moloch05
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Jeroen, a grad student from the Netherlands, visited me over the weekend. I took him up to Royal NP yesterday. It was a hot day so we did not see a great deal in the open but we did enconter a few interesting animals. The coast walk at Royal is one of my favourites due to its exceptional scenery.
We were lucky to see a Heath Monitor. I rarely find these on this walk. Here is Jeroen photographing the lizard.
Heath Monitor:
juvenile Jacky Lizard that refused to move.
We also went out to see a few Phyllurus platurus.
This one was right on the trail. It must have been moving between rock outcrops.
I had a real surprise when I nearly stepped on this "stick" that was hunting along the base of the cliffs. I don't see these often at all. This one was long but it looked to be quite thin. I could only manage this single quick shot before it disappeared into cover.
Regards,
David
We were lucky to see a Heath Monitor. I rarely find these on this walk. Here is Jeroen photographing the lizard.
Heath Monitor:
juvenile Jacky Lizard that refused to move.
We also went out to see a few Phyllurus platurus.
This one was right on the trail. It must have been moving between rock outcrops.
I had a real surprise when I nearly stepped on this "stick" that was hunting along the base of the cliffs. I don't see these often at all. This one was long but it looked to be quite thin. I could only manage this single quick shot before it disappeared into cover.
Regards,
David