Jan Gaebler Smith and Graham Smith Park Guardians for Josie Agius Park / Wikaparntu Wirra (Park 22), captured some of the netball action in the park.
#Kaurnacountry #AdelaideParklands #YourParklands #picoftheday
Franny McKracken brilliantly captured the joy of dance as 1,000 dancers of all ages took to the stage as part of Mass Movement for Adelaide Festival in Elder Park/Tarntanya Wama (Park 26).
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
Park Guardian, Denise Fenwick snapped this gnarled old Olive tree, in Parngutilla (Park 8), saying she loves the beautiful curved symmetry of the ant trails.
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
📷 Denise Fenwick
Read more about the wetlands here: www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/blog/2022/5/...
#Kaurnacountry #AdelaideParklands #YourParklands #PicoftheDay
Swamphens are a familiar sight in your Adelaide park lands, yet their beauty is often overlooked. These striking birds add a touch of nature’s charm to the urban landscape. Fran Mussared snapped this one at @botanicgardenssa Park 11.
#Kaurnacountry #YourParklands #PicoftheDay
📷 @franmuzz
Macro photographer Chris Gascoigne captured this stunning shot of a Blue Skimmer dragonfly (Orthetrum caledonicum) in John E. Brown Park (Park 27A).
#Kaurnacountry #insects #AdelaideParklands #YourParklands #PicoftheDay
📷 @gascoigne.chris
Sanjana photography says in her post that she is grateful for the pram-friendly shade of the trees in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16).
#walkingadelaide #adelaide #adelaideparklandstrail #walkingsa #pramfriendlywalksadelaide #Kaurnacountry #AdelaideParklands #YourParklands
#PicoftheDay
The Old Adelaide Gaol located in Kate Cocks Park (Park 27) stands as one of Adelaide’s oldest surviving colonial public buildings: a site steeped in the city's dark and fascinating past.
#Kaurnacountry #AdelaideParklands #YourParklands #PicoftheDay
📷 @janbowpixs
It is hard to believe that the now beautiful and tranquil Veale Park / Walyu Yarta (Park 21), was once a Rifle Range between 1868 and 1878.
📷 @adelaidewriter
#Kaurnacountry #AdelaideParklands #YourParklands #picoftheday
Magnificent Mexican Blue Palm in Pennington Gardens West, near Adelaide Oval in Tarntanya Wama/Park 26. St Peter's Cathedral, a landmark on North Adelaide's southern edge, opened in 1877.
📷 @adelaidewriter
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
Early mornings offer incredible rewards, as shown in these stunning images from Rick Beal’s walk along the Torrens in Red Gum Park / Karrawirra (Park 12).
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #popeye #universityfootbridge #picoftheday
📷 @rick.beal.16
Lovely shot of one of the three iconic Popeye boats, offering visitors a unique way to experience the beauty of the Torrens River and your park lands in Red Gum Park / Karrawirra (Park 12).
📷 Samantha Buttery
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #popeye #picoftheday
Light Vision sundial in Pennington Gardens West in Park 26 / Tarntanya Wama.
Originally at Light Vision on Montefiore Hill, the sundial was moved in 1936 in the state's centennial year.
#kaurnacountry #yourparklands #picoftheday
📷 @adelaidewriter
Have you spotted the kangaroos in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16) in your Adelaide Parklands? They had us fooled, but it turns out, they’re actually a public art installation.
📷 @art3mis_gram
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
This stunning image of the River Torrens at dusk, captured by Juliann Andriani in Possum Park/Pirltawardli (Park 1), beautifully reflects the cityscape against the waters in your Adelaide's park lands.
📷Juliann Andriani @mspoppyj
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
Mick Mansfield, a Guardian of Bullrush Park / Warnpangga (Park 10) with the Adelaide Park Lands Association, says these images demonstrate that the Moreton Bay Fig trees, planted between 1860 and 1880, remain in excellent health.
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
Yesterday's #TourDownUnder city circuit of Tarntanya Wama (Park 26) and Red Gum Park / Karrawirra (Park 12) showcased the beautiful trees and shade provided by your Adelaide Park Lands.
#Kaurnacountry #AdelaideParklands #YourParklands #picoftheday
📷 @janbowpixs
Flowers blossoming near the Adelaide University Footbridge in Red Gum Park/Karrawirra (Park 12) captured by @through.claires.eyes
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #AdelaideUniversity #picoftheday
Lovely Little Pied Cormorant spotted in Adelaide’s #HimejiGardens, Peppermint Park/Wita Wirra (Park 18), by @markfowler1965 - the Little Pied Cormorant is a common Australasian waterbird found in coastal, estuarine, and inland waters.
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
Adelaide Botanic Garden (Park 11) is hosting #ChihulyNights until 25 April 2025. Witness the transformation of the vibrant glass artworks with the changing light from twilight until nighttime glow.
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #Adelaidebotanicharden #picoftheday
📷 @janbowpixs
Jeff Richards captured this stunning photograph of the wetlands in Victoria Park / Pakapakanthi (Park 16). Opened in 2022, these wetlands represent the largest earth-moving project in your park lands in over 60 years.
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
📷 @jeffare
Birds a plenty in your Adelaide Park Lands. Frances McKracken spotted a mob of bin chickens, a Rosella couple, ducklings, a maggie and a murder of crows in the Veale Gardens/Walyu Yarta (Park 21).
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #adelaiebirds #picoftheday
📷Frances McKracken
Few people realise that the Festival Plaza is part of the Adelaide Park Lands. Cheryl Willsdon’s photography shows the details of the plaza in Tarntanya Wama (Park 26).
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #adelaideriverbank #picoftheday
📷 @ing_southaustralia
Tim Mares of Green Pakapakanthi captured the Victoria Park/Pakapakanthi (Park 16) Wetland in crimson hues. At dusk, the wetland comes alive with a cacophony of frogs.
📷 @art3mis_gram
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
The Victorian-style public garden, Brougham Gardens / Tantutitingga (Park 29) in North Adelaide, is home to a floral clock installed in 1986 and beautifully maintained rose gardens; a feature since 1905.
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #floralclocks #picoftheday
📷 @janbowpixs
Fran Mussared spotted this stunning pair of Australian Hobbies at Adelaide Botanic Gardens (Park 11). These remarkable birds are about half the size of the Peregrine Falcon.
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
📷 @franmuzz
Sandy Horne spotted this Rakali between Frome Road Bridge and University Footbridge in Red Gum Park/Karrawirra (Park 12). Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) are larger than a house rat, with webbed feet and white-tipped tail.
.
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #rakali #picoftheday
Butterflies are thriving in the Walyu Yarta Community Garden, located in Veale Park / Walyu Yarta (Park 21)
The first #communitygarden established in #AdelaideParkLands, it continues to flourish thanks to dedicated local residents.
#Kaurnacountry #yourparklands #picoftheday
📷@janbowpixs
Enjoy a variety of family activities in your park lands this summer. These adventurous young people took on #TreeClimb, a nature-based aerial adventure park, located in Blue Gum Park / Kurangga (Park 20).
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #picoftheday
📷 @janbowpixs
Night photography by Cheryl Willsdon beautifully captures the Adelaide Riverbank Footbridge connecting the Adelaide train station and Adelaide Oval in Tarntanya Wama (Park 26).
#Kaurnacountry #adelaideparklands #yourparklands #adelaideriverbank #picoftheday
📷Cheryl Willsdon Photography
