Duncan's Fotothing

Hehe it looks like a cyclops!

Australian folklore I assume. Is the Banksia Man one to be admired or feared?

well the fear part works!

PhotoPro: i most definitely agree!

Just hope its friendly

Seems there are two!
Like these guys!

Not the ideal candidate for door-to-door sales.

He was one of the main characters in a series of childrens books written by an Australian and Illustrated with characters such as the Gumnut children, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. I still get the creeps when I see a banksia man like this in a banksia tree. So he must have been a villain. I can't remember anything else as it was 63 years ago.

http://www.q-net.net.au/~lolita/snugglep.htm
http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-an3281107
do a google search on banksia man for all sorts of information and uses.