17 August 2012

Flowering natives near the ocean


Near this walkway at Munmorah State Conservation Area, administered by National Parks & Wildlife Services, signage reads "birds travel thousands of kilometres to nest on islands along the coast of south east Australia.  The island you can see from here is Birdie Island - once used as a practice bombing target in World War II.  Now protected as a nature reserve the island is an importan nesting site for migratory waterbirds including oystercatchers and shearwaters.


On the other side of the parking area here is a lovely walking path where these shrubs were flowering


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ti-tree

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13 comments:

Brian King said...

That ocean view is beautiful! It's nice to see shoreline that isn't crowded with beach umbrellas. Lovely blooms, too!

John @ Beans and I on the Loose said...

To add to Brian's comment, it is nice to see it is not raining bombs on the offshore islands too.

TexWisGirl said...

i like the petals of the ti-tree. :)

renae said...

ooooh Carole, I love the first photos sky!!

Yes my 'family' photo is wonderful. That is a cute way of stating it, huh?

Have a great weekend. Don't work too hard.

joanne said...

sand, surf, and sky - super shots....and then add those lovely delicate blossoms....

Mary said...

So pretty...These last white flowers, I haven't ever seen...beautiful post, as per usual, gratefully. Mary

Jan Castle said...

Lovely flowers at the seashore! I'm always surprised when I see flowers on and near the beach...I don't know why!
Paper Hugs,
Jan

Sharyl said...

Love those ti-trees! The petals look like very thin, very delicate soft paper! The middles are so interesting too!

I'm realizing the longer I look at them that this is the way I've drawn flowers my whole life... a circle in the center with 5 petals all spaced out. These are MUCH prettier than mine! :-)

anastasia said...

so lovely!
and the bee seems to appreciate it, too! :)

Liz said...

What a lovely walk. It looks like the weather is warming up down your way too!

Fitness Buff said...

First time I've seen these flowers. Thanks for sharing.

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Valerie said...

Great capture of the bee - well observed! The tea tree is particularly appealing too. Thanks for sharing.

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Delightful series of shots.
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