Birds and Flowers on the Sunshine Coast

Bush Turkey 1

 
 
 
I have been seeing a lot of bush turkeys around lately. They don’t live down south in Victoria where I grew up, so watching them scurrying about is quite novel for me.
 
 
 

Bush turkey

 
 

I often see them at parks, near the beach and even walking between and under the tables at street cafes!
 
 
 
 

Flower 1

 
 
 
There are also lots of banksia trees here. Unlike bush turkeys, they are very common in Victoria too.
 
 
 
Flower 2

 
 
Growing up, we always called them ‘bottlebrush’ trees. The two pictures are actually of different species (Banksia coccinea and Banksia integrifolia).