I spent a pleasant morning catching up with Don, and old friend, who lives at Springwood. We made a short walk down to Birdwood Gully to check out any fungi, wildflowers and birds.
Black-faced Monarch
It was nice to set off in light rain. Pleasant conditions.
We found a bit of fungi out, but not a huge amount. Perhaps too early in the season and the rain we had was not enough? Here is some –
Jelly Fungus – Calocera sp.
Mycena sp.
Collybia sp.
We also found quite a few slime moulds. All Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa.
Don spotted one orchid – Dipodium roseum –
And we saw quite a few birds –
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Black-faced Monarch
Variegated Fairy-wren
Red-browed Finch
Here is a Water Skink –
We also saw a large number of dead and dying trees. Sad to see in the rainforest.