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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13 comments:

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

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

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

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  4. 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.

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

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

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  7. 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

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  8. 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! :-)

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

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

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

    My entry.

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

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  13. Delightful series of shots.
    Thank you for participating in Floral Friday Fotos!

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