I made a brief visit to the Victorian Goldfields over the weekend and caught up with good friends that I made in the decade that I lived there. A splendid gathering of Maryborough’s finest citizens convened in the Bull and Mouth, Maryborough’s finest pub. I miss you all.
I also managed to fit in a quick visit to a few sites that that have proved productive in the past and they haven’t lost their charm. I found a Powerful Owl hidden in foliage along the Lodden River at Newstead. It was impossible to photograph the whole bird because of the way it had concealed itself but head and shoulders could be seen by means of careful contortions. These guys mostly subsist on small mammals but this one had the remains of a bird next to it on its perch.
Paddys Ranges State Park yielded a Sacred Kingfisher. This is mostly a woodland species in this region and for the most part a summer visitor. They are perch and pounce predators on small creatures on the forest floor. I don’t think they would know what to do with a fish.
bobmcgee 