moloch05
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My wife, younger daughter and I went on a walk today in Royal National Park. This was a beautiful autumn's day with temperatures in the mid-20s, clear skies and a light breeze. The summer humidity was gone so the walking conditions were ideal. We followed the Coast Track from Garie Beach to the Wattamolla area and then back again. I took a number of photos along the way and have included some of these in this report. I did not find anything unusual but did see numerous lizards including many young of the year. The coastal cliffs along this track are always a spectacular sight.
... Garie Beach
... views along the Coastal Track
... the quiet cove where we had our picnic lunch
As usual, Copper-tailed Skinks (Ctenotus taeniolatus) were abundant. I saw a few adults with plain-coloured tails:
... others had copper-tails
White's Skinks (Egernia whitii) were common wherever there were outcrops of sandstone in the heath. Here is an adult:
... It was quite warm around noon and many of the lizards had moved into areas with filtered light like this little juvenile
I saw several Cunningham's Skinks (Egernia cunninghami). These in Royal are quite dark in colouration when compared with those from the Blue Mountains. This lizard had a home with a great view:
... another
... and a better pic from a trip to this area about a year ago:
I only saw a single Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii) today.
Jacky Lizards (Amphibolurus muricatus) were often seen along the track. I only saw a single adult but many young like this one:
Regards,
David
... Garie Beach
... views along the Coastal Track
... the quiet cove where we had our picnic lunch
As usual, Copper-tailed Skinks (Ctenotus taeniolatus) were abundant. I saw a few adults with plain-coloured tails:
... others had copper-tails
White's Skinks (Egernia whitii) were common wherever there were outcrops of sandstone in the heath. Here is an adult:
... It was quite warm around noon and many of the lizards had moved into areas with filtered light like this little juvenile
I saw several Cunningham's Skinks (Egernia cunninghami). These in Royal are quite dark in colouration when compared with those from the Blue Mountains. This lizard had a home with a great view:
... another
... and a better pic from a trip to this area about a year ago:
I only saw a single Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii) today.
Jacky Lizards (Amphibolurus muricatus) were often seen along the track. I only saw a single adult but many young like this one:
Regards,
David
