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Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park SA Wotton’s Scrub

28 Aug

Dear Reader:

For once, my first interesting sighting is not an animal but a delicate orchid known as a Parson’s Bands because the two delicate petals resemble a clergyman’s white collar.

Parson’s Bands Orchid

I am walking along Wottons Track from the gate 3 entrance to the Kenneth Stirling series of Conservation Parks near Carey Gully and Uraidla. The drive up Greenhill Road towards the park has taken me through some beautiful hill country adorned by vines, native forest and orchards.

Autumn vines near Uraidla

It is early winter and I am not expecting much wildlife and it is quite a surprise to see an ornate Common Brown Butterfly amongst the leaf litter. With wings folded it is remarkably well camouflaged.

Effective camouflage
Female Common Brown (same animals as above image)

Late blooming flowers seem to be the order of the day and far easier to photograph. Hills Daisies and Common or Pink Heaths dot the lush green undergrowth.

Hills Daisy
Common Heath

There are the twittering calls of wrens in the bushes alongside the path but they are wary and hard to spot. Eventually a pair appear on the trail some fifty metres ahead of me. I steady myself and fire off a couple of frames trying to catch both male and female together. They are a perfect example of sexual dimorphism in birds.

Male and female Superb Fairy Wren
Superb Fairy Wren, Image shot at similar location by author

I have walked around three kilometres and spotted a few Grey Fantails, Adelaide Rosellas and Rainbow Lorikeets, all too far away to photograph.  

BGrey Fantail. Image shot at similar location by author

Near a fork in the trail leading to Fern Gully I can hear the rasping calls of Spotted Grass Frogs and assume there must be a creek or wetland area there. However, as this trail appears to have more steep sections my ‘not so young knees’ suggest it is time to turn back and head for home.

Spotted Marsh (or Grass) frog, Image from my collection

My drive home takes me back through Uraidla where I stop off the local caffe which incorporates a fine bakery and micro-brewery. Always a good way to round off any trip to this part of the Adelaide Hills

A bite to eat and a refreshing brew

Cheers

Baz

Additional notes

The camera used for this post is a Sony RX10 M3

This is a moderate walk with some steep sections

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Giles Conservation Park near Norton Summit

15 Feb

Dear Reader:

I can hear small birds in the undergrowth and scan the leaf litter and low bushes with my telephoto. Nothing at first then just a glimpse of a wren but it is a beautiful Milkmaid Lily that Catches my eye.

Milkmaid Lily

The Giles Conservation Park is a twenty-five minute drive up Magill Road from Adelaide’s CBD to Norton Summit; then a further five minutes along Lobethal and Woods Hill Road. I park opposite the park entrance and enjoy the view of green undulating farmland. There are Australian Magpies and a few Ravens in the fields.

Farmland opposite Giles CP

After leaving the wrens and Lilies my next surprise is a rather unusually marked Koala in a tree just a few metres along the clearly marked Ridge Trail.

Koala

Being late Spring, there is a proliferation of blooms along the trail including: eucalypts, wattles, lilies, peaflowers and native primroses. And, there are also an introduced weeds, one of which is quite intriguing the aptly named Rattlesnake Grass.

Red Parrot Peaflower

Forester Moth on Native Primrose

Rattlesnake Grass

Some animals give away their location with a subtle shuffle in the grass, not so the Kookaburra. Midway up a tall Stringybark a Laughing Kookaburra perches and calls to its mate deeper in the scrub.

Laughing Kookaburra

Koalas and kookaburras are relatively easy to spot but there is a myriad of smaller animals that live amongst the foliage, flowers and leaf litter which are much harder to detect. Insects, spiders, skinks and beetles are just a few examples of this lower but critical part of the food chain. Unfortunately the number of these creatures is becoming dangerously low because of pesticides, habitat loss and other human induced threats.

Common Garden Skink

Plague Locust

Having walked several kilometres and taken many photographs, it is time to head back to the city. However, I would never consider leaving the Norton Summit area without enjoying lunch with a view at the Scenic Hotel.   

