Sue had suggested a walk in Royal National Park from Bundeena, down the Coastal Track to Marley and back. Fine weather was forecast, and it sounded like good idea.
We met on the train to Cronulla and were soon boarding the ferry to Bundeena.
The ferry trip is always a pleasant start to a walk, but this time it would be a one way journey. When we returned to Bundeena after our walk, we found the ferry had broken down, so we had to wait an hour for a bus to pick us up and drop us off at Sutherland.
We were soon through the backstreets of Bundeena and at the Balconies on the Coastal Track. We looked for whales. We did not have to wait long –
Here is some early flowering Boronia –
The New Holland Honeyeaters, were very abundant and very active. They all seemed to be busy hunting insects.
And we spotted this Fan-tailed Cuckoo –
And a Welcome Swallow –
We admired the patterns in the rocks at the Waterrun.
We continued south.
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Little Wattlebird
But it was the New Holland Honeyeaters that continued to attract the attention of my camera –
Then more nice rock patterns –
But these are not so good!
We waited to watch more passing whales –
And more New Holland Honeyeaters –
Welcome Swallow
This whale was interesting –
And back to the honeyeaters –
We visited an area, where if you look carefully, you can see some Aboriginal rock engravings –
As well as the Aboriginal art, there is also some natural art –
We had lunch on the cliffs and watched more passing whales.
We were just about to start walking back to Bundeena, when we spotted a Peregrine Falcon fly past and land on the cliffs.
We watched it for about half an hour to see if it would take off, but it seemed quite settled.
Australasian Gannet
We then set off back along the Coastal Track to Bundeena.
And a few more New Holland Honeyeaters –
Thanks to Sue for suggesting the walk, and for great company along the way. It was a very pleasant outing.
