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| Platypus |
We camped for 3
nights at Cedar Grove, Amamoor State Forest. Amamoor has become
something of a favourite, this being our fourth camp there. A
Platypus showing closely at Amama picnic area on the way in was a
good start.
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| Amamoor Creek |
We had clear, cool
weather with plenty of birds about. Paradise Riflebird was calling
sporadically and a pair fed regularly close to our camp. Regent
Bowerbird and Satin Bowerbird in small numbers occasionally came into
the camping ground to feed. Russet-tailed Thrush was calling commonly
but didn't show.
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| Paradise Riflebird |
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| Regent Bowerbird |
Red-tailed Black
Cockatoos were seen twice, both times flying high overhead: a pair
and a flock of 20+. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo was common about the
camping ground.
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| Red-tailed Black Cockatoo |
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| Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo |
Other nice birds
about the place that were easy to see included Fairy Gerygone, Wompoo
Fruit-Dove, Crested Shrike-tit, New Holland Honeyeater (here at the northern end of its range), Azure Kingfisher and
White-eared Monarch.
Ebird list for Cedar Grove.
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| Azure Kingfisher |
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| Crested Shrike-tit |
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| Fairy Gerygone |
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| New Holland Honeyeater |
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| White-eared Monarch |
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| Wompoo Fruit-Dove |
Rose Robin was common throughout the area.
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| Rose Robin |
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| Rose Robin |
Heading west along
Amamoor Creek Road, Jacky Winter was surprisingly common, with 15-20
seen or heard over 12km. Just west of Windy Ridge Nursery, at a spot
where
in
April last year I had a flock of Red-tailed Black Cockatoos
feeding, I found a pair of Black-chinned Honeyeaters - a rare species
in south-east Queensland - in tall eucalypts by the road. Plenty of
birds were here including Varied Sittella and White-naped Honeyeater.
Ebird list for Windy Ridge.
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| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
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| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
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| Jacky Winter |
A couple of
kilometres further west, on a dry open forest ridge, a party of 4
Painted Buttonquail scurried off the road. Back at Cedar Grove, on
the other side of the creek from the camping ground, a collection of
fresh platelets in the vine scrub indicated the presence of
Black-breasted Buttonquail. Dingoes were calling from above the
camping ground, and one was seen briefly during a hike.
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| Painted Buttonquail |
Great photography as usual. Your exploits are most enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteSome great sightings there. The last time we camped at Cedar Grove, several fellow campers had domestic pets running loose which put us off going back. The frustrating thing is that pets are allowed at the campground further along so it seems pretty unnecessary for them to break the rules at Cedar Grove.
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