October/November 2023

 Just around and about Belconnen - Mostly Umbagong District Park in Latham, and West Belconnen Pond in Dunlop.

One of the Ginninderra Creek Swamp Wallabies

Red-browed Finch with nesting material

An old favourite - the Kookaburra

Australasian Shoveller

Yellow Thornbill

Brush Turkey in Lane Cove

Flying Fox - causing consternation amongst the Currawongs

Cunninghams Skink sunning - along Ginninderra Creek

Tawny Frogmouth family before fledging

Tawny Frogmouth family after fledging

Googong Dam

Part of the art on a Latham sub-station

Mum, Dad and Joey

Mum & Joey

Rainbow Lorikeet feeding in our Red Ironbark

Every morning about six of them screeching happily

Australian Reed Warbler - a little shy

So far - a great year for butterflies

Little Black Cormorant - they turn up in numbers each year

 to feast on carp and Redfin fry

July, August &. September 2023

 A quiet quarter so combining some of the photos.  Our most common walk was closed for about three months while footbridges that had been condemned about three years ago were being replaced.  Most of our walks over that period were at either West Belconnen Pond or Lake Ginninderra.

At Haig Park markets - Des found gluten free donut van - YESSS!!

A Black Swan at West Belconnen Pond

We had a pair of Eastern Spinebills in our garden over winter

Red-browed Finches we often see on our dog walks

A very old shearing shed

Superb Fairy Wren foraging at Lake Ginninderra

Tawny Frogmouth pair returned to their winter location. They now have nestlings

White-plumed Honeyeaters at Lake Ginninnderra

Red-rumped Grass Parrot

Crimson Rosella

Superb Fairy Wren at West Belconnen Pond

Eastern Rosella

Eastern Spinebill in his breeding plumage

Australian Darter at Lake Ginninderra

Eastern Waterdragon along Ginninderra Creek

Scarlet Robin along Ginnninderra Creek

Cunningham Skink warming itself

Icon Water has a number of murals on their pumping Facilities

These are in Florey

A pair of Spotted Pardalotes along Ginninderra Creek

April,May & June 2023

 A Catchup of the last three months.

A mural painted on a pumping station near The Pinnacle Nature Reserve

Rabbits just outside The Pinnacle NR.  

Dogs could smell them but not see them.

Big Eastern Grey Kangaroo in our local nature reserve

Painted. Water Tower at Murrumbateman NSW

Autumn in Latham

Autumn in Latham

Eating size Redfin from West Belconnen Pond

Esme getting excited by a magpie

White-bellied Sea Eagle at Googong

Fly Agaric

FlyAgaric

Little Pied Cormorant in our local Nature Reserve

Rainbow Lorikeet - An irregular visitor to our garden

Speckled Warbler - Pinnacle Nature Reserve

A White-backed version of the Australian Magpie

Autumn next door

Autumn along the Creek

A morning's entertainment as a dead gum was removed from over the road.  A five year wait for it to happen, and then it was only the top half.

Sunrise from the back deck - wood fire smoke adding to the colouring

A Pinnacle NR regular

Black Swan at Breadalbane Wet Lagoon, one of about 30

Mural on the Latham Pumping Station

Mural on the Latham Pumping Station

Little Pied Cormorant with a large Yabby

A  bright rainbow over William Hovell Drive

Male King Parrot at the water bowl

Local Galah - regular visitors to the garden

Yellow-rumped Hornbill at Lake Ginninderra

Pair of Wedgetaile Eagles

Black-shouldered Kite

Old Farm Sheds