Un koala, dos koalas, tres koalas …

On a sunny Sunday we went to Belair National Park. This is the oldest park in South Australia.

We chose the longest trail. Angry miners everywhere are the same.

There were only few people in that trail. Not busy at all. We passed an Echo tunel, not spacious one.

Grey fantail.

Somewhere trail was pretty steep and stony. On the top of the hill we found a very small waterfall. Or shoul it be called waterdrop?

The result of rainy winter – green grass.

Ok ok. This is the best thing we found in Belair. It looks like someone came and put them in the trees in some artistic way.

The first koala didn’t give a shit about us.

The second one looked very tired after yesterday.

Koala number three. Too busy.

The fourth looked at us for a second and took a nap again.

What are you looking at?

The fifth one. I wonder, what were they doing yesterday.

Fresh wind was touching her hair… Well, her ears. The sixth Koala, we met on our way.

The last one. Nothing new.
That’s why we say: Lazy like Koala.

Warrawong national park

This weekend we went to the Warrawong sanctuary, where platypuses live. Besides, this park is indecently close – only 20 minutes away from the city, so we had to visit it.

Though, it’s still officially winter in Australia, but for us Europeans everything resembles spring. Blossoms is everywhere around.

Blue ones.

And yellow.

Trees are also pretty nice.

It is still autumn for some of the trees that are trying to ripe their fruit.

Enough about plants, we came here for the platypus.

We looked for it in the forest…

… and in some sort of swamp. Unfortunately… So we had to enjoy animals that are not so mysterious.

We found angry moorhen that was demanding for food. We also found some kangaroos.

Grazing kangaroos.

Lazy kangaroos.

And wallabies.

Some interesting relationship among animals. And of course, a variety of birds.

Red-browed finch.

Red wattle-bird.

Maybe that was a platypus?

Paukščiai žiemą

Australijoje žiema, bet dauguma paukščių net nemano niekur migruoti. Čia viskas atvirkščiai – žiemą jie peri ir užsiima kitais savo reikalais.


Šarkų kvartetas traukia giesmę.


Apsauginiai kritiškai viską įvertina…


…ir aiškiai išreikškia savo nuomonę apie nesumokėjusius už bilietus žiūrovus.


Manorina apsimeta žveju ir kažką bando iškrapštyti iš vandens.


O pažvejojusi skuba sukti lizdą.


Ne, čia ne sniegas ir ne ledas 🙂


Ta proga reikia išsiturkšti ir išsidžiovinti.


Žiemą Australijoje žydi medžiai, kurie pritraukia paukščius, apsimetančius bitėmis.


Dreves tai visas reikia patikrinti, maža kas jose gero gali būt.


Numetę lapus medžiai leidžia pamatyti žaliuosius slapukus.


Vakarais jie visi susirenka į vieną medį aptarti dienos nuotykių.


Karveliai, kaip visada – nepraleidžia progos pasimeilinti. Čia praktiškai mūsų augintiniai – atskrenda kasdien, patikrinti ar jau saulėgrąžos savo vietoj.


Kukabara irgi kartais aplanko mūsų kiemą. Tada kiti paukščiai sukelia paniką, bando ją išvyti, bet kukabarą tik juokas ima iš jų pasatangų.


Mažasis Vilis, nors ir atrodo nekaltai, bet kai reikia, sugeba šalin nuvyti ir didesnius už save priešus.


Jaunas karvelis kažko nepatenkintas.


Vištelei tai tik palesiot rūpi.