On the shore of Menzies Bay, just above the usual water line, lichens decorate large rocks.
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| Bull's-eye lichens, Placopsis sp. |
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| Zooming in on one of the targets. The roughened, round structures, mostly toward the centre, are reproductive organs. |
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| Another bulls'eye, on a rock higher on the shore. This one is a pale green; whether it's a different species, or just damper, I can't tell. Note the bit on the far right; it's blue-grey, and the leaf shape matches those on the previous rock.* |
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| The red arrow points to the lichen. I was following the trail to Ripple Rock, at the narrow point of the channel, but stopped here. |
*Update: On INaturalist, this one has been identified as a Rockshield,
Xanthoparmelia sp.
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