Burnt Ellis
12th November 2021
For the past month or so I have been visiting this one particular beach north of Ellis Beach to observe the Terns as they roost on a rock periodically flying out to see to dive for fish. When they are not about I either take landscape photos or just sit and watch the large turtles surface for air every now and then.
If the Terns and Turtles are not about then here is always the crabs to entertain me as they brave the waves crashing over the rocks.
I mentioned in a previous post that from the road to the shoreline the bush has been burnt. It was late afternoon when I arrived, and with the weather terrible and rain imminent I decided to explore the burnt bush. Climbing over wet rocks on the shore line is never fun anyway.
By the time I was in the bush the rain had arrived. After a short downfall the orange and blacks of that burnt bush started to pop.
However during that downfall I headed to some tree coverage near a small dry creek bed that flows down to the ocean. In there I discovered some very interesting trees.
I spent a good deal of time walking amongst, climbing over and up the trees in there. This one really caught my eye as it appears a fig tree near it is growing over and into it and I guess will eventually kill it. I took this photo by climbing the fig.
As you walk along this creek from the road to the ocean you see trees with both burnt and rich green leaves. Large tree trunks and smaller driftwood is everywhere from when the creek runs. Reminders of both the fire and water that were once there.
The real heavy rain never eventuated but I took my hint to leave when the sound of thunder started to get very frequent. This spot has the ocean, bush, creek, turtles and birds. Turning into one of my go to spots now.