This park is right next to Edith Cowan University (itself a modern and beautiful campus) and encircles a huge lake.
There is a well-made, flat and well-used walking/cycle path around the lake, and the shores are covered with masses of local flora, including enormous grass trees. Though where we walked wasn’t really about flowers, we saw quite a few. Also birds, including many black cockatoos. There is also a wetland area which was full of singing frogs.
We found Yellagonga an enchanting place which went a long way to helping me think perhaps the WA holiday wasn’t going to be a massive mistake.
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Tall immature flower spike of a banksia (possibly Banksia grandis – Bull banksia). No blooms are visible but the rusty fur on the right side is where they will start to appear.
The strange seed cone of a banksia where the open seed pods look like little mouths. Likely Banksia grandis (Bull banksia)
Rusty orange bracket fungi on a fallen branch
Bright yellow flowers among low growing spiky foliage. Identification unknown
Close up of the cream florets of a hakea and its spiky green leaves. Identification unknown
Close up of the cream florets and spiky green leaves of a hakea bush
A bench that would have normally be well clear of the lake, is sitting in water among casuarina trees. The Perth region had had a lot of rain at the time the photo was taken
Closeup of spiky green leaves and fuzzy closed flower buds of either a hakea or grevillea
A huge bushy grass tree is having a bad hair day
Group of very wide grass trees which look a bit like ladies dancing in crinolines
A stand of small grass trees and a Zamia ‘palm’ (cycad) next to them among trees
Close up of gumnuts on an Australian gumtree, along with the long leaves of the tree itself
Spray of large bright yellow flowers on a branch with attractive green leaves, against grass in the foreground and trees in the background. Probably Hibbertia sp.
Closeup of bright yellow flower spray with green leaves in front of a tree trunk. Likely Hibbertia sp.
Small purple flower clusters on a climbing hovea and its long green leaves on a small gum tree
The drooping crimson flowers of the silky-leaved blood flower, Calothamnus sanguineus, and its spiky foliage. Another endemic SW Australian plant
Close up of fluffy yellow blossoms of a wattle and its long thin leaves
The white florets and spiky green foliage of a grevillea hanging over a partially concealed boulder
View of standing Australian trees and a fallen trunk alongside the walking path
Several large bush like structures formed from the long needles of native grass trees among other native trees next to the walking path
Doug bends over to take a photo of a plant near the entrance to Yellalonga Regional Park. On the other side of that posh walking path, is a large lake (out of shot). To the left of this photo (out of shot), is Edith Cowan University
Juvenile Australian magpie, a grey and black bird with a white nape and very upright posture, stands with head turned to the right while still watching the photographer, among straggly green grass
Zamia palm, which is actually a native Australian cycad (Macrozamia riedlei) endemic to southwest Australia, with long palm-like branches rising from the base, and immature branches curled a little like palm fruit in the bole of the plant.
Zamia palm, which is actually a native Australian cycad (Macrozamia riedlei) endemic to southwest Australia, with long palm-like branches rising from the base
That looks such a lovely place, and you got some great shots. Love the grass trees ð That first photo of the flower spike is fantastic. Love the hakea bush flowers too.
You weren’t tempted to sit on the bench with your toes in the lake? ðĪŠ
My darling, it was about 15° in the sun, so no ð
Hmm, a definite no for me too then!