Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor
As we headed from the coast around Leeuwin park back towards Perth, we were looking for a place to spend some time. We were still hoping to find lots of cool wildflowers. We had an extra day before our reservations at a B&B in Perth, and we didn't really want to spend more time in Perth. Our map showed us Wellington National Park, so we headed that direction.
We found a place to camp near Honeymoon Pool, had a relaxing evening, and spent the next day exploring the gorge, river and shoreline.
We found some delightful pools in the river where we spent quite a bit of time chasing birds and other critters.
We were ecstatic to find a Variegated Fairy Wren, but the little guy would not stay put long enough to get a good picture. Small wonder — if you are colored that brilliantly, you don't want to spend much time in one place to make an easy target for predators.
It was a treat to find a Horsefields Bronze Cuckoo. We also found a Kookaburra sitting in an old gum tree...
Then it was back to Perth, and a way too long flight to Papua New Guinea by way of Sydney.
