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Somewhere near Cape Jervis is a little gravel road which takes you to Talisker silver mine.
Well, what’s left from it.
The place itself was discovered in 1862. Not very old, but we were still happy to find some remains of Australian history.
If you ever come here, don’t go downstairs. All you’ll find is some stones and bushes on the way going up again 🙂
Our Mr. Elephant posing next to a gorge.
Some remains.
An unknown upside-down bird.
Every time I want to start a post with words “This weekend we…” Boring.
In summer there were no butterflies. As soon as it got cooler we got plenty of them. Especially now.
So, last weekend we went to Morialta park. Actually, trails begin almost in the city. It’s so near, but it doesn’t mean that’s bad. Maybe because it was overcast, there was not crowded. There are so many parks and trails around Adelaide to choose. Some of the people probably go to less steep places (the surface is pretty rocky, not suitable for small children), the ones who want to exercise a little choose, for example, Mount Lofty trail, so it was calm here.
LEGO bricks.
We visited that “balcony”.
And walked that track.
City view and the sea. Everything looked dark purple.
Where the rock was soft enough, now it is gorge. And water falls from harder rock down.
Landscape is still changing, but very slow.
Those flowers you could smell from few metres. And where it was more than one – it smelled so strong! A giant ant is trying to bite my finger.
Rock/wall climbing.
A waterfall.
I wonder how it will look in summer when it is so dry.
New Holland Honeyeater.
Everything got green around the river.
Grey fantail. It was a fantastic echo here, so the songs of birds sounded even better.
Yellow.
Left from the bridge.
And right.
One more weekend, one more Nature walk. We have a little book of 40 greatest SA short walking trails. (Because long ones are very very long). This time we went to Onkaparinga River. A pleasant place to walk – quiet, calm, nobody scares any animals.
Nor little birds.
Nor big red kangaroos on the other side of the valley.
What a lovely kangaroo! Our first wild kangaroo and so near!
With a full pouch!
She looked at us, didn’t seem scared, until Laurius stepped on some branch.
Laurius is growing.
The same plant.
Sitting on the edge.
Onkaparinga!
Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike.
After a nice walk we drove towards sea. Through vineyards where the Australian Kestrel lives.
Happy full bird after dinner.
Where Onkaparinga meets the Ocean.
River banks.
And birds everywhere.
Australian colours – red rocks, blue sky.
Those little guys were hanging out with some gulls.
Red-Capped Plover is looking for some sushi.
Hyperactive birds, again.
Hooded Plover just hated photo camera and ran away. I’m getting used to that.
Laurius is showing the typical move of that bird.
So, while the part of the trail was closed, we had to go back.
Water was still rising.
Laurius is showing the height where some seaweed are hanging. Is it the height of the highest tide?
A cormorant enjoying a sunny afternoon. One of a few birds we met in that trail.
Seems like all birds gather in the car park for lunch.
Honeyeater found some sugar.
Crow sitting proud.
Because she has her own tree.
Every Sunday a vintage tram goes via these empty fields.
We thought that we are lucky to find nice places anywhere, so we tried to visit another place nearby – Port Gawler. Actually, gravel road ended with a small parking surrounded with water where local people gathered for fishing. Their bored children were poking something in the water.
So, we tried again – another place – Middle beach. All you expect about a place called beach is some sand, dunes, sea… There was only dirty looking lake where some lazy birds sat just on the shore and two ladies were taking a horse for a bath.
The main and the only street (well, sandy road) looked pretty empty with little houses.
There was a sign leading to a general store, which actually was an empty building (I have no idea, does it work only in summer or was it closed many yeas ago).
Willie Wagtail is really fast hyperactive bird. Those photos are made one after each in short time. Look, how Willie comes in to the picture, then flies away and finally comes back while oystercatcher is… pooping.
Romantic gourmets.
“Street”.
Local one. (Buff-banded Rail)
A plastic owl is looking to the West.
One weekend we just looked at the map and decided to go to St.Kilda. Maybe it was because of conservation park sign, maybe because that name was familiar to us (somebody told about adventure playground based here, also we heard about Melbourne’s St.Kilda). First thing we saw when we got out of a car was birds. Lots of them.
We had a short walk along the seaside, weather was cold and windy. We decided to come here next day.
Not far away from St.Kilda you can go fishing and catch some sharks. Though, it would be fishing in a pretty industrial area.
In the penninsula on the other side we saw lots of factories in an empty field.
So, one sunny weekend, we came back. As we prommised. To St.Kilda.
Birds were posing while Laurius was locking the car. Singing honeyeater.
Few different ones. Grey Shrike-thrush (left), Grey Fantail (right).
Find a little wren in it’s natural environment!
A mangrove trail. Left: a bird watching point. Right – a trail on a sea wall. This wall was built to make farmlands from sea flooded fields.
Strange plants growing here.
You can see changing flora while walking towards sea.
It was a time for flood – water was moving like a river.
It happens two times a day.
Part of the trail was closed, because waves made some damage. What wawes in the forest?
But dolphins in the forest sound more unbelievable.
On the left – open sea. Well, not open, it is actually a gulf.
It was an experience to see the sea not wawing back and forwards, but moving like a river – going one direction.