Garigal National Park

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Garigal National Park is a favourite haunt of mine, being so close to my home. I can be out of site of homes within 15 minutes. Popular with bushwalkers, Garigal has an extensive trail system, and it is serves aas a refuge for a great number of animals, some of them threatened.
It also has a wide variety of vegetation. I have included below, a series of photographs of which I'm quite proud.All theses photos were taken this last Summer along the Cascades track, where you'll see Red Bloodwoods, Scribbly Gums, and Sydney Red Gums. Towards the creek at the bottom of the valley,  are Lyrebirds, Gerygone's, Whistlers and Wrens. Large trees give way to various species of Banksia and Wattle. Boronia and Mountain Devils are scattered amongst the undergrowth.



This video is a short 30 sec visit through it's natural habitat. The animal shown is an artists representation.






An artists impression of The Southern Brown Bandicoot on the Garigal Cascades track
Banksia

Banksia Serrata

Banksia Serrata

Banksia Longifolia

Sydney Red Gums

NSW Christmas Bush



Grey Spider Flower ( grevillea buxifolia)





Grevillea



Persoonia


Hakea



Red Gum Forest

Persoonia and Banksia








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