Pic: Western Grey kanagaroo, Thick knee (click to enlarge) Pind Eucalyptus!
[Finally! real wireless (10-23) and a birding break!]
Overcast and cool when we arose at 6. Eggs with mushrooms and onions and seedy rolls. Off at 8 through Narrogin to the Dryandra Woodland State Forest where we pulled into the Visitors’ Center and immediately spotted a pair of Thick-Knees with one chick, flattening themselves to the ground, completely camouflaged. We drove through the forest of mid-sized Eucalypts stopping many times to bird. With Mark’s tapes we were able to call in many species and Bob ended up with five new life birds. We had lunch by a rectangular pond, a remnant from the old steam engine train days when they cached water to supply the passing trains. The woods are very dry and the wildflowers are small but colorful; hopefully better south of here.
We returned to the Farm at 5:30 after shopping and had rum and cokes and various beers with Barbara who told us of her life in Perth and retirement on the farm. I made Julia Child hamburgers with wine sauce, fried potatoes and avocado, tomato and green onion salad. Spent the evening around our cozy iron stove.
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