A Fun Day in the Bunya Mountains

…and some stuff I forgot.

8th September to 13th 2024

We stopped at the picnic area first and had a wander around. There were quite a few Lewin’s Honeyeaters (I think) which I’d never seen before, and in amongst the trees off the beaten path, was a large patch of Orange Blossom Tree Orchids.  

We had a wonderful day and did a couple of shorter walks. Shorter, partly because we ran out of time, and partly because we’ve been a bit sedentary for the past couple of months and as a result our fitness level has dropped. But that’ll change once we get moving again.

In between walks we stopped for lunch at the local pub in Bunya village. And what should nick a chip off my plate but a Satin Bowerbird. I kid you not! Now I’ve never even seen a Satin Bowerbird before so to have one nick my chip was…pretty cool.

Well, my goal was set for the afternoon. So, after lunch off we went in search of the little chip thief. I did see him in the trees but didn’t get a good shot, I also got a glimpse of a Regent Bowerbird, but again no photographic proof. However, when we got back to the park area near the pub, there were seven, yes seven, female Satin Bowerbirds and a single male.

Although I didn’t get any good photos of Bowerbirds in the woods, I did see a Green Catbird. Another first for me, and a few other birds so all in all, it was a great day.

On the way home we stopped at one of the lookouts and took our time to enjoy the sweeping vista of the Bunya Mountains.

I think I must have been distracted the last couple of months. While I was sorting photos from my mobile for this post, I came across a heap of photos that I seem to have ignored. So, in order to preserve our memories, I’ll do a brief summary and chuck in some pics.

While at Caboolture we did a day trip out to Landsborough, (22^nd Aug). There we had a very pleasant walk along the Tunnel Track in the Dularacha National Park.

I mentioned in the previous post we had to leave the Showgrounds for one night, (23^rd Aug). We stayed at Glenview, a camp spot right on the side of the Steve Irwin Way and the Bruce HWY, so you can imagine our surprise when we found this area leading off the campground.

My final omission and I guess my editor should share the blame for this, was our trip to the Glass House Mountains, (24^th Aug) this is always a lovely area to explore.

And that’s it. I’ll try not to forget anything in future blogs, try being the operative word 😊

See you out there somewhere

On tow and on the go!