in all, including two Peregrine
Falcons). I have a photo of one of the flowers just in case they aren't
there at our next visit...
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