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Please Don’t Feed the Stingrays

As you know from our previous post “Hamelin Bay, WA, home to giant stingrays”, the stingrays at Hamelin Bay interact with people along the shore line, presumably because they are accustomed to being fed by them. Though not apparently enforced, the advice from the Parks and Wildlife Service varies from feed them fresh fish but not frozen bait to don’t feed them at all because they are getting fat.

Inspired by that, the following video is a sequence of skits made by (somewhat randomly) combining the better clips from our cameras with (silly) audio and visual effects.

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Snorkelling at Greens Pool

While staying near Walpole on the south coast of WA (blog post), when we asked locals about swimming and snorkelling beaches in the area the unanimous answer was Greens Pool. On arrival, it was easy to see why.

“Greens Pool lies on the edge of William Bay National Park and is famous for its turquoise green waters and pristine white sandy beach. Large granite boulders surround the pool, protecting it from the might of the Southern Ocean.” Parks and Wildlife Service

Satellite View of Greens Pool from Google Maps

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