Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Take only photos, leave only footprints..



The Craigie Bushland trail may not be as pretty as the previous walk we did, few posts back, but in its own quintessentially Australian way it is lovely to walk this bushland trail. Classified as a 'major conservation area with high biodiversity values' the tree skeletons are home to many a bird and critter, I noticed also that some of the holes in the trees were occupied by bees..    


The fence you see below surrounds the Quenda reserve. Protecting the Quenda, a sub species of the Southern brown bandicoot, from feral cats and foxes as it is a threatened species. One of the main reasons I wanted to do this walk was to climb the stairs, above middle left, preparing for a challenge later in the week :) they were closed! Hope you enjoyed this Aussie walk, happy Wednesday, take care and stay safe..

 

19 comments:

  1. ...sometimes nature needs a helping hand!

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  2. Those stairs do look like a challenge. Interesting walk. Did you see any bandicoots?

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  3. Looks like a beautiful area for a relaxing walk. Quite a lot of stairs...

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  4. I would love a walk in that bushland, Grace. Thank you for sharing it across the kilometers.

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  5. A great place to walk and explore. That's a lot of stairs and would be good exercise for the legs.

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  6. Too bad the stairs were closed - there look to be a lot of them, Grace! It was a great place for a hike.

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  7. Looks like a beautiful place to visit. So, Australia has a cat problem like here in the States.

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  8. Oh how I love the way you framed that beautiful first photograph with that old tree and I love to see the forest growing wild and seems to be untouched but there is a beautiful pathway to walk safely on :)

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  9. Lovely to see your photographs, it looks a beautiful place to visit.

    All the best Jan

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  10. Dearest Grace,
    Aha, the brown bandicoot is thus a marsupial, like our Opossum!
    Great for protecting it.
    Yes, hollow trees and such do provide shelter for so many critters.
    So happy to see the Wattle tree blooming! Spring is near. We tried to grow one here, purchased one at a specialty nursery but it died...
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  11. Another interesting walk and good to see the wattle in bloom.

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  12. Grace, LOL. There is a The Simpsons-episode on bees.
    Can´t help it! đŸ€Ł
    Beautiful area, huhhh, but those stairs...

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  13. Great walk. Beautiful nature. Thanks to let us enjoy this wonderful environment.

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  14. Hello,
    Nice pictures.
    So special to see the wonderful birds which fly in that nature area.

    Warm regards,
    Marco

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  15. Another lovely place to walk. You are lucky to have so many places near you.

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