I was joined by Valerie for a trip to Oatley Park. Wet weather was forecast, so we didn’t expect to be able to walk around all day. We enjoyed a pleasant morning stroll though parts of the park, enjoying the scenery. It ended up raining not long after noon, so we left for lunch at a nearby cafe.
Oatley Park is fortunate in having high quality bush, relatively free of invasive species in a densely populated part of Sydney. On a visit you can appreciate the trees, the flowers, the rocks and the animals.
There were a lot of these blue berries on the ground, which friend Roger Lembit tells me is Blueberry Ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatis)
Cold wet weather meant that a lot of birds were not that active. Here are some –
Laughing Kookaburra
Osprey
The Osprey was perched on nest which was built high on a distant crane at Lugano.
Noisy Miner
Tawny Frogmouth
Thanks to a passing bird watcher for pointing the Tawny Frogmouth out to us. We had walked right past it.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
All along the track on the western side of Lime Kiln Bay we observed a lot of orchids. Here are some –
Caladenia sp.
Acianthus sp.
We also saw some Greenhood Orchids.
And this is Epacris longiflora –
Thanks to Valerie for driving to and from the park, and for great company on the day.