Mt Martha Park and Port Phillip Bay
Another from yesterday's excursion to Mt Martha Park. I am looking WNW from the viewing platform, with the drone almost directly above me. The lower aspect of Mt Martha Park can be seen giving way to houses that run down to the cliffs overlooking the bay.
The park has been a public reserve for decades now. Post-colonisation it was used as sheep fields, although eventually the rabbits starved the sheep out, according to one local source. Now, there is a healthy growth of native flora and ongoing efforts to eradicate the last of the non-native weeds.
I also made a short film whilst flying yesterday:
Mt Martha Park and Port Phillip Bay
Another from yesterday's excursion to Mt Martha Park. I am looking WNW from the viewing platform, with the drone almost directly above me. The lower aspect of Mt Martha Park can be seen giving way to houses that run down to the cliffs overlooking the bay.
The park has been a public reserve for decades now. Post-colonisation it was used as sheep fields, although eventually the rabbits starved the sheep out, according to one local source. Now, there is a healthy growth of native flora and ongoing efforts to eradicate the last of the non-native weeds.
I also made a short film whilst flying yesterday: