Banksia trees, native to Australia and also found in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, play an important role in their ecosystems. Their pods split open in response to heat, such as from bushfires, releasing seeds that ensure new growth after devastation. With their strange and sometimes whimsical features, they’ve long captured human imagination. Kym added her “smiling bird” photo to her growing collection, proof that nature’s surprises aren’t always what they seem — and sometimes the most unexpected discoveries are the ones we remember the most.