Hartley - The Old Shale Railway - 21 October 2017

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Party - John, Chuin Nee, Jasper, Sebastian, Keith, Brent, Su Li, Dave



Above - Orchid - Diuris sp



Above - on the old railway formation



Above - A nice Red Headed Mouse Spider (Missulena occatoria)







Above - Lichen encrusted rock



Above - Another small spider



Above - Photographing the spider



Above - Drosera binata



Above - Drosera binata



Above - Dracophyllum sp



Above - Jasper in one of the cuttings



Above - Red Triangle Slug



Above - Hartley Vale



Above - Keith in a cutting



Above - Old brickwork - for the old winding mechanism. A steep haulage operated from this point.



Above - Pagodas



Above - Hartley Vale



Above - Enjoying the view



Above - Old pick marks



Above - Old boiler or  retort



Above - Jumping Spider



Above - Jumping Spider



Above - Jumping Spider



Above - Jumping Spider



Above - Jumping Spider



Above - Ants carry off a piece of Cicada



Above - Fly



Above - Orchid - Caladenia sp



Above - Spotted Pardalote

After visiting the old railway, we headed to Mt Wilson to camp.

Mt Wilson - Cathedral Campground



Above - Lewin's Honeyeater?



Above - Yellow Faced Honeyeater?



Above - Mt Wilson - forest



Above - Satin Bowerbird?



Above - Satin Bowerbird (female)?



Above - Their bower

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