My friend Roger, had invited Digi Dave and myself to visit a property he owns with his wife near Boorowa. Roger planned to be there at the time and this would give us a good opportunity to experience the area. And a very beautiful place it turned out to be.
The property itself has never been complete cleared as parts of it are hilly and rocky, and this makes it very appealing. It was probably more attractive as well due to the end of the drought. The countryside was quite green. There was a hill on one side and several creek radiating from that. There were also three dams and some other pools to attract waterbirds.
We did quite a few walks around the property – looking for birds and wildflowers. Here are some of what we found –
White-throated Treecreeper
White-winged Chough
White-plumed Honeyeaters
Eastern Rosella
Crimson Rosella
Sacred Kingfisher
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
Australasian Grebe
Little Friarbird
Noisy Friarbird
Boobook Owl
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Nankeen Kestrel
Rufous Whistler
Golden Whistler
Varied Sitella
Yellow Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Straw-necked Ibis
Australian Wood Duck
Red Wattlebird
And a few of the other animals –
This is a Marsupial Mouse (Antechinus stuartii). Here are some Eastern Grey Kangaroos –
And a Soldierfly –
And some photos of the property –
There was a fair bit of this fungi around (Lichenomphalia chromacea) –
Roger was pleased to find these native Yam Daisies –
We also found quite a few orchids in flower –
Donkey Orchid (Diuris maculata)
Waxlip Orchid (Glossodia major)
Caladenia sp. Orchid
Some other plants –
Sundews (Drosera sp.)
Early Nancy (Wurmbea dioica)
It was great to see so much Nature on display. And it was good to catch up with Roger and Digi Dave. Many thanks to Roger for the invitation to visit, and also to Roger, Sue, Jenny and others for help with the id’s.