Kingsburgh Lane, Lilydale

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Kingsburgh is a 750-metre residential lane running from Victoria Road to The Gateway .


It is a newly established area with underground power and parking bays set into the wide nature strips. It's a little undulating, but not exhaustingly so.


The newly established gardens supply plenty of colourful flora. The very popular hebe bush was in many gardens as were several camellias, with one hosting a bee.




Cotoneaster bushes are in many gardens with their bright red berries giving a splash of colour. A most unusual coloured bush looked unique with its reddish leaves.




A few people were out walking, some with their doggies.




Nerine bulbs are flowering and look very colourful as they blossom out at the top of their long stalks.


Along the way is Kingsburgh Reserve, a large grassed area with an undercover picnic table and drinking fountain.


It backs onto the Lilydale Memorial Park and has a stand of trees at the rear with a path through them and a park bench to sit and ponder.


Opposite the reserve is a walkway through to Benito Street.


Most of the birds seen on this walk were in the Kingsburgh Reserve. Magpies, galahs and corellas were seen feeding in the grass and I was able to capture some flying photos when they departed.








A passing crow was also photographed as was a noisy miner feeding in a tree.




Two birds of a different kind were posing as garden ornaments. An old duck and a very colourful little bird resting on the rim of a birdbath.




Another garden resident was a very happy looking Buddha.



A couple of dusty miller flowers were in one garden and a nice display of banksias in another.




Other flowers that vied for attention were a couple of red rose bushes and a magnolia bloom.






A delicate-looking wildflower looked very orchard like.


No garden would be complete without a range of daisies, so two were recorded.




It may be called a lane but it is a street of floral rewards, with the bonus of a small reserve to sit and watch out for avian activity.



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