Gum Tree Banksia Superb Fairywren Brown Thornbill The first week was spent exploring the nearby area of Mongarlow and Braidwood. The sounds of Kookaburra, Magpie and Currawong echoing through the valley. I didn’t have to go far for a wonderful DAILY display outside the front windows, put on by a family flock of about 25 Crimson Rosellas, a blue eyed Satin Bowerbird and his family, a pair of King Parrots, the noisy red eyed White-Winged Chough family, and an adorable momma Wallaby with her Joey. Crimson Rosella Satin Bowerbird Australian King-Parrot Laughing Kookaburra Once we arrived at his off the grid 200 acre property in the southern tablelands of New South Wales, there was plenty to explore! Here are a few of the highlights. My first bird was a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, there was a flock in the park opposite our lunch spot. I don’t think cousin Michael knew what he was getting into in regards to my enthusiasm for” new” birds, but probably figured it out when I began trying to identify every bird we saw on the 4 hour drive to his property. And they do it without sleep and a nice cabin crew serving food and drink. It’s a long journey there, and I was reminded of how far our long distant migrating birds travel: such as the Bar Tailed Godwit(round trip migration up to 18,000 miles), the beloved Red Knot(up to 9,000miles one way) and Ruddy Turnstone(13,000 miles per year) to name a few.
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