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Monday 16 August 2021

Monday Mural - Fauna and Flora in Malaga

I love murals and street art. If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you.  Just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you will find murals everywhere.  The "Monday Mural" meme goes live on Monday at 12,01AM, Perth,Western Australian time. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward to your mural finds this week.  Thanks, Sami.

Saturday we had lunch with some friends north of the river (the city of Perth is divided by the Swan River and you either live in the suburbs south or north of the river). The day before, I had seen some pictures on Instagram of a mural that had just been completed in the suburb of Malaga, which I knew was close to our lunch location, so on our return home we drove past to take photos.

This amazing mural has been painted by the very talented Australian artist Brenton See, for Natural Area, an environmental consultancy company in the industrial area of Malaga (57 Boulder Road).

It features a Western Quoll and a Western Spinebill, which were endemic to the area before the concrete jungle moved in. Behind the Quoll is a Banksia Grandis.

What a pity I couldn't get close, but it was behind gates, and I only had my little Cannon Ixus with me.







Can you see the bee in the flower?


58 comments:

  1. I thought you did an excellent job considering you were shooting behind those gates. Your photos were still clear and beautiful. That little Western Quoll captured my heart. Stunning!

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    1. Thanks Elizabeth, the quoll is so cute :)

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  2. That's a great mural with a lot of nature represented. I like the natural colors.

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  3. ...your flora sure is different than ours! This mural is wonderful. I often have to shoot through fences. Thanks Sami for hosting, enjoy your week.

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    1. Thank you Tom. Not easy when you can't get close to what you want to photograph. Have a lovely week too.

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  4. Dearest Sami,
    The world should have more artists like Benton See!
    What a joy to view that.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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    1. We sure need more artists like Brenton, he's fabulous! Have a lovely week Mariette.

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  5. I especially love the detail on the tail!

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  6. Cute little guy, we have the Banksia trees here, they do really well in coastal areas.

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    1. Thanks Amy, I think a lot of our flora would be similar in New Zealand.

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  7. Great job capturing it behind gates. Love the details.

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  8. That's a gorgeous mural! Thank you for doing close-up photos to see the details.

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    1. Thanks :) Wish I could have got closer.

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  9. Brilliant work. The quoll and bird are superb.

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    1. They are beautifully painted, thanks Andrew :)

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  10. A atenção ao pormenor é deliciosa.
    Boa semana

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    1. Imenso pormenor, esta maravilhoso. Obrigada e boa semana Pedro

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  11. Wow, this is a wonderfully made mural, very professional and... so cute and yes, I can spot the bee.
    Nice, too, you had lunch with friends. I only got WhatsApp pics from Bro´s BBQ... But that´s better than nothing, right.
    Bet you´ll like "mine" today :-) Mural, not BBQ ;-)

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    1. Thanks Iris, it's certainly beautiful and cute creatures. We have to consider ourselves lucky that we can lead normal lives, but while the whole of Europe goes on holiday we can't leave yet.

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  12. These are great, and not ONES we found when we were in Málaga. Then again, we weren't there long, and didn't know it was worth our while to visit an industrial suburb! i'm in Spain for my post too, but in Santander: https://margaret21.com/2021/08/16/a-bonus-from-santander/

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    1. Oh not Málaga in Spain Margaret :), Malaga is a Perth suburb, which was either named after the Spanish city or after the aboriginal word malaga which means ironstone.
      Hope you're enjoying your holidays in Spain.

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    2. Sorry I can't leave you a comment, Margaret21, but you don't allow google (Blogger) individuals to leave comments. I'm not on FB, Twitter, or WPress, so can't let you know how cute your adorable rabbit with the camera is.

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  13. A great mural and lovely to see so much detail. I enjoyed the artist’s use of shadows.

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  14. Very realistic and precisely done mural. Looks very good indeed.

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  15. These are so beautiful painted!

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  16. A quoll is high on my list of animals to see if ever I have the chance to visit Australia again. Great mural of them.

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    1. Thanks David. I hope you do get to see a quoll. I've seen one at Caversham Wildlife park here in Perth.

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  17. You found and photographed a terrific mural. Beautiful.

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  18. Brilliant Mural works.Loved the post.

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  19. nicely done, lot of brush strokes, it must have taken long to do.

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  20. Beautifully painted mural. Nice close up pictures. Have a great week.

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    1. Thanks Nancy 😊. Enjoy the rest of the week.

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  21. This is a fabulous piece, Sami. What a wonderful find!

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  22. Marvelous mural! Have a good week.

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    1. Thanks Linda. Enjoy the rest of the week too.

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  23. These are beautiful Sami. I love the bird..more from me next week

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  24. He is so talented, fabulous find Sami 💜

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  25. You got some great captures here, that is a very nice mural.

    All the best Jan

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