I had been to lunch at Bardwell Park. It was too early to head home, so I made my way along the Two Valleys Track down Wolli Creek towards Turrella and Tempe.
At and near Girrahween Park I spotted at least four clusters of Hyacinth Orchids (Dipodium variegatum).
Further along the track, at the Flying Fox camp, I could see that the Flying Foxes had returned. Most Flying Foxes do have two camps – one for summer and one for winter. For most years that I have been observing, the Flying Foxes on the Cooks River, have remained at the one camp all year round. One year, 2016, they did move to another camp for winter, and now the same happened in 2019.
First I spotted two dead baby Flying Foxes on the track. Perhaps dead due to heat, or lack of food?
Also, the size of the camp did seem much smaller than usual.
Further along the track – some of the birds –
Silvereye
Little Wattlebird
At Turrella Reserve is a fairly new sign –
In Turrella Reserve I spotted this animal scat –
I wonder what animal it is from?
The section from Turrella Reserve to Waterworth Park at Tempe was fairly quiet.
Here is a Red-browed Finch –
And a White-faced Heron –
At Waterworth Park, there were lots of Correllas and Sulphur-crested Cockatoos.
Little Corellas
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
I then continued on the new path around the foreshore. I spotted a female Australian Figbird perched in a tree.
I walked home via the Cooks River. On the way, at Gough Whitlam Park I looked unsuccessfully for the Tawny Frogmouth family. I did spot a female Olive-backed Oriole.
