Go natural: flora and fauna in the suburbs

By Lachlan Turner
Updated April 11 2014 - 7:41pm, first published March 31 2014 - 5:30pm
Week 2: the Old Man Banksia of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie fame is featured in the May Gibbsʼ children's book.
Week 2: the Old Man Banksia of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie fame is featured in the May Gibbsʼ children's book.
Week 2: Pictured is the Old Man Banksia, shot by Lachlan Turner.
Week 2: Pictured is the Old Man Banksia, shot by Lachlan Turner.
Week 2: Pictured is the Old Man Banksia, shot by Lachlan Turner.
Week 2: Pictured is the Old Man Banksia, shot by Lachlan Turner.
Week 2: the Old Man Banksia of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie fame is featured in the May Gibbsʼ children's book.
Week 2: the Old Man Banksia of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie fame is featured in the May Gibbsʼ children's book.
No, that’s not a real fox, but environmental photographer Lachlan Turner is really writing a weekly column for us about some not so well known, and even hidden, features of local bush land areas. Picture: Geoff Jones
No, that’s not a real fox, but environmental photographer Lachlan Turner is really writing a weekly column for us about some not so well known, and even hidden, features of local bush land areas. Picture: Geoff Jones

Each week, environmental photographer and keen bush-walker Lachlan Turner will introduce his readers to plants and animals he’s uncovered in western Sydney's bushland and reserve areas. The Community Environment Centre volunteer this week takes readers into the magical world of children's book author May Gibbs.