The footbridge across Loch McNess is fringed by remnants of the fires which affected Yanchep National Park at the start of 2009.

North Beach, WA.

The view to the South from North Beach as the weak afternoon sunlight bathes the limestone retaining wall.

The weathered limestone coast of WA lends itself to some rather dramatic landscapes.  Where half hearted attempts haven’t been made to contain it, be by retaining wall or concrete plug, the natural features are simply impressive.  Some of the holes pictured went through the bench to the beach underneath; a good two metres down.

North Beach, WA.

North Beach, WA.

Perth is a very isolated city.  In fact, that is probably an understatement.  Short of Honolulu, Perth is probably the most isolated major city on the planet.  It’s closer to many major cities in Indonesia than it is the main cities on the Eastern Seaboard of Australia.  With that in mind, it’s exceedingly rare to see an aircraft’s vapour trail in the sky, as almost anything that flies near Perth has to land here and therefore the planes aren’t at a sufficient altitude for there to be vapour trails above the CBD.  The above image adds to about four that I’ve seen in the three years I’ve lived here.
City Beach, WA.

Bennion Beach, WA.

Swans are very inquisitive and gentle creatures.  More often than not, when they see you, they’ll not hesitate in motoring up to see just exactly what you may have to offer.  In this case, this swan was very intent on coming over to check out if the camera I was holding was edible, to the point where he stood no more than 30cm from me sniffing around to see if I had anything of interest, before ripping out some grass from the ground.  Such a delight to be around.

Anthocaera carunculata, or the Red Wattle bird, is a species of large, noisy honey eater found throughout southern Australia.  This particular cheeky specimen was down for a drink from the birdbath while I was photographing flowers in the garden.  Certainly not shy, they tend to chatter and crow all day, with noises ranging from clucking sounds, to squawks and songs.

A very relaxed pelican floats gently upstream through the creek behind Toogoom, QLD.