Hello Robin (and anyone else interested). The shrub is Hakea decurrens
(formerly locally included in H. sericea). And you need a very good
beak indeed to get into its fruit!
cheers
Ian
Robin Hide wrote:
Yesterday
afternoon on the powerline trail east of Mt Ainslie I came
across 6 YTBC feeding at eye height in shrubs/small trees (c. 3 m high)
beside the track. They allowed me to approach within a few m.
One of the small tree spp was I think Drooping She-Oak, the other was
unknown to me. There were several in a clump, all less than 4 m high,
v. spiky ?leaves, were in flower(white), and with fruit cones, some of
which were split cleanly. I went back this morning to photo the trees.
Any ID suggestions welcome.
Many thanks,
Robin Hide
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