Thornleigh

Some photos from a park a few hundred metres from Adelle's house.




Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)


Eastern Water-Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii)


Eastern Water-Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii) the red chest indicates it is a mature male.

Near Taffy's rock

Adelle and I went for a walk to Taffy's rock on the weekend.

Edit: We did not make all the way to Taffy's rock on this occasion, but did get there on a latter walk.


Surmounting Taffy's rock.


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On top of Taffy's rock.


Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi)

Budawangs

Well after approximately 100 emails or so a trip to the Budawangs was finally organised.
Getting out of Sydney was a bit of a drama but it eventually happened and after a quick involuntary detour to Menai we were on the pacific highway.
The road to the wogwog camp site was pretty good apart from a little bit just before Nerriga where the mighty Magna was temporarily waylaid is some particularly bad mud.

Magna and Bigma.

The first day was a tad damp, but the second dat was good with some nice views and my third encounter with glossy black cockatoos.

Pigeon house mountain.


Glossy black cockatoos.

Walking around

Went for a wander by the cooks river near my house on the weekend.

Adelle took this photo of some red rumped parots and a "yellow" crimson rosella being pestered by a noisy miner.