I thought about time for another visit to Oatley Park. I was wondering what birds and orchids were out.
I caught a train to Oatley and walked to the Park, then started off along one of the tracks.
Here are some of the birds I saw –
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
Powerful Owl
Spotted Pardalote
Variegated Fairy-wren
Sacred Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra
I don’t what prey the Kookaburra has. Perhaps legless lizard, or perhaps an eel? The Kookaburra went to a lot of trouble dealing with it – bashing it to kill it.
Grey Fantail
Laughing Kookaburra
Brown Thornbill
Royal Spoonbills
Eastern Water Dragon
Golden Whistler
Epacris longiflora
This was the only species of orchid I found on my visit. I was expecting more.
Caladenia catenata
Brown Thornbill
Variegated Fairy-wren
And on a distant crane, were two Ospreys. One on a nest.
It was starting to get hot, so I decided to head home. It had been a very pleasant visit.