Koondoola Bush
Technically it’s still WINTER here in Western Australia. I had to keep reminding myself of that as we walked through the