This time of the year is a good time to walk the Curra Moors in Royal National Park if you want to see wildflowers. I joined John and Chuin Nee and their two boys, Jasper and Sebastian, together with Digi Dave for a walk on the Curra Moors – out to the Coastal Track at Eagle Rock, then back via a loop along the coast.
Being a Sunday, we met a lot of other walkers enjoying the beautiful weather and the amazing display of flowers.
Near the carpark, we spotted a few orchids – Caladenia catenata –
Correa reflexa
Waratahs –
Grey Shrike-Thrush
Waratah
Xyris ustulata
And here are some Sundews –
Drosera peltata
Drosera spatulata
More orchids, Spotted Sun Orchids – Thelymitra ixioides –
Kunzel capitata
Spotted Sun Orchids – Thelymitra ixioides –
Philotheca sp.
We were now close to the coast.
And then we spotted Eagle Rock.
It was time for lunch. We stopped at a shady spot at Curracurrong Creek.
White-faced Heron
Water Skink
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos
Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters
And then we enjoyed the great views at Eagle Rock. We did not spot any whales.
Curracurrong Falls
Philotheca buxifolia
Boronia ledifolia
Gymea Lilies
New Holland Honeyeater
Variegated Fairy-wren
And we spotted a single Small Wax-lip Orchid – Glossodia minor –
Burchardia umbellata
As you can see, we had a very nice walk with lots to see. Thanks to John for suggesting an outing. Also – thanks to Roger Lembit for some of the plant i.d’s.