Mary's Creek.

Mary's Creek west of Gympie is a beautiful area and a great place to go birding, 31 species for the short time we were there. Not bad since it was Winter.

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  Spectacled Monarch (Symposiarchus trivirgatus)

White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis laevigaster)

Little Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha)

 Mary's Creek.

Beautiful reflections in the clear rock pools.

Staghorn Fern (Platycerium superbum)

By the looks of this, not everyone appreciates a beautiful forest.

Hope they like cleaning their vehicles.

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Dagun

Dagun is a small rural community in the Mary Valley.

Although the train no longer runs through Dagun, the community have looked after the station, and hold farmers markets on a regular basis. The pineapples here are very nice, sweet and juicy, should have bought more!

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  Dagun Railway Station

This Welcome Swallow was gathering mud for its' nest. I would like to know how it managed to keep its head clean.

 Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

The White-browed Scrubwren was busy feeding young with little fat caterpillars.

White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis laevigaster)

As we walked along the road we came upon this White-necked Heron  searching for food around the edges of a farm dam. 

 White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)

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More From Amamoor Homestead B&B

This post is for Wild Bird Wednesday

The last of the surveys for Amamoor Homestead B&B, 59 species recorded, bringing the total species count to 82 overall.

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 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

 White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)

Signs of an early Spring, with this White-browed Scrubwren gathering nesting material.

White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaeus)

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

As I was sitting outside the cottage, movement in the distant trees caught my eye. After closer inspection with binoculars then telescope, we saw that we had a Koala on the property.