Black Cockatoo Bush Camp – South Australia 02-12-2013

First impressions on entering South Australia – dry creamy white grasses, silver and dark mallee (multi stemmed) scrubland

 

 





Young grass tree in bloom - (Xanthorrhoea australis)

Elderly Grass Tree - Yakka

Central Bearded Dragon

Neat re-use of an old tyre!

Magpie Lark on a hot hot day! We did see Black Cockatoos flying overhead at this bush lovers campsite. A waterhole full of yabbies and fish too, alas no bait!

Other places - Spain and New South Wales

 

Conejera Sunset - Ibiza – photo Pilar Meira

Orama Lane Rose – NSW - photo Morgan Gregory

Warrumbungle National Park - Camp Blackman NSW 22- 11-2013

Eucalyptus surviving January’s  terrible bushfire - Regrowth from epicormic buds buried deep within the trunk. (In normal conditions the crown of leaves on the tree produces hormones which inhibit the epicormic buds from sprouting) that sprout anywhere along branches and trunk giving the trees a ‘fluffy’ appearance, The native cypress pines do not have this survival advantage and have remained as black skeletons.

Pilliga Forest – Sandstone Caves – New South Wales 20-11-2013