On safari-- wildlife and nature photos


*The Crags, south-west Victoria
   South-west coast (Click to enlarge)
VictoriaMitta Mitta River, Lake Hume
Mitta Mitta River (Click to enlarge)

From its coastal scenery to its high country, Victoria's a State of stunning beauty

Storm aftermath, Port Fairy
"Storm aftermath" ŠYvonne Milbank

*Alpine meadow, Mount Buffalo  River Murray paddlesteamer at Echuca *From the Great Ocean Road

Point to each image for a caption, then click to enlarge it. Those preceded by * are medium format

Victoria is South Australia's neighboring State to the east and is the smallest mainland Australian State. It's jammed with photographic attractions between the ocean in the south and its northern boundary, the River Murray. First, the coast:

Blue-winged parrot
Blue-winged parrot

The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road    One of the Twelve Apostles    London Bridge, Great Ocean Road     Calm seas at the Crags, near Port Fairy    Stormy seas at the Crags     *Port Fairy coast

Black-shouldered kite ŠYvonne Milbank   Great egret,Anglesea   Intermediate egret, Apollo Bay  White-faced heron, Anglesea  Masked lapwing, Anglesea

Grey fantail, Anglesea  Female rufous whistler, Anglesea   Striated fieldwren, Torquay  Superb blue wren, Torquay  White-fronted chat, Torquay

Rufous bristlebird, Great Ocean Road   Singing honeyeater, Great Ocean Road   Silvereye, Jan Juc

The blue-winged parrot, above, was photographed in the Torquay saltmarsh, south of Melbourne, as were the superb blue wren, the white-fronted chat and the striated field wren. Others were photographed at Barwon Heads, Anglesea and further west. The Twelve Apostles and London Bridge are some of the rock stacks and other stunning coastal features which can be seen along the Great Ocean road and beyond

Portsea ocean beach     Rye ocean beach   Surf fishing, Rye ocean beach   Silver gull at Rye ocean beach   Grey shrike-thrush, Cape Schanck

Rickett's Point Marine Sanctuary, Melbourne   Australian pelican, Rickett's Point

Spectacular ocean beaches on the south-eastern fringes of Melbourne contrast with the relatively sheltered waters of the city's Port Phillip Bay coast

The high country

*In the clouds, Mount Buffalo   *On Mount Buffalo  *On Mount Buffalo  *Edge of the Baranduda Range

Hall's Gap, Grampians    Eastern grey kangaroo and young in pouch, Grampians   Mackenzie Falls, Grampians    Mossy log, Grampians   Laughing kookaburra, Grampians   Pied currawong, Grampians   From The Balconies, Grampians

Mount Buffalo is one of the major peaks of the Australian Alps in north-eastern Victoria, part of the Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia. The Grampians are at the end of the range in western Victoria. In between, just north of Melbourne, is Kinglake National Park. Note the colour range of Crimson rosellas...one photographed in the forest at Kinglake, the others in the Baranduda area of the north-east

In Kinglake National Park  In Kinglake NP  Crimson rosella, Kinglake NP  Crimson rosella, Baranduda  Crimson rosella, Baranduda

Eastern yellow robin, Kinglake NP    Brown thornbill, Kinglake NP   Crescent honeyeater, Kinglake NP   female Superb lyrebird, Kinglake NP

Where the photos were taken Click on the Maplink to see where the photographs were taken

More images of Victoria can be seen on the River Murray page. Start your African safari or look at other Australian pages: the Adelaide Hills, Birds , Kangaroo Island the Outback , or Wildlife carers

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