1 The Giant Boab This giant Boab Tree, estimated to be 750 years old, weighs 36 tonnes and stretched 14 metres high and 8 metres wide (branch span). The trunk measures 2.5 metres in diameter.
| 2 Leaf Growth on Giant Boab Almost 2 years after being transported over 3,200 kms from the north of West Australia, this ancient Giant Boab has promising signs of leaf growth.
| 3 Pair of Galahs at Nest entrance Chicks could be heard inside the hollow.
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4 Galahs at mouth of Nest
| 5 Galahs still watching me
| 6 Galahs change positions
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7 Galahs looking into the Nest
| 8 Red-lobed Wattle Bird swings from a branch
| 9 Wattle Bird camouflaged in Tree
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10 One Galah still guards the Nest
| 11 Rainbow Lorikeet Introduced to Western Australia from the Eastern States.
| 12 Rainbow Lorikeet looks down from Branch These introduced birds escaped from captivity and are quickly spreading over the metropolitan area to the detriment of our own native species.
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13 The Swan River and South Perth Old Swan Brewery built 1879 in foreground.
| 14 Meeting of the Swan and Canning Rivers Viewed from the Glass Arched Bridge of the Federation Walkway.
| 15 Travelling at speed on the Swan River
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16 Glass Arched Bridge of Federation Walkway
| 17 The Old Swan Brewery Built 1879 and operated as a brewery until relocating to a large, fully-automated factory at Canning Vale in the late 1970's.
| 18 Narrows Bridge and Perth CBD Currently the renovated building of the Old Swan Brewery contains a cafe/restaurant and function centre which re-opened in 2001. It also contains a microbrewery which produces malt ales and lagers. Historic photographs and artefacts are displayed.
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19 Qantas flies overhead to Perth Airport
| 20 Among the Tree Tops on Federation Walkway Walking towards Roe Gardens in search of wildflowers.
| 21 Parrot Bush -- Dryandra sessilis
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22 Parrot Bush -- Dryandra sessilis
| 23 Bees gathering nectar in Parrot Bush Dryandra sessilis
| 24 Dwarf Sheoak (male)
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25 Dwarf Sheoak (male)
| 26 Grevillea leucoclada
| 27 Grevillea leucoclada
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28 Bee on Grevillea leucoclada Grows in the Northern Heathland.
| 29 Mt Barren Grevillea -- Grevillea macrostylis
| 30 Mt Barren Grevillea -- Grevillea macrostylis
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31 Hakea myrtoides
| 32 Hakea obtusa Colour of flowers darkens with age.
| 33 Hakea obtusa The opening flower is pale pink.
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34 Hakea obtusa
| 35 Hakea obtusa Grows in the Southern Heathland.
| 36 Australian Magpie
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37 Buds on Cauliflower Hakea Hakea corymbosa Grows in the Southern Heathland.
| 38 Diel's Grevillea -- Grevillea dielsiana
| 39 Diel's Grevillea -- Grevillea dielsiana
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40 Diel's Grevillea -- Grevillea dielsiana
| 41 Diel's Grevillea -- Grevillea dielsiana Grows in the Northern Heathland.
| 42 Diel's Grevillea -- Grevillea dielsiana
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43 Diel's Grevillea -- Grevillea dielsiana
| 44 Diel's Grevillea -- Grevillea dielsiana
| 45 Walukara -- Hakea rhombales Grows in the Little Sandy Desert of Western Australia.
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46 Walukara -- Hakea rhombales
| 47 Walukara -- Hakea rhombales
| 48 Hakea invaginata Grows in the Northern Wheatbelt areas.
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49 Hakea invaginata
| 50 Hakea invaginata
| 51 Bird Hakea -- Hakea orthorrhyncha
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52 Bird Hakea -- Hakea orthorrhyncha
| 53 Seed Pods of Bird Hakea Hakea orthorrhyncha
| 54 Bird Hakea -- Hakea orthorrhyncha
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55 Bird Hakea -- Hakea orthorrhyncha
| 56 Hakea "Burrendong Beauty"
| 57 Hakea "Burrendong Beauty"
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58 Prominent Vein Grevillea -- Grevillea phanerophlebia Grows in the Northern Wheatbelt.
| 59 Prominent Vein Grevillea -- Grevillea phanerophlebia
| 60 Bottlebrush Grevillea -- Grevillea paradoxa Grows in the Northern Wheatbelt.
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61 Bottlebrush Grevillea -- Grevillea paradoxa
| 62 Bottlebrush Grevillea -- Grevillea paradoxa
| 63 Large Trees at the top of the rise The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Service Memorial is just below the trees.
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64 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Service Memorial Unveiled in 2001.
| 65 Inscription Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Service Memorial.
| 66 South of the River Zoomed across to a tall spire that caught my attention.
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67 Thryptomene denticulata Grows in the Northern Heathland.
| 68 Thryptomene denticulata
| 69 Thryptomene denticulata
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70 Fungi in a grassed area
| 71 Clump of Fungi
| 72 Fungi at the base of a Tree
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73 Vegetation Native to the Darling Scarp
| 74 Pioneer Women's Memorial Fountain One of several water formations.
| 75 Pioneer Women's Memorial Fountain
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76 Banksia 1 (original image) Decided to experiment with some in-camera editing while in the Banksia Garden. This is the Original Image.
| 77 Banksia 1 (colour accent mode) This is the same as previous image after in-camera editing with Colour Accent mode.
| 78 Banksia 2 (original image)
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79 Banksia 2 (colour accent mode)
| 80 Banksia 3 (original image)
| 81 Banksia 3 (colour accent mode)
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82 Banksia 4 (origianal image)
| 83 Banksia 4 (colour accent mode)
| 84 Banksia 5 (original image)
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85 Banksia 5 (colour accent mode) My photo-shoot ended abruptly when I discovered I was carrying a spare set of flat batteries!
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