Showing posts with label australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label australia. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Great Barrier Reef

Monday, January 30, 2012

Uluru aka Ayers Rock

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Kangaroo Island

Photo by mrpbps

Located in South Australia, Kangaroo Island rocks look like they came right out of a Dali painting with their surreal quality.  Kangaroo Island offers a diverse landscape: cliffs, beaches, forest and wetlands.  There is also a variety of animal life roaming about the island  including the kangaroo.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Australian Leaf Insect

Photo by backpackphotography 

Australian Leaf Insect is native to Australia and covered with thorn like spikes for defense and camoflauge.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Baobob Tree

The baobob tree Adansonia of Africa, Madagascar, and Australia, especially the tropical African species.  It's thick trunk can reach up to 30 feet in diameter and 60 feet in height.

Friday, January 6, 2012

The Most Ancient Records of Life on Earth

Photo by Mark I Geo
On Shark Bay, Western Australia, a great shot of stromatolites,layered accretionary structures formed in shallow water by cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilm of microorganisms, they provide the most ancient records of life on earth.

Nature's Window

Photo by Mark I Geo
Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia