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Our hero/heroine was not delighted by his/her (temporary, brief) removal from the “motel” which s/he shares with an even more astonishing animal.
Respectively, reptile and insect, the Southern Alps gecko and the Mountain stone weta are two of many reasons that visitors to Wanaka ought ensure they visit Mou Waho; as well as scenic splendour, the island offers crucial sanctuary to vulnerable species.
Comments closedAll photos taken in recent days, from local footpaths, less than 10 minutes – by car, bus, or train – from Perth’s CBD.
It is often pleasingly difficult to believe that our metropolis is home to more than two million humans.
At least some things are flowering, at any time of year; the featured image’s eucalyptus was photographed just before sunset on 8 April.
Comments closedNowhere else near the coast between Sellicks Hill and Adelaide – a distance of more than 60 kilometres – can one stand within and look across such a “big” chunk of mostly-intact native bush.
Comments closedOver at least the next several days, more and more spider orchids will emerge in Perth’s Kings Park.
Some of them are “decorated” by actual spiders!
Comments closedFlora-wise – native flora-wise, most especially – Perth is probably the world’s richest substantial city.
This post’s wildflowers are all endemic to southwest Western Australia.
All are in bloom right now, within 30 minutes of the city centre.
Comments closedGarden City is a large, bland shopping centre. Inside, you could be anywhere. But an easy short walk away – “next door” – is a botanical wonderland that could be nowhere other than Australia’s southwest.
One CommentStand atop its higher hills/dunes and you see that suburbia surrounds this bush “island”. Down in its “valleys”, however, your eyes certainly don’t tell you that Bold Park is within an urban area of more than two million people, and that the CBD is only minutes away.
Comments closedBiodiversity rules, OK? Western Australia has around 13,000 “higher” plant species. The southwest is most especially rich in unique, beautiful and wondrous-strange flowers. This one is WA’s floral emblem.
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