I spent an interesting day with Digi Dave wandering around Oatley Park looking for birds, flowers and other things to photograph.
Flying Duck Orchid
Quite a number of birds were out. Here are some that we saw –
Spotted Pardalote
Striated Thornbill
Sacred Kingfisher
White-browed Scrubwren
Wood Ducks
In the valley above Lime Kin Bay there were a number of reptiles –
Water Skinks
Water Dragons
Red-bellied Black Snake
And we also saw a few orchids –
Hyacinth Orchid
Flying Duck Orchid
And a few insects –
Later in the afternoon, we also made a visit to the nearby Myles Dunphy Reserve. This is a nice area of woodland near the railway line at Oatley. It contained a large camp of Flying Foxes. At this time of the year quite a few of the females are carrying babies.
