Wayne was doing a 100km cross-country mountain bike race from Queanbeyan to Mount Stromlo in
the ACT and we were there to transport his car back to the finish point. We took Sara down with us.
Morning tea in a pine forest on the way down gave us a chance to see some fungi which had come up after the latest rains. The fungi of fairy books, Amanita muscaria or Fly Agaric, were coming up everywhere. Also the edible Lactarius deliciosus or Saffron Milk Cap were being collected by fungi hunters by the bag full.
We met Wayne at the finish of his race and then went onto the Botanical Gardens.
A bit rushed and a little disappointed that the only photo I got to take was of a fungi that was being enjoyed by several flies.
Then onto the Telstra communication tower on Black Mountain for good views over Canberra.
That night we went for a walk though the Civic Centre and had dinner at a noodle place.
After breakfast went to The National Museum of Australia.
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The Telstra communication tower on Black Mountain.
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| Good views over Canberra. |
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| Even had toys for the big kids |
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| Sorry Sara, it's too heavy to put in the car. |
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| Then off to Parliament House |
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| Going for a walk on the roof. |
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| They must have Sundays off. |
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| Time for home after a busy weekend. |
This CBOC mid-week outing was to a private property at Palmdale. The trees along the road near the property and also along their driveway gave the appearance that we were in the Blue Mtns at Mt Wilson or down in Bowral than the rainforest habitat at Palmdale. Morning tea was the first thing out of the way and then we walked back along the road to check for birds along the rainforest edge on one side and gardens and fields on the other. Not a great number of birds but enough to keep us occupied. Good views of some Gang Gang Cockatoos and some were lucky enough to see some female Regent Bowerbirds, unfortunately the males eluded us. After a fruitless quick walk around the property it was time for lunch. It was then onto Ourimbah to check out a spot where a Noisy Pitta had been sighted recently. No Pitta but a Green Catbird, a bird I haven't seen for a long time, was seen. A good day with some good people. 
