Silver Princess seed pods. Aren’t they beautiful! I photographed them on my walk around a block.

I got this wattle from the bush just now, planning on treating it to use as a bird perch., and after carving the bark away I noticed that some segments have this white colouration under the bark. It is softer than the brown coloured parts, and the fluffyness is from me cutting the bark away with a hatchet. The tree is well and truly dead, it's an old limb I found on the ground. I just want to know if this could pose a threat to my birds after I treat it

Bought at Bunnings a few weeks back and has been deteriorating since I put it in the ground. Pulled the mulch back to check soil moisture and hopefully let it air out a bit.

Any advice is appreciated!

We have a small grevillea garden in our backyard and our chickens and ducks have taken a liking to hanging around them. I'm worried they will eventually kill my plants due to their poop. Anyone else faced this problem? Might have to look at fencing this garden off.

View of Cairns from the mountains of the Lamb Range, with Dendrobium speciosum.