The Gold Coast is one, long, beach city. It stretches for approx 30 km along the coastline, with 2 river entrances and headlands at regular intervals. The headlands are home to lots of wildlife.
My wife and I visited Queensland in 2019. We stayed in the Currumbin Valley but it was less than a 30 minute drive to the beach. We were amazed at this lovely beach that stretched as far as the eye could see in both directions. We had a fabulous time and yes, we saw much wildlife.
Excellent edit on a gorgeous capture. Fav. The dog in my picture of yesterday wasn't there when I took the picture I posted yesterday. I copied it from another picture and put him there just for fun.
@robz Yes they can be quite tame can't they and not aggressive. We see them often at Morpeth down by the river. The only thing I think about when I see them is what happens if they think people are trees and decide to run up them, ha ha. Those claws could make a dent in your skin couldn't they.
@shutterbug49 Hi Debbie - Thanks for your comments - isn't 365 great for seeing different parts of the world! And he was gorgeous - they have such character. Cheers Rob
@skipt07 LOL Skip. He looks big but I guess he was only about two foot long and about half of that was his tail.... They are also pretty harmless - unless you happen to be an insect!
@cdcook48 Hi Chris - All of the valleys behind the GC are lovely - and Currumbin Valley is gorgeous. It's still very bushy with lots of wildlife. We both grew up on the GC and have realised after travelling quite a lot that we both had pretty special childhoods. The Coast has changed a lot in the past 70 odd years - but it's still pretty special.. Thanks for your interest and comment.
@helstor365 Lol Helge - I don't think they'd like your cold weather. They spend a lot of time just lolling around in the sun...They are pretty cool.. :)
@merrelyn They really are amazing in the way in which they can live so happily in very populated areas. The Burleigh NP Headland has hundreds of people walk around it each day... and, it really fascinating to see them in the middle of the city in Brisbane... :)
@jerzyfotos Wow - I saw your image. Your lizard would eat my lizard!! :) He looks so macho and punk. Our guys are friendly and just check you out in case you have food for them (which is a big no-no... ) Thanks for putting up that image - it's awesome!
Anything that is 2-3 feet long (30.5 - 61 cm) or larger not so much.
Ian
I just found and posted a picture of the lizard I mentioned. Not as cute as yours.