Magic Morning

One of my best morning walks ever. 

Hawkesbury sandstone

Just love this view of the river. 

Hard at work

Pied Butcherbird 

Eastern Yellow Robin 

Australian Magpie 

Then the highlight of the morning. Caged birds allowed to free fly where they will. None of these are native to the local area.

Eclectus Parrot 

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo 

Macaws 

Using the big lens across the paddock and wishing they would come closer

Next thing one cockatoo flew towards me and landed at my feet. I kept trying to back up so I could focus but he kept following me, jumping about a foot in the air and fanning his red tail out in greeting. Magic! 

The Macaws came a little closer but kept their distance. 

Smiling and grinning inanely all day.

Burradoo

A late afternoon walk on the way home from Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve along the Wingecarribee River to the railway bridge and back. 

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo in the Nature Reserve

The walk follows the concrete bike path through the fields and around the back of Burradoo. 

Wingecarribee river as the sun goes down 

Picturesque old bridge across the river 

Met a friend on the way 

Little Pied Cormorant 

White-faced Heron 

Back at Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve and the weir across the river 

An easy walk of 10 klm along the path.

Fairy Bower Falls

On the return up from Bundanoon Creek I turned off to visit Fairy Bower Falls. These falls make a double drop and are very accessible for photographs as you can walk right up to the base.

The track then continues up a series of stairs and boardwalks with views of the gorge to a carpark not far from my original start point at Tooths Lookout. 

Bundanoon Creek

A short but steep walk down to Bundanoon Creek in Morton National Park.

Tooths Lookout at the start of the track looking over Bundanoon Gorge.

Cliffline views as you descend 

Then at the pool on Bundanoon Creek at the end of the track.  

The creek looked rather full. 

Looking up on the far side of the creek. 

A world of moss and fungi under the canopy along the creek