An ANPS double-header at Bungendore

On a warm but windy Spring day ANPS visited a couple of sites in the Bungendore area.  The first was on the top of the escarpment giving a great view out over Lake George - which now has water, rather than sheep, in it.

As is my practise I will start with a couple of plant images, although both come from the second site Sweeney's Small Travelling Stock Reserve (TSR 42), out to the East of the village.

The first is Acacaia melanoxylon (Blackwood),

and the second a mistletoe Amyema pendulum showing the sessile nature of the central floret.

A couple of interesting bracket fungi were seen, but no clear identification was possible.

IN the bird department, the strong wind was keeping many of them close to home.  However, thanks to others spotting nesting activity I did get some nice images of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos at their nest hollow in a Eucalyptus Rossii

and of a White-winged Chough on its nest.

I particularly like the way the beak and tail both stick out of the nest in the first image.

Back at the house a Shingle-backed Skink appeared and demonstrated its possession of a blue tongue! 

Apparently this reptile lives under the house and is fed by the owner.  Members of the group were also fed by the owner.  Many thanks for the excellent cake!

Finally, after this weeks excitement of finding out what is under rocks I turned one over at Sweeneys Small and found a Spotted Grass Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) lurking.