Bushwalking!
So we haven't posted anything in a while - mostly because we have been working most days and haven't really been anywhere or done much all that interesting! But recently, we have been quite a few places with quite a few people so I am updating the blog from now for the next couple of days to fit in all the things/photos/videos we have come up with!
One of the most pleasant things we did recently was visit Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve in Maleny. This is a sub-tropical rainforest bushwalk that takes you through a creek. It took around an hour to complete the circuit and we came across alot of wildlife, which I am about to post photos of!
Some mushrooms - no idea what type
This bird is a Willie Wagtail. Best name ever.
Here we have a small brown Skink.
The creek
These are fruitbats. They are huge bats - also known as megabats. They have a wingspan of between 4 and 5 foot.
No idea what this bird was...
This is a Pademelon - a type of marsupial. Looks like a wallabe, but is a separate order. They are generally smaller than wallabes and were everywhere in the forest,
This bird is an Australian King Parrot.
The very well-disguised bird is called a Catbird. It has the weirdest call we've ever heard - it sounds just like a wailing cat/crying baby. Seriously, check out the noise it makes:
Another pademelon
It didn't seem remotely scared of us. Just hopped right on by.
The wagtail was displaying on the path and started dancing next to me...
Mt. Coonowrin (Glasshouse Mountains)
The Glasshouse Mountains as seen from the bushwalk. From left to right: Mt Coonowrin, Mt Tibrogargan, Mt Tibberoowuccum, Mt Beerwah
The Glasshouse mountains have a strange name - to most people there is no relation to the mountains and glass houses. The mountains were named by explorer Captain James Cook on 17 May 1770. The peaks reminded him of the glass furnaces in his home county of Yorkshire. There is an Aboriginal story about the Glasshouse mountains - you can find it here:
http://www.coolrunning.com.au/ultra/glasshouse/glassh3.shtml