Scenic Hotel Norton Summit

Cheers

Baz

Additional notes

The camera used for this post is a Nikon Coolpix P900

This is an easy walk and drive which is quite suitable for families and seniors with limited parking.

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Goannas, Shinglebacks and Ringnecks at the Ferries McDonald Conservation Park

30 Oct

Dear Reader:

Two Mallee Ringneck Parrots are perched high in a spindly eucalypt. Bracing the camera against a tree, I focus on the nearer bird to better illustrate its glorious colours.

Malle Ringneck Parrot

First sighting of Parrots

The Ferries McDonald Conservation Park is in the Monarto area about an hour’s drive from Adelaide’s CBD. It is a ‘dryland’ park dominated by Mallee trees and typical of the area before European settlement.

David entering the park

In the spring there is an abundance of blossoming shrubs and understory wildflowers, including numerous orchid species.

Eremophila Species

Peaflower species

 

We move along the narrow track slowly and listen carefully for a tell-tale rustle in the undergrowth or bird call. It is the former that announces my next encounter as a Shingleback Lizard heads for cover, abandoning the open, sunny area where it is basking.

Shingleback in cover

I’d prefer not to have my photograph taken

The occasional raptor, and small groups of cockatoos fly overhead. However, it is a diminutive, female Spotted Spotted Pardalote that catches my eye.

Spotted Pardalote

During the next hour of gentle walking we encounter a lone Western Grey Kangaroo near a fence-line which separates the park from nearby pastureland and numerous bird species. Most are tiny birds such as Silvereyes and honeyeater species which are feeding high in the canopy. In addition, there are Little Ravens, wattlebird species and Black-faced Cuckoo Shrikes in the area.

Western Grey with joey

The day is quite warm and the trek has taken a couple of hours which includes numerous stops to stand, watch and listen for wildlife. It is time for a leisurely drive home while still scanning for wildlife as we negotiate the initial section of unsealed road. However, it is a very rare sighting of a monitor lizard crossing the sealed road that really excites us.

Goannna crossing the road

I slow the car and cut the engine, gliding to a stop where the Goanna (the general term for all Australian monitors) pauses on a slight embankment. I power the windows down and we manage a few close ups before the lizard heads back into the scrub. An extraordinary way to round off our day.

Sand Goanna or Sand Monitor

Cheers

Baz

Additional notes

The camera used for this post is a Nikon P900

This is an easy walk/drive which is quite suitable for families and seniors. 

Please pass on this blog title and or contact information (URL) to any person or organisation with an interest in taking walks and enjoying wildlife in SA.

Click on these links and see more South Australian stories and pictures in my Weekend Notes articles as well as locating similar blogs on Feedspot’s top 20 Australian wildlife blogs

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Hahndorf Has Wildlife

24 Sep

Dear Reader:

At first glance the little creek appears lifeless but on closer examination I spot a Blue Damselfly and a juvenile Eastern Water Skink on the overgrown stonework.

Hahndorf is a tourist town of German heritage about a forty minute drive from Adelaide’s CBD. Best known for handicrafts, galleries, food and souvenirs; it also has quite a wide variety of wildlife hidden in its streets, trees and parks.

I am currently strolling around the Alec Johnston Park which has a small creek running through it, a soldiers’ memorial as well as a playground, rose garden and a heritage shed.

The trees above me are a haven for parrots. I have seen lorikeets and a rosella. However, it is their larger cockatoo cousins the Galahs and Sulphur Crests that make for the best images.

Two species of ducks live in and around the little creek: Pacific Black ducks and Wood or Maned Ducks. Today, a little group of Maned Ducks are dabbling amongst the water plants.

It is early spring and the wildlife is beginning to build up again after the winter hiatus. As with any natural observations weather and time of year are critical. Even a few roses are beginning to bloom.

Finally, I shall avail myself of the many lunch options available in Hahndorf and I am certainly leaning towards Kranskys (German sausages) and Sauerkraut with a serve of Beesting Cake to follow.

