Lockhart photos

More fun at the waterfalls- Kahleana

Palm cockatoo feeding in the yard across the road from home.

My favourite bird- Palm Cockatoo

Locals fishing on the rocks Quintell beach

Wildlife around Lockhart

While the girls were visiting we got out as much as we could to do some wildlife spotting.

Giant snail in the rainforest.

A large taipan that had been run over on the road.

White fungi found on our night spotting.

We named this toad hollow, because every time we came past
there were about 50 cane toads, dead and alive, many trying to
mate.

Rare spotted ducks on the sewage ponds.

Our first green python of the night.

Chilli Beach outing

Story skies out over Chilli Beach

The girls fooling around, and yes the rain did come!

The thong tree at Chilli.

Outings in January

When I was out in Brisbane Ron and Chris decided Charlotte needed some excitement so they did a day trip to Old Site- this is the beginning of the wet season!

In January we meet a birder from NSW and shared some good outings with him. Here is is with a huge female toad that had about 5 males clamering on her, this one had the best grip.

A beautiful fawn breasted bowerbirds bower.

Notice all the green things it collects.

When the girls came to Lockhart in Jan/Feb it was out herring with Kahleana again

Trips to the waterfalls to cool down.

And days out at the beach, here on Chilli Beach with an approaching rain.

Lockhart River 2012

Well its been a few months since the last post, so I have a few photos and stories to catch up with.
After school finished we had a week in Lockhart with Charlotte. Bryan our next door neighbour kindly invited us out boating and fishing with him. We got to explore Lockhart River, Claudie River and to have a very rough trip back across the bay, getting very wet!

Charlotte with her first fish.

Motoring back down the Claudie to get away from an electrical storm quickly approaching.

Two old fisher women!

Ron looking the part of a real fisherman!

Camping at Old Site Part 2.

                              Whilst exploring the area lots of interesting things were found.

A tractor that got caught in the tide many years ago.

Very interesting rock formations on the beach, like a honeycomb.

Standing on the point at Old Site. 

Ron teaching the young boys a thing or two!

A visitor to our camp, a Burton's legless lizard.

Sunrise over Old Site.

A plaque to commemorate the years that the Old Site was settled.

This is all that is left of the original St James church.

Down on Cutters Creek beach. Very hot here and lots of debris and bouys on the beach.

A view of the country on the way home.

You might be interested in having a look at the following you tube sent to me by the family of the man who built the original church- very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c37f3WVPeFw&feature=youtu.be

October- Camping at Old Site Part 1

In October a group of us went to camp at the Old Site. This is about a 3 hour drive south of Lockhart. Withe the permission of the elders we drove down and camped overnight at this very beautiful beach. The drive down was also very interesting with lots of changes in vegetation and wildlife to be seen on the way.

A carpet python found on the road on the way down to Old Site.

On arriving at Old Site we quickly set up camp as it was extremely hot.
So despite seeing a croc cruising off the beach, we all went for a swim!

It was like sitting in a luke warm bath, but at least you cooled off when you stood in the breeze all wet!

Later when walking along the beach we found more evidence of crocs, in their slides and a very ominous dark creek, great for crocs.

Croc slides.

Croc slide over the sand bank into a mangrove creek.

See part 2.