Denham/Monkey Mia - Shark Bay World Heritage Listed Site

The dolphins love to pose for the camera and 'play' the crowd. This shot is of Nicki - a 34 year old female showing off her speckled underbelly. Quite cute...the interaction with the dolphins was quite an experience...

This is Lee's favourite photo of the dolphins. A really nice shot. They are a graceful and very intelligent creature indeed!!

On the second day it was Tom's turn....cool...

At Monkey Mia the Dolphin feeding takes place from 7.30am and happens 3 times a day up to 12.00. No set times really as it is left to the Dolphins to decide when to come in for a snack! There is a huge crowd for the first feed and then the tourists head off elsewhere. Here in this shot on the third feed of the day Joey is selected to feed 'Puck' one of the usuals to come for a snack...

Some close ups of the dolphins waiting to feed...

A view around the beach area of Monkey Mia...

We passed through Denham, a small town that is now the main administration centre of the Shark Bay Region. Pretty shoreline at this section of town!!

Eagle Bluff is one of the best places in Shark Bay to view the marine life. The shallow waters below are teeming with marine life including rays, turtles, sharks etc.

Today was cyclone day it seemed....very windy!!

Further in you come to Shell Beach. Here's Sam in all the bling on the beach....

Shark Bay is one of only a few special regions in the world that meet all criteria for World Heritage Listing. 1. Natural Beauty. 2. Earth's History. 3. Ecological Process. 4. Biological Diversity.

On the way into Denham/Monkey Mia you pass by Hamlin Pool Marine and Nature Reserve. Here the largest and oldest living fossils dot the shore of the pool in rocky lumps. Stromatolites are the name for these colonies of micro-organisms.