Cheers

Baz

Additional notes

This is an easy walk and drive which is quite suitable for families and seniors with public toilets, barbecues, parking and other facilities nearby. It is dog friendly.

Please pass on this blog title and or contact information (URL) to any person or organisation with an interest in taking walks and enjoying wildlife in SA.

Click on these links and see more South Australian stories and pictures in my Weekend Notes articles as well as locating similar blogs on Feedspot’s top 20 Australian wildlife blogs

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Mylor: Parrots, Food, Shopping and History

15 Jun

Dear Reader:

There is an avenue of trees shading the footpath. A small group of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are using both beaks and feet to feed on something growing or living on the branches and leaves.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos enjoying a winter feast

I am in the small town of Mylor in the Adelaide Hills. It has a village atmosphere with a general store, small restaurant and craft shop and a football oval. Some lovely heritage homes adorn the main street and a small creek runs along the back of the oval.

One of many heritage buildings in the area

A quality range of goods on display at Verte Kitchen

As I walk along the tree lined street I notice a plaque commemorating soldiers from the town who gave their lives during the First World War. I pass a few emotional moments reading about the trees planted to mark their sacrifice.

The smaller populations of some early hills communities made these losses particularly poignant.

One of so many who gave their lives for their country

Apart from the Sulphur Crests, the trees harbour two other parrot species; Rainbow Lorikeets and Adelaide Rosellas. Once again it is hard to determine exactly what they are eating.

Adelaide Rosella

I cross the road only to stop and let a group of Maned Ducks toddle across the footpath next to me. Their presence certainly indicates there must be some water in the nearby creek.

Maned Ducks

I hear the calls of Galahs as a flock circles overhead before landing on the oval where they start foraging for bulbs, tubers and whatever else they can dig up with their powerful beaks.  Although the Galahs are some distance away, I take several shots. From experience, I suspect getting closer will result in the flock taking off.

Galahs or Rose-breasted Cockatoos

My final stop has little to do with the wildlife of the area. There is a wonderful little café and gallery in the middle of the village. Fresh baked goods, local arts and crafts all with a slightly French flavour make Verte’ Kitchen, a must visit, Hills destination.

So much to choose from

Cheers

Baz

Additional notes

This is an easy walk and drive which is quite suitable for families and seniors with public toilets, barbecues, parking and other facilities nearby. It is dog friendly.

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Kayeema Conservation Park, Kangaroos, Koalas and a nearby winery

23 May

Dear Reader:

On entering the forest of eucalypts, native pine and acacias we hear the bellowing grunts of a male Koala. Within a few minutes we find the perpetrator of this solo cacophony hanging upside down in a gum tree.

An unusual Koala pose

Looking more carefully, we notice a second, smaller animal; probably a female. The story becomes clear as the male rights himself then clambers across the gap towards his intended.

Lady in waiting

On my way

We leave the Koalas to their mating rituals and move further along the narrow trail. The weather has been dry this autumn and the wildlife is scarce with not much food on offer. However, we do spot some Superb Fairy Wrens and an Australian Tree Creeper. With shadows and distance against us, photography is quite a challenge.

Treecreeper on the forest floor (poor light)

Dry weather has also impacted the invertebrate population. However, there are numerous Leaf Curling Spiders stringing their webs across the trail and I manage to find the silken lair of a trapdoor spider. Ants are numerous and there are a few Common Brown Butterflies fluttering around.

Leaf Curling Spider

Common Brown

The Dominant vegetation in the Kyeema Conservation Park varies between Pink Gums and Cup Gums on the flatter stretches to taller Stringy Barks and thick growths of bracken and fern in the gullies . Several different shrubs are flowering in the gullies including bright red Flame Heaths.

Trail near the start of the walk

Stringybark habitat

Heath species

Today, we are following the Mulurus hike, a short walk of about 1.5 Kms. It loops back to the park entrance where it intersects part of the Heysen Trail. We follow the Heysen Trail for around 500meters then cut up to Woodgate Road and return to the small car park.

