Evening Walk

A short walk around to Cullendulla Nature Reserve at dusk.

The Golden Hour.

All photos taken with my new phone, a Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

The first shot as is, the second with HDR turned on.

Way behind with the blog. These photos from mid August. 

Punt Arm, Durras

Looking for a short walk I noticed on Google Maps a fire trail running down to Durras Lake. Being only 1.2klm each way I thought that would do me for a walk with the big bird lens. 

Not many birds seen and no bird photos.

First view of the lake through the forest.

Once at the lake there was what seemed to be an old picnic area with built up areas and another track leading off along the lake.

Thinking that this track night get me through to South Durras I decided to extend the walk. The track went out to the point but after this disappeared.

I pushed on through the scrub and swamp until my way was blocked by a creekline filled with thick sword grass. I walked back through the forest to the old picnic area. 

From here I found another trail that although overgrown in places took me through to South Durras. 

A quick stop at the beach and then back through the streets and another fire trail to the car.

My short walk had turned into a respectable 7.2klms

If You Build It They Will Come

I had built a pond and put a birdbath in the garden.

In the dry the Rainbow Lorikeets have been using the birdbath and fighting over a spot and queueing along the fence waiting there turn.

Apparently Musk Lorikeets don't like fighting and went straight to the pond.

This is the first time I have seen parrots other than Rainbow Lorikeets since I moved to the South Coast

Since then more birds have been using the pond but I haven't had the camera ready. I will add more photos as they come to hand.

Tomago Low Tide

A short walk from Barlings Island to Tomago River and back.

Barlings Island. 

You can walk out here at low tide over the rocks .

South to Tomakin along Barlings Beach to Melville Point 

Looking back to Barlings Island

Melville Point 

Tomakin Cove 

Tomakin Beach

The Tomago River mouth 

Looking across to the Mossy Point boat ramp 

Peaceful low tide sandbar walk back to the Tomakin boat ramp 

Then back across the dune to Tomakin Beach and on to Melville Point. 

All up just under 6klm  of lovely, flat beach walking. 

Durras Lake Trail

A short afternoon walk along the Durras Lake trail and then the late afternoon light at Depot Beach.

Hundreds of jellyfish blown into the shallows. Pushed a few of them back out to deeper water but before long they had beached again. 

Golden hour on the headland at Depot Beach and on Grasshopper Island