This is a short slideshow of some plants and some of the birds that regularly visit a backyard near the Blue Mountains in NSW, Australia.

1. An Australian Bush Garden Plants and Animals September 2007

2. Famous yellow Wattle or Acacia

3. Hibbertia climber

4. Cymbidium orchids

5. Small but colourful tree orchids

6. Rock Lily orchids

7. Kookaburra in a wattle

8. They usually come as a family …

9. Tawny Owls in a Casuarina

10. Tall red Kangaroo Paw

11. Kangaroo Paw, Lomandra and Kidney Weed groundcover Plants that are water-friendly

12. Kangaroo Paw from Western Australia has large green velvety paws

13. Kangaroo Paw crowd the space

14. Koala in a tree at Gunnedah A friend’s house in the country, right near the front door