The thing that strikes me the most about Australia is how colourful it is and the amount of wildlife, especially the birds.
We saw a lot of kangaroo and wombat road kill and it was actually over a week before I saw a live kangaroo, then they were everywhere, not many photos of them in the wild as they really do move fast.
It was winter time when I visited to see my son who lives out there. I've posted some random photos of the wildlife and in the sanctuary's we visited as well as views of the country side, the greenery and flowers.
An Ibis, affectionately known as a Bin Chicken
Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney at the wharf
The seagulls were small and beautifully clean everywhere
Sydney
A bird on the rocks on the beach
Succulents on the beach
The Blue Mountains
Cockatoo's in the wild, very friendly but also pestering people for food in the towns and cities
These Magpie Larks are also aggressive with food, in the parks there are signs warning people that they will dive bomb
Turkey on Manly beach
Open space and parks in Sydney
Not sure what this bird is called but it was very noisy
No bigger than a tea cup on the beach
Seaweed
Coast Road from Sydney to Melbourne
Shrub on the beach
Phillip Island Penguin homes
A Galah
Kookaburra
Unable to identify the mushrooms, but they were big and lots of them
Koala
Look at his little hands holding on
Rear end view
Front view
Cultivated plants at a farmstead
Sea bird
1st live kangaroo
Galah's
We visited a lot of waterfalls
Didn't spot any whales but we were informed some had been in the bays
Wallaby
Oyster Catchers
Greenery on the rocks
Walking through the bush
Open fields with kangaroos in the distance
Bird of prey, possible an eagle
No dogs, no picking flowers. But No Cats? Apparently people travel with their pets both cats and dogs
Emu at a wildlife park
Long necked turtle
Purple Swamphen
Brightly coloured parrots in the wild
Well camouflaged
Starfish
Jellyfish
Daffodils in the Botanical Gardens in Melbourne
Melbourne Botanical Gardens
Kanga and Roo
And finally a Fairy Penguin, hiding under the rocks on St Kilda Beach
I'm loving all your images and you are looking fab! Australia looks like such a fab destination, hope you enjoyed your time there! I am chuckling at the Bin Chicken - awww poor Ibis! Sim x #PoCoLo
ReplyDeleteThank you, Australia was amazing. The bin chickens are Ibis and they were so scruffy compared to ones I've seen in other countries
DeleteYou have captured amazing birds nature pictures lovely!
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DeleteWow, such a vast array of birdlife. Australia always amazes me as their wildlife is so very different. The penguin houses though, they look a bit like a shanty town :) Thanks for sharing with #TheGardenYear
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that Iris were treated as pests and turkeys freely wander the beaches
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