1. castlemaine spider orchid 2. mycena subgalericulata

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1. Castlemaine Spider Orchid Caladenia clavescens Photo: Noel Young The Monk September 2017 The Castlemaine Spider Orchid has a single hairy leaf and usually a single dark red to maroon flower. It occurs in central Victoria and is listed as ‘vulnerable’. This orchid was first formally described by David L. Jones in 2006. $110 framed $70 unframed 2. Mycena subgalericulata Photo: Joy Clusker Whiskey Gully, Mount Alexander June 2019 This is a moderately common fungi found in clusters on wood. $85 framed $55 unframed 3. The ‘impossible’ Manna Gum Eucalyptus viminalis Photo: Liz Martin Mount Alexander June 2019 FOBIF walkers underneath the arch of Mount Alexander’s ‘impossible tree’: a Manna Gum which seems to have established itself with two root systems. $85 framed $55 unframed

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1.CastlemaineSpiderOrchidCaladeniaclavescens

Photo:NoelYoungTheMonkSeptember2017TheCastlemaineSpiderOrchidhasasinglehairyleafandusuallyasingledarkredtomaroonflower.ItoccursincentralVictoriaandislistedas‘vulnerable’.ThisorchidwasfirstformallydescribedbyDavidL.Jonesin2006.

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2.Mycenasubgalericulata

Photo:JoyCluskerWhiskeyGully,MountAlexanderJune2019Thisisamoderatelycommonfungifoundinclustersonwood.

$85framed$55unframed3.The‘impossible’MannaGumEucalyptusviminalis

Photo:LizMartinMountAlexanderJune2019FOBIFwalkersunderneaththearchofMountAlexander’s‘impossibletree’:aMannaGumwhichseemstohaveestablisheditselfwithtworootsystems.$85framed$55unframed

4.CommonLong-neckedTurtleChelodinalongicollis

Photo:BernardSlatteryStrangwaysMarch2019ThisCommonLong-neckedTurtlewasrescuedfromtheroadinStrangways.ThemudontheshellsuggeststhattheturtlehadjustcomeoutofalocaldamandwasperhapslookingforabetterrefugenearertheLoddon.Thesecreaturesoftencometogriefcrossingroadsinsearchofabetterwaterbody.$110framed$60unframed

5.EasternYellowRobinEopsaltriaaustralis

Photo:GeoffPark

Oftenseenperchedsidewaysonthetrunksoftrees,theEasternYellowRobinisacommoninhabitantofforestsandwoodlandsineasternAustralia,usuallywithatallshrublayerandsparsegroundcover.TheyareoneofGeoffPark’sfavouritebirdsandareoftenfeatureonhiswebsiteNaturalNewstead.

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6.TreeRequiem

Photo:JanetBarkerPyreneesHighwayJanuary2019Thesearethreeof140treesremovedbyVicroadsinearly2019aspartoftheirroadwideningandbarrierinstallationprojectthroughtheMucklefordForestbetweenMucklefordSouthandNewstead.Thisstretchofroadtraversesimportantbirdhabitat,includingtheSwiftParrot,andisawildlifecorridorformanymorespecies.Itwasalsomuchlovedforitsaestheticvalues.AfteralengthyengagementwithVicroads,communitymembersmanagedtosavesixtreesfromdestructionandsomewireropebarrierswerereplacedwithmetalguardrail.Speedlimitreductionthroughtheforestisstillbeingpursued.JanetBarker$60framed$40unframed

7.FlameRobinPetroicaPhoenicia

Photo:PatrickKavanaghAugust2018Wintervisitorstoourwoodlandsandpaddocks,FlameRobinmalesprovideaspectacularsplashofcolour.ThislittlejewelofthebushwasinthebeautifulRiseandShineNatureConservationReserve.

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8.BreuteliaandTriquetrella

Photo:BernardSlatteryWhiteGumTrackAugust2012Breuteliaaffinisisstrikingforitsredheartedflower-likestructures,whichappearinwinter.Triquetrellapapillataisanattractivemossoftrailing‘strings’withtriangularleavesarrangedinthrees.$110framed$70unframed

9.MountAlexander(Lanjanuc)

Photo:FrankForsterAugust2019TherewasadumpofsnowoneSaturdaynightinAugustthisyearthatchangedthefaceofMountAlexander,andattractednumeroussightseersonSunday.ThesnowhadessentiallyretreatedbytheSundayafternoon.$110framed$70unframed

10.ViewfromMountAlexander(Lanjanuc)

Photo:BronwynSilverMay2019LookingeastjustbeforedawnonafoggymorninghalfwayupMountAlexander.

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11.TawnyFrogmouthPodargusstrigoides

Photo:JulieMillowickFryerstownDecember2017

Whenit’snotmistakenforanowl,theTawnyFrogmouthcaneasilybeconfusedwithatreebranch.Withnarrowedeyelidsandastretchedneck,thisbark-colouredbirdisamasterofcamouflage.

Itsbeakislargeandwide,hencethenameFrogmouthandthegenusname,Podargus,isfromtheGreekworkforgout.Unlikeowlstheydon'thavecurvedtalonsontheirfeet;infact,theirfeetaresmall,andthey’resaidtowalklikeagout-riddenman!Theirspeciesname,strigoides,meansowl-like.