Park entrance

The park is fringed by pasture and there are Australian Magpies and Adelaide Rosellas feeding on the ground with sheep in the background. The occasional call of little Ravens and White-winged Choughs as well as the twitter of tiny birds in the canopy accompanies us throughout the walk.

Adjacent pasture

After leaving the park we take a series of unsealed roads back to Brookman Road, the main bitumen road leading back to Adelaide through Willunga and McClaren Vale.

Backroads to Brookman Road

Near the intersection of Brookman Road and Woodgate Road, which leads to Kyeema, there is a lovely winery, the Lazy Ballerina, which is certainly worth including on your itinerary.

Lazy Ballerina Winery

Finally, to complete our day visiting Kyeema, a pair of Western Grey Kangaroos are lazing in the shade just walking distance from the Winery. 

Male Western Grey Kangaroo

Cheers

Barry and David

Additional notes

This is an easy to moderate walk which is quite suitable for families and seniors. There is parking. 

Please pass on this blog title and or contact information (URL) to any person or organisation with an interest in taking walks and enjoying wildlife in SA.

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Monarto’s Wildlife Roads

30 Mar

Dear Reader:

David notices a pair of brightly coloured Mulga Ringneck parrots landing in a tree by the roadside. I pull the car over and power down the window to allow both of us to capture some images.

Mallee Ringneck

On this initial foray into the bushland around Frahns Farm, in the Monarto area, we are exploring the roads surrounding a fenced off region which is being revegetated. We have travelled north along Frahns Farm Road after leaving the old Princes Highway then headed west along Disher Hill Road before returning south to the highway along Wattle Road.

At the crossroads of Theile, Peach, Frahns Farm and Disher Hill Roads 1

At the crossroads of Theile, Peach, Frahns Farm and Disher Hill Roads 2

We stop several times on Disher Hill Road and walk along the roadside for a few hundred metres scanning the terrain for wildlife. There is a continual background noise from the aptly named babblers (White-browed Babblers). In addition, tiny Silvereyes, Diamond Firetail Finches and wren species flit through the bushes and canopy, adding their tweets and twitters to the avian symphony.

White-browed Babbler

Further along Disher Road we are lucky enough to spot and photograph a solitary Brown Treecreeper and a group of White-winged Choughs engaging in their entirely different feeding strategies. The treecreeper meticulously searches the branches for insects while the gang of omnivorous choughs rake their way through the leaf litter.

White-winged Choughs

Brown Treecreeper

As I turn to get back into the car, a movement in the scrub catches my eye. A pair of Western Grey Kangaroos are moving slowly through the trees on the other side of the road. I catch one in the viewfinder before they bound away.

Western Grey Kangaroo

There were a few insects in the area…..Monarch Butterfly feeding

The drive back along Wattle towards the old Princes Highway provides a mixture of scrub, pasture and crop fields. There are freshly shorn sheep in a holding paddock. Little Ravens and Australian Magpies  perch in the trees and we catch sight of a lone bunny and a few more roos in the distance.

A little chilly without our coats on

As well as the wildlife along these roads there have been some interesting ruins and the more contemporary Mannum to Adelaide pipeline; both of which help provide some additional photographic perspectives to our drive.

The Mannum to Adelaide pipelines snakes through the scrub and rural landscape

Old farmhouse

The final stop on our day exploring Monarto’s backroads is an old service station in Callington, a small township just off the Princes Highway. We top up the car and enjoy a couple locally made pies while sitting on an old couch in front of the station.

Callington service station, post office and general store

Cheers

Baz

Additional notes

This is an easy drive which is quite suitable for families and seniors.

Please pass on this blog title and or contact information (URL) to any person or organisation with an interest in taking walks and enjoying wildlife in SA.

Click on these links and see more South Australian stories and pictures in my Weekend Notes articles as well as locating similar blogs on Feedspot’s top 20 Australian wildlife blogs

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South Para Reservoir’s Water, Wine and Wildlife

13 Feb

Dear Reader:

There’s a small mob of Western Grey Kangaroos feeding close to the path where I am starting my walk. Leaning against a tree, I steady the camera. The roos detect either sound or scent and bound away into the thicker scrub.

