Nature at Oatley Park – 29 December 2022

Valerie joined me for an interesting day wandering around Oatley Park and Lime Kiln Bay observing Nature.

There was plenty to see.

Fringe Lilies were in profusion –

This Sulphur-crested Cockatoo was eating Flannel Flowers –

Rainbow Lorikeet

Flannel Flower

Crimson Rosella

At the Lime Kiln Bay Wetlands, a family of Dusky Moorhen –

And one of the usual Water Dragons –

We found a single Beard Orchid – Calochilus gracimillus –

There were plenty of Trigger Plants –

Christmas Bush –

Lobelia dentata –

The Mangroves –

Hyacinth Orchid – Dipodium variegatum –

Brown Thornbill –

White-browed Scrubwren –

A second species of Hyacinth Orchid – Dipodium punctatum –

Brown Thornbill –

Hyacinth Orchid – Dipodium punctatum –

Hyacinth Orchid – Dipodium variegatum –

Water Dragon – 

Bonnet Orchid – Cryptostylis erecta –

Variegated Fairy-wren –

Jewfish Bay – 

The Georges River from Websters Lookout –

On the far side (Lugano) we could see a pair of Ospreys –

Rainbow Lorikeet – 

And just before we finished, at the kids funpack, some of the trees seem to have been very savagely trimmed. Not good.