Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is part of the Guringai people Country.
Created in 1894 it is the second oldest national park in NSW and conserves some 15,000 hectares (37,066 acres) of sandstone bushland only 25 km from the centre of Sydney.
So it was on this fine winters day that I took the camera to 3 areas of the park, the Basin Trail (heath), West Head (forest) and the Waratah Trail (scruby heath, part of it had been burnt recently).
Click here for more habitat photos and videos.
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is part of the Guringai people Country.
Created in 1894 it is the second oldest national park in NSW and conserves some 15,000 hectares (37,066 acres) of sandstone bushland only 25 km from the centre of Sydney.
So it was on this fine winters day that I took the camera to 3 areas of the park, the Basin Trail (heath), West Head (forest) and the Waratah Trail (scruby heath, part of it had been burnt recently).
Click here for more habitat photos and videos.
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| Grevillea buxifolia - Grey Spider-flower |
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| Hakea sp. |
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| Xanthorrhoea sp - Grass Tree |
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| Grevillea sericea - Pink Spider-flower |
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| Banksia Spinulosa - Hairpin Banksia. Profile and viewed from above. |
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| Hibbertia bracteata - Guinea Flower |
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| (not sure) |
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| Banksia ericifolia - Heath Banksia |
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| Darwinia fascicularis ssp. fascicularis |
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| Acacia sauveolens - Sweet Scented Wattle |
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| (not sure, looks like Linum marginale) |
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| Boronia sp. |
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| Leptospermum sp. (squarrosum?) PinkTea Tree |
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| Golden-tailed Spiny Ant feeding on nectar from Hakea gibbosa. |
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| Knotted branches of Angophora costata - Sydney Red Gum |
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| Epacris longiflora - Native Fuchsia |
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| Lives on after the fire, Xanthorrhoea sp - Grass Tree |
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| Lobelia dentata - Angel Sword |
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| Calytrix tetragona - Fringe-myrtle |
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| Philotheca salsolifolia - Philotheca. |
Such wonderful flowers. The Calytrix and Hakea caught my eye this time! Loved the Sydney Red Gum too and that Golden Tailed Spiny Ant is just spectacular!
ReplyDeleteI get more surprises every time I go out as a lot of these are new to me. My eyes nearly popped out when I saw the spines on the ant after cropping the photo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers, Bill & Lynn! Most I am quite familiar with but the Grey Spider Flower (Grevillea) is a new one. What an interesting and pretty Grevillea!
ReplyDeleteAtt:Liz, I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. The Grey Spider Flower is quite common in the sandstone areas around Sydney. I like the way the hairy flowers just burst out of the tops of the stems.
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