Up Up and Away

I am taking a walk around the South Para Reservoir near Williamstown about an hour’s drive from Adelaide’s CBD. The road winds through the Adelaide hills and encompasses a range of environments from rural to wilderness. Unfortunately, it is a bit of a grey day. Not brilliant for photography.  

South Para Reservoir

The track leads down to the water where a kayaker is bringing the craft back to dry land. This reservoir is open for fishing, kayaking, cycling and walking unlike many of our other reservoirs.

A recreational paddle

There are numerous butterflies in the area but it is hard to spot them until they take flight. Eventually I get a reasonably clear shot and identify the species as a Common Brown.

Common Brown

On the water’s edge I can just make out some large birds. I suspect they are either Cormorants or Snake Birds (Anhingas). I approach warily, lie down in the grass and focus. There are two distinct species; a Pied Cormorant and a Great Cormorant.

Pied Cormorant

Working my way around the water’s edge I discover a dry creek bed and another track heading back towards the main road. I follow the creek bed up a gentle slope towards a rocky outcrop. A large male kangaroo watches me from the scrub as I walk. He seems relaxed and stays still enough for a long-range shot.

Just watching

Continuing along the cross track I suddenly freeze and hold my breath. Three adult Emus are walking towards me and have, either not registered my presence, or are not unduly phased by humans. I raise the camera slowly and wait as they approach to within thirty metres. I take a series of shots before they veer away pecking for seeds, insects and whatever else they might find in the dry scrub.

The Emus gang

Emus close by me

As I traverse move up the trail, I notice a variety of wildlife including; musk Lorikeets Sulphur Crested and Rose Breasted Cockatoos, more butterflies, a few native bees as well as ant nests and termite mounds. I turn over a couple of rocks and dead branches (replacing them carefully afterwards), uncovering a snakelike Three-toed Earless Skink and Pie-dish Beetle.

Three-toed Earless Skink

Pie-dish Beetle

With my walk at an end, I drive on towards Williamstown for lunch at the little bakery across from the creek. However, I do make one more stop on the way at Linfield Road Winery which has a charming bed and breakfast attached. An ideal place to stay when I make my next foray into the wonderful north-eastern region of the Adelaide Hills.

B&B for next time

Linfield Road Winery vines

Cheers

Baz

Additional notes

This is an easy walk/drive which is quite suitable for families and seniors with public toilets, barbecues, parking and other facilities nearby.

Please pass on this blog title and or contact information (URL) to any person or organisation with an interest in taking walks and enjoying wildlife in SA.

Click on these links and see more South Australian stories and pictures in my Weekend Notes articles as well as locating similar blogs on Feedspot’s top 20 Australian wildlife blogs

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Mount Barker’s Laratinga Wetland………Crakes and Warblers

16 Jan

Dear Reader:

A small bird with vivid spots and dashes paddles out from the reed bed. A Spotted Crake, the first one I have ever seen.

Spotted Crake feeding

 

For the next ten minutes I watch several of the striking birds as they dip into the water in search of aquatic plants and animals such as worms, crustaceans, molluscs, spiders and even small fish and tadpoles.

Spotted Crake habitat

Leaving the crakes I walk a further hundred metres to another pool before I hear the melodic call of a reed warbler. There are reeds, small bushes and a variety of grasses bordering the water. I can still hear a bird calling and scan the reeds for movement. Deep in the tangle of stems I locate the source of the call; an Australian Reed-warbler.

Australian Reed-warbler calling

Reed warbler habitat

My hunting ground is the Laratinga Wetlands near Mount Barker about a Forty five minute drive from the city. In the local ‘Peramangk’ language it approximates to “Flooding Land Creek.” This wetland serves numerous purposes including filtering waste water, providing habitats for a range of animals and the establishment of walking, running, and cycling trails.

Wetland entrance

Having achieved my primary goal of photographing Spotted Crakes and Australian Reed-warblers, I continue my stroll around these fascinating wetlands keeping an eye open for more interesting plant and animal life.