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12.YellowGumEucalyptusleucoxylon

Photo:BronwynSilverWalmer2019YellowGumsareshapelyeucalyptswithasinglestraighttrunkandsmooth,creamyyelloworbluish-greybark. Folklorehasitthatthealternativename,WhiteIronbark,wasgivenbytimber-getters;YellowGumtimberwasnotacceptableforrailwaysleepers,butifrenamedWhiteIronbarkitwasacceptable.

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13.MessmateEucalyptusobliqua

Photo:BronwynSilverMountAlexanderLookingwestthroughMessmatesfromDogRocks,aspectaculargraniteoutcropwithhugebouldersonMountAlexander.$110framed$70unframed

14.GallsonRedBoxleaf

Photo:VivienneHamiltonMucklefordForestNovember2018TheseattractivelookinggallsarelikelytohavebeencausedbyaspeciesofwaspfromthefamilyCynipidaewhichhasatleast80genera.ThisoneislikelytobeaspeciesfromthegenusAndricus.$110framed$70unframed

15.CherryBallart(Balatj)Exocarposcupressiformis

Photo:MitchellParkerMountAlexanderJuly2019

TheCherryBallart(Balatj)hasmanyusesforDjaara(peopleoftheDjaDjaWurrung).Balatjfruitsduringthewinter-springmonthsandthefruitisripewhenitisorange-redinappearanceandcanbeeatenatthisstage.Theleavesareusedinsmokingceremoniestocleanseandwardoffbadspirits.Thewoodisstrongandmadeintospears,spear-throwers,andboomerangs.ThesapfromBalatjisappliedtosnakebitesforitsantisepticpropertiesandtokeepbacteriafromenteringthewound.HarleyDouglas(DjaDjaWurrungAboriginalCorporation)

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16.Yellow-footedAntechinusAntechinusflavipes

Photo:DamianKellyCampbellsCreekNovember2018

TwoyoungYellow-footedAntechinuspeepingoutofanold fencepost.

Anotablefeatureofthissmall,mouse-likemarsupialisitssexualbehaviour.Themaleengagesinsuchfrenziedmatingthatitsimmunesystembecomescompromised,resultinginastressrelateddeathbeforeitisoneyearold.

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17.RiverRedGumEucalyptuscamaldulensis

Photo:FrancesCincottaNearLoddonRiver,NewsteadMay2019

RiverRedGumsaplingsintherain.Thecoloursonthebarkweredramaticbutonlypresentforabriefperiod.$85framed$55unframed

18.PrayingMantisnymph

Photo:PatrickKavanaghDecember2018IfoundthissweetlittlePrayingMantisonaGoldenWattleonasummerevening.Nymphsareimmatureformsthatlooklikeadults,unlikelarvae(caterpillars,maggotsetc)whichbearlittlevisualresemblancetotheiradultforms.

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19.BushyNeedlewoodHakeadecurrens

Photo:JulieMillowickNorthernedgeofCrocodileReservoirJuly2019

ThefloweringlocalBushyNeedlewoodisgrowingthroughsomeoftheBoxIronbarktreeschoppeddownfortheEcologicalThinningTrial.This50yeartrialbyParksVictoriaisanattempttoreturntheBox-IronbarkForesttoapre-goldrushstate—thatistreesofdifferentheightsandgrowthstageinsteadoftheuniformpost-goldrushregrowth.$70unframed

20.Brown-headedHoneyeaterLichenostomusmelithreptus

Photo:PatrickKavanaghJanuary2019Theseverysocialhoneyeatersarethemostcommonintheheathywoodland.Theyspendmuchoftheirtimeinthecanopy,soit’adelighttogetacloselookatthemwhentheycomedowntothebirdbathinsmallflocks.$110framed$70unframed

21.Buff-rumpedThornbill Acanthizareguloides

Photo:PatrickKavanaghFebruary2019Formuchoftheyear,smallinsectivorousbirdsintheBox-Ironbarkforestsforageinmulti-speciesflocks.Thismeansthatbirdsthatflushinsectsoutofonelayerofthebushwillsendthemtowardstheotherspeciesinamutuallybeneficialway.Buff-rumpedThornbillsareoftenthecentreoftheselittleflocks,noisilychatteringamidsttheleaflitterandlowershrubs.Whentheyvisitourbirdbath,Ican’tresistthecalltotakephotosofthesewonderfullittleaviancharactersastheysplasharound.

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22.SilverBanksiaBanksiamarginata

Photo:BernardSlatteryCampbellsCreekFebruary2019ThisSilverBanksiawasphotographedearlierthisyearontheCampbellsCreekTrail.Thespecieswasvirtuallywipedoutinthisregioninthenineteenthcentury.ThemanyhealthytreesalongthecreekaretestamenttotheworkofFriendsofCampbellsCreekLandcare.$90framed$70unframed

23.LaughingKookaburraDacelonovaeguineae

Photo:FrancesHoweMoonlightFlatDecember2017IneasternAustralia,theraucouscackleoftheLaughingKookaburraisanessentialfeatureofthedawnchorus.TheycanbeheardlaughingfromthetipofCapeYorksouthtoWilsonsPromontory.ThisKookaburrawasdryingoffaftertakingabathinFrances’spond.$110framed$70unframed