After publishing my last post on Horrocks I have been out and about, with the opportunity to capture a few more images of the local wildlife and scenery.
The creature below has many names including bobtail (which the locals use), stump-tailed skink, pinecone lizard, bogeye and sleepy lizard. Thy are the most commonly seen reptile here and we have a few that reside in the caravan park.
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| Shingleback Lizard |
Some short bush walks yielded a few wildflowers, but it seems the major displays in this area at least, have long since finished.
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| Acorn Banksia |
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| Starflower |
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| Calandrinia |
Walking into one of these spiders is always a danger with their strong webs strung up between the low growing vegetation. This specimen being about half the size of my hand.
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| Orb Weaver |
At Port Gregory the wildlife didn't look at all threatening, with these Banded Stilts in the ponds across the road from Pink Lake being the highlight of another visit there.
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| Banded Stilts |
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| Pink Lake |
Another couple of visits to Bowes River yielded some more waders along with an obliging Osprey and some loafing cormorants.
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| Eastern Osprey |
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| Pied and Little Black Cormorants |
There are a few pairs of these plovers, some with chicks in tow, tribute to a successful breeding season.
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| Red-capped Plover |
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| Sanderling & Red-capped Plover |
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| Red-necked Stint |
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| Bar-tailed Godwit |
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| Grey-tailed Tattler |
If the birding gets a bit slow, fishing is always an option!
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| Evening at Horrocks Beach |
Cheers & Happy Birding
