30 Jul 2017

Mt Mugga Mugga

Mt Mugga Mugga


Scribbly Gums Eucalyptus rossii


Near the summit


Golden Wattle- Australia's floral emblem- Acacia pycnantha


It smells good too


Drooping She-oak Allocasuarina verticillata



Blakely's Red Gum Eucalyptus blakelyi


Views east down to Callum Brae


An Echidna was here Tachyglossus aculeatus at a Meat Ant's nest Iridomyrmex purpureus


Spot the Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans


14 Jul 2017

Shells

Reddish-Rayed Abalone Haliotis coccoradiata


Elephant Snail Scutus antipodes


I know these as "Poppers" because they pop in the fire. Crayweed Phyllospora comosa.


Banded Kelp Shells Bankivia fasciata


A Chiton covered in algae, maybe Plaxiphora albida.  Exposed position, quite high on the shore.


Common Limpet Cellana tramoserica


Butterfly Shell (Chiton shell-plate)


Jingle Shell Anomia trigonopsis


Fan Shell Chlamys livida


Spengler's Triton Cabestana spengleri


Toragy Point



And other Treasure