moloch05
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I visited Nambung NP in February 2007 with a friend and also passed through the area with my son Nicholas in November 2005. This post includes photos from both trips.
Nambung NP ("The Pinnacles") is a spectacular place. It looks so strange with pillars of calcium carbonate scattered across the dunes. It really is quite an eerie feeling to walk across these dunes and pass rocks that look like they are from another planet. Nambung is situated only a few hours north of Perth and near the little town of Cervantes.
Here are a few pics of the park:
... hmmm. My friend and I had a good laugh when we rounded a bend and found this rather atypical pinnacle.
We waited for dark near the park entrance and enjoyed this beautiful sunset:
Unfortunately, although the habitat and conditions were good, we found very few reptiles. This Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus spinigerus) was nice:
We also found a juvenile Dwarf Bearded Dragon (Pogona minor):
During the day, we came across this dead Carpet Python (Morelia spilota imbricata). It was a hot day so the body of the reptile had already become swollen with the gases of decomposition.
This Galah posed nicely for me from the top of a pinnacle:
Back on the highway, we found what I assume to be a DOR Gwardar (Pseudonaja nuchalis) near Geralton. It was a nicely coloured animal.
We also found a few Shinglebacks (Tiliqua rugosa):
In November, my son and I found many flowers along the road near Nambung. Feather flowers (Verticordia sp) were one of the most conspicuous:
A spectacular banksia:
These "Christmas Trees" (Nuytsia floribunda) are the biggest of all mistletoes. They appear to be free standing but they have tapped into the roots of other shrubs and are parasitic like other mistletoes.
Another flower:
If any of you visit Perth, Nambung is well worth a few hours in the car.
Regards,
David
Nambung NP ("The Pinnacles") is a spectacular place. It looks so strange with pillars of calcium carbonate scattered across the dunes. It really is quite an eerie feeling to walk across these dunes and pass rocks that look like they are from another planet. Nambung is situated only a few hours north of Perth and near the little town of Cervantes.
Here are a few pics of the park:
... hmmm. My friend and I had a good laugh when we rounded a bend and found this rather atypical pinnacle.
We waited for dark near the park entrance and enjoyed this beautiful sunset:
Unfortunately, although the habitat and conditions were good, we found very few reptiles. This Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus spinigerus) was nice:
We also found a juvenile Dwarf Bearded Dragon (Pogona minor):
During the day, we came across this dead Carpet Python (Morelia spilota imbricata). It was a hot day so the body of the reptile had already become swollen with the gases of decomposition.
This Galah posed nicely for me from the top of a pinnacle:
Back on the highway, we found what I assume to be a DOR Gwardar (Pseudonaja nuchalis) near Geralton. It was a nicely coloured animal.
We also found a few Shinglebacks (Tiliqua rugosa):
In November, my son and I found many flowers along the road near Nambung. Feather flowers (Verticordia sp) were one of the most conspicuous:
A spectacular banksia:
These "Christmas Trees" (Nuytsia floribunda) are the biggest of all mistletoes. They appear to be free standing but they have tapped into the roots of other shrubs and are parasitic like other mistletoes.
Another flower:
If any of you visit Perth, Nambung is well worth a few hours in the car.
Regards,
David
