Wild Goose: Travelogue 2015/2 Calingiri to York #16

G’day,

Nov 5th, 2015... I don't normal like taking photos of birds or flowers or anything else for that matter that could be considered as contrived. But the next few photos I have made an exception to my rule.

Calingiri is a small town 150 kms north of Perth, population 111. It is the centre of the Shire of Victoria Plains and is an Important Bird Area for the conservation of the endangered Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo. I digress. The town is home to two very small patches of eucalyptus trees which were both in full and glorious flower when we passed through this way on our way to Reynolds Flora Reserve. Both patches have been planted. The first few photos are of Eucalyptus macrocarpa, a scraggly little bush of a tree the sports the biggest flower of the eucalyptus family, up to 100mm in dia. They have the most magnificent Snuggle Pot and Cuddle Pie hats ( see img-2542). The second set of photos is of Eucalyptus torquata. This tree looks like a tree and can grow to a height of 10 metres.

img-2554 Eucalyptus macrocarpa

img-2538 Eucalyptus macrocarpa

img-2539 Eucalyptus macrocarpa

img-2542 Eucalyptus macrocarpa

img-2541 Eucalyptus macrocarpa

img-2545 Eucalyptus macrocarpa

img-2547 Eucalyptus macrocarpa

img-2551 Eucalyptus macrocarpa

img-2561 Eucalyptus torquata

img-2556 Eucalyptus torquata

img-2557 Eucalyptus torquata

img-2558 Eucalyptus torquata

img-2560 Eucalyptus torquata

The remainder of the photos in this Travelogue were taken in York.

York is a historical town 100 kms east of Perth and has a population of 2,000. The town and was first settled in 1831 two years after the Swan Colony was settled in Perth in 1829. York sits on the banks of the Avon River where there is a pool 1.5 kms long and 35 metres wide. Even though the Swan/Avon/Mortlock River is the major river in the south west of WA it is not much of a river most of the time.

Google img- The Avon River 10 kms south of York

Google img- York Town Pool

img 2562- Dusky Moorhen

img-2565 Eurasian Coot

img-2570 Willie Wagtail

img-2572 Willie Wagtail

img-2575 Darter

img-2587 Willie Wagtail

img-2607 Dusky Moorhen

img-2613 Dusky Moorhen

img-2623 Eurasian Coot

img-2628 Australian Raven

img-2630 York

img-2631 York

img-2632 York

Burgess Siding primary school built in 1898 and still in excellent condition as is the teachers home next door all located on 1.5 acres. It is up for sale so we had a look through the property. The surrounding wheat farm is Chinese owned. Why does that longer surprises me!?