It felt so good to go for a nice long ramble out in the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor in north-western Canberra, especially as we spotted some iconic Australian fauna. We followed it up with a delicious lunch, to make quite the perfect morning.
My sister and I spotted a small flock of these stunning birds in the bush behind her house. The gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum), native to the coastal regions of southeastern Australia, is easily recognised by its unique call, often likened to a creaky gate. It is the faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory.
The loss of older, hollow trees and feeding habitats has caused a significant decline in the birds’ population in recent years. As a result, the gang-gang cockatoo is now classified as vulnerable in New South Wales and is slated for listing as endangered. So we were especially pleased to spot these beauties.
I’m at my sister’s place for the rest of my Australia stay. It’s so good to be here again.
Heading south now, from the sub-tropics to the temperate zone.
I sat on the rainforest floor to sketch these fig buttress roots, but within a few minutes found myself to be leech food. I hurriedly plucked about six of the little buggers off my legs and arms and abandoned the location. Mt Glorious is indeed glorious, if you love rainforest, and don’t mind leeches.
I caught the CityCat ferry over to New Farm Park and went for a wander. The sausage tree caught my eye!
Fun little city outing with Cali.
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