Sunday, October 31, 2010

Cleland Wildlife Park - working bee part 2

From the woodland aviary I headed across to the lake. the lake holds a mix of wild and captive birds. On the grass by the lake were a couple of Cape Barren Geese, and as usual the log in the lake held its usual Pelican. Moving around the lake towards the swamp aviary, a passed a pair of Magpie Geese. Not the most attractive goose in the world!! In the swamp aviary, the only birds out in the rain were White-headed Stint's and Yellow-billed Spoonbills. The spoonbills are on eggs and if successful it will be the first time they have bred here. Walking back to the visitor centre I spotted a pair of Superb Fairy-wrens. He soon hopped out onto the path, investigating crumbs, but she was far more circumspect, and waited until I had moved off before joining him. I passed the Lace Monitor enclosure, and even though it was cold, wet and windy, he was happily snoozing in the top of a dead tree. Checking the open areas next to the car-park, and the verges on the way out I spotted a few flowers, and managed to identify all of the ones I photographed. The first is called Candles Next was a Waxlip Orchid Red Parrot Pea Native Primrose (which is not a primrose, but a goodenia) Finally I found a group of about a dozen King Spider Orchids (the same species as I saw last week in Berlair)

8 comments:

  1. Fantastic photography Tony,lovely detail.
    John.

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  2. Hi Tony, no, that's isn't a good look is it (Magpie goose). Poor sausage! You might want to look at your wader name for a type me thinks. (-: As usual I just adore those Fairy Wrens and the flowers are gorgeous! Enjoy spring! xx

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  3. HA! Just typed a typo myself! Stones and glasshouses spring to mind! (-:

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  4. Oops!! the White-headed Stint is not a new species for Australia (and the world!!) but a late Sunday evening typo. It is a White-headed Stilt. (Thanks Jenny!)

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  5. Great set of images Tony, it would be very hard to pick a favourite out of these.

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  6. Wonderful shares and the goose that you got, we have those in our local zoo, really cool guys too~

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  7. Thanks for your comments guys. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond.

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