Channel between larger pools

Because my Nikon P900 with its 83X magnification doubles as a spotting scope, I am able to search the opposite bank of a broad pool. I notice several Grey Teal perched on a branch overhanging the water. But it is the Short-necked or Macquarie Turtle in the background that is my main focus.

Grey Teal, Eurasian Coot and Short-necked Turtle

The day has been overcast and the light is fading. I have encountered numerous bird species in addition to the crakes and reed warblers as well as two reptiles; the turtle and a gecko. Another animal group would complete my day’s excursion. I turn my attention to invertebrates searching the foliage and leaf litter.

Marbled Gecko……showing camouflage

I am in luck. Perfectly suspended in the branches of a Christmas Bush is a Leaf-curling spider. These little arachnids create a home by spinning their silk around a dead leaf slowly curving it until they form a cylindrical shelter to hide in.

Leaf-curling Spider in Christmas Bush

Leaf-curling spider…Image shot at another location to show the spider

Now it is time to leave this amazing wetland but I will return in the near future to search for more wildlife in its maze of waterways, reed beds and bushland.

Cheers

Baz

Additional notes

This is an easy walk and drive which is quite suitable for families and seniors with public toilets, parking and other facilities nearby. It is dog friendly.

Please pass on this blog title and or contact information (URL) to any person or organisation with an interest in taking walks and enjoying SA wildlife.

Click on these links and see more South Australian stories and pictures in my Weekend Notes articles as well as locating similar blogs on Feedspot’s top 20 Australian wildlife blogs

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Wildlife Around Chalk’s Campground

16 Dec

Dear Reader:

With the arrival of summer, grasses turn to gold with remnant shadings of green while pale gums add a subtle contrast to the landscape.

As the countryside flashes past on my way to the campground I notice a field of freshly baled hay. A flock of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos forages for any remaining seed heads.

Sulphur Crested Cockatoos

My destination is Chalk’s Campground, just past the Warren Reservoir on the road between Williamstown and Gumeracha. I am not intending to camp here; however, the interface between human habitation, rural zones and wilderness areas is an excellent place to encounter wildlife.

Although the campsite is closed between December and March, due to the danger of bushfires, it is still accessible for walking and is a destination along the famed Heysen Trail. I drove through the area a few weeks ago on a sunny day and spotted a Shingleback lizard in the undergrowth.

Although it is summer, the weather is overcast and photography a little more challenging than on my previous visit. I use the powerful lens of my Sony RX10 to scan the trees, bushes and ground in search of wildlife.  Common Brown butterflies are the most common animals. They are flitting between the grass and leaf litter where their excellent camouflage is most apparent.

As I walk around the campsite zone, I notice a group of Adelaide Rosellas perched in a pine tree. The birds are wary and I only manage to fire off a couple of long range shots before they take flight.

Bark is peeling off many large River Gums and I probe under it in search of millipedes, spiders, roaches and other bugs. Spiders are not my favourite creatures and I have often come across multiple Huntsman species under the bark. However, today’s arachnid is a jet-black spider which resembles the common Black House Spider.

It is time to wind up this excursion and I backtrack along a little creek towards the car park. On my drive home I will take a break at the Gumeracha Bakery and enjoy a tasty chicken pie and an indulgent custard tart.

In a final attempt to find some different animals, I decide to turn over a few flattish rocks (which I carefully replace in their original position) in the hope of finding one of the elongated skinks that commonly shelter under them. To my surprise, it is a large and very and active Garden Centipede that I unearth. And, on that note, I bid Chalk’s Campground farewell.

Until our next adventure

Cheers

Baz

 Additional notes

This is an easy walk and drive which is quite suitable for families and seniors. It is dog friendly.

 Please pass on this blog title and or contact information (URL) to any person or organisation with an interest in taking walks and enjoying wildlife in SA.

Click on these links and see more South Australian stories and pictures in my Weekend Notes articles as well as locating similar blogs on Feedspot’s top 20 Australian wildlife blogs

 https://www.weekendnotes.com/adelaide/writer/452/

https://blog.feedspot.com/australian_wildlife_blogs/

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