Z Bend sand

There were some interesting sand formations down in the gorge.

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Flowers too!

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I even made a new friend!

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Down in the Z Bend

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From Hutt Lagoon to the Z Bend

Weird and wild plants at Hutt Lagoon

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After leaving the Lagoon we headed up to the Z Bend.

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There were some wonderful plants there as well!

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Obligatory pano

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Hutt Lagoon

On the way up to Kalbarri, we stopped briefly at Hutt Lagoon.  I'd never seen a pink lake before, and it was a really interesting experience.  The plants were almost all succulents, and unsurprisingly, there were very few birds.  I guess they don't like salt!

The water levels seemed low to me - this was mostly mud.  Click for the larger, wicked awesome, panorama.

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A little better look at the pinkness of the lake, and the types of plants on the shore.  The lake looked more pink in person.

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Knobbly plant

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A couple of wildflowers did survive on the shores

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Flock of Seagulls

Psych!  These are parrots!  Hard to see, but they're actually pink.

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This is a gull.

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This brought a chuckle in the early morning

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Just about the whole town of Horrocks.

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Future post preview: Pink Lake!

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As the world Terns

Glaring at the sea

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They're plotting something, I know it!

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I knew it!

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One of the things I love about gulls and other seabirds - they are great at gliding slowly and making my job easy!

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Off the other side of the pier

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I had to walk so faaaaaaar

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Morning in Horrocks

I got out of bed before everyone else on our first morning in Horrocks, so of course I went out to take some photos while the rest of the lazy butts slept :)

I like the red accent on this Kelp Gull's bill.  It might be a Pacific Gull instead ..

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These folks beat me outside!

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Greater Crested Terns.  They remind me of Finding Nemo for some reason.

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They were relatively fearless

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3 different hair styles

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There's one in every group...

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Out past the terns

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And looking back toward our vacation stay

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Dugong

One afternoon back at the vacation stay in Denham, one of the owners came up to us and said that a dugong has been sighted down at one of the docks!  This was pretty exciting for us, as we'd hoped to get to see one!  We didn't get the best view by the time we managed to find the right dock, but it was still neat nonetheless.  Big sea mammals are great.

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You can sort of make out the face in these shots

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In the next post, I'll be posting some photos from Horrocks, the smallest "town" we stayed in on our epic journey up the WA coast!  Here's a little teaser...

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Little things in the sand

Shells everywhere at Whalebone!

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One of my favorite photos.  Another example of what sand really looks like up close.

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I think people eat these...

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