November 2017

Bit of a mixed bag this month.  Morning dog walks, day trips, fishing on Lake Burley Griffin.

Lavender glowing in the morning sun

 An afternoon drive up to Bull's Head, then down the Bendora Road to the Cotter River.  Played around a bit with ND filters to 'stream' the water rather than 'freeze' the action.

Cotter River

Drone view of the Cotter River

Later afternoon over Uriarra farmland

Sacred Kingfisher

Kingston Foreshore from over the lake

Mrs Frogmouth in the classic dead branch pose

Junior Frogmouths - fledged during the month

Thornbill contemplating the dogs

Noisy Friarbird

Mowing Gang at Umbagog Park

Breakfast (on toast)

Christmas Cactus

Welcome Swallow fledglings

Peewee Fledgling

Eastern Grey watching the dogs

Red-brow Finch

Drone above Springbank Island

Recruit Seadog Esme watching her bone (RS Pepper has acquisitioned it)

We did a day trip down to Gundagai, through Tumut and back through Kiandra.  I had memories of Paterson's Curse being a sea of purple, but it seems as though the farmers now have a better control over it and there were only isolated plants.  We were also too early for the alpine wildflowers, although many of the shrubs were in flower.  The brumbies feeding on Long Plain attracted a number passing of cars.  We stopped at Yens Bay on Lake Eucumbene for lunch and the dogs found RABBITS!!

Brumbies on Long Plain

Yens Bay - Lake Eucumbene

Sunset by drone from National Rock Garden

Superb Blue Wren preening

Stepping stones awash