Southport Easter Camp 2006
Sat, 10 Mar:  Deephole to Southport Lagoon & Bluff.
 

 
Field nats setting out on the Ida Bay tourist train to Deep Hole.
From there we walked through heathland to Southport Bluff and Southport Lagoon.
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A Heteroptera bug, 15mm body length.

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Small fungi growing out of wallaby dung.

The fungi are about 8mm across.

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Lobelia gibbosa.

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Pods and seeds of Acacia suaveolens.

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A rove beetle (Staphylinidae) roving on the beach near Southport Bluff.

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A caterpillar rescued from the beach.

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Field-nats returning from the Bluff, walking through coastal heathlands.

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Sprengelia incarnata, at top;
and below, a variant with smaller leaves more spread out along stems and with fewer clear pink flowers.

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An enthusiastic collector in the heathland near Southport Bluff.

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Photos by  Arthur Clarke, Geoff Fenton, Anna McEldowney