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| Early morning view from the tent |
Bowra is renown for its
birds but there are a lot of other reasons to go. I have very little knowledge
of the beautiful frogs, reptiles and butterflies but there is such beauty that
I just could not ignore them. I desperately need to go back with a collection
of field guides and sort out all these special creatures. Bowra is so much more
than birds.
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| The front drive - it is approx 6 km (3 1/2 miles) from the gate to the homestead. |
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| Camped by a Billabong under the shade of a Coolibah Tree ... well, actually, lunch beside a dam in the Western Paddock |
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| View over Bowra from the top of the escarpment |
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| Typical birder cars; Hall's Babblers flew across the track so all out, doors left open and a dash into the bush. Afterwards, check the field guide |
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| Dam at the farthest west of the Western Paddock |
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| Trees in the Western Paddock |
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| Gould's Monitor |
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| Goulden's Monitor Portrait |
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| Earless Dragon, fully grown adult |
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| Bearded Dragon |
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| Dragonfly |
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| Blue Skimmer Dragonfly |
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| Dragonfly |
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| Common Bluetail Damselfly |
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| Water spider with large black eyes on top of head ... |
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| and when the eyes caught the sun they shone like gold |
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| Small fish in bore drain .... |
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| and possible an adult of the same species |
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| Grasshpper |
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| Grasshopper |
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| Grasshopper |
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| Crucifix Toad |
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| The toilets attracted large Green Tree Frogs and large brown frogs. Sadly I missed a photo of the Green Tree Frog. I will have to go back (smile) |
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| Toadlet beside the bore drain |
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| This toadlet arrived each night and sat under the lantern, feeding on anything that fell to the ground |
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| Large moth attracted by the lantern |
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| Wanderer Butterfly |
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| Wanderer Butterfly |
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| Caper White Butterfly |
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| A pair of Wallaroo |
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| Male Red Kangaroo |
All text & images © Jenny Spry
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