Saturday 9 February 2019

DESKTOP 2018 - AT THE PENINSULA

The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion from the mainland in the area between Pearcedale and Frankston. The area was originally home to the Mayone-bulluk and Boonwurrung-Balluk clans and formed part of the Boonwurrung nation's territory prior to European settlement.

Much of the peninsula has been cleared for agriculture and settlements. However, small areas of the native ecology remain in the peninsula's south and west, some of which is protected by the Mornington Peninsula National Park. In 2002, around 180,000 people lived on the peninsula and in nearby areas, most in the small towns on its western shorelines which are sometimes regarded as outlying suburbs of greater Melbourne; there is a seasonal population of around 270,000. One may find quite a few small farms scattered amongst the small towns and nature reserves.

This post is part of the Saturday Critters meme,
and also part of the Camera Critters meme.

2 comments:

  1. Hello, great capture of the cattle. The farm sounds like it is in a nice location. Thank you so much for linking up your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your day and weekend. PS, thanks for visiting my blog and for leaving a comment.

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  2. This is a lovely pastoral scene. I hope the temperatures we have been reading about have not bothered the cattle too much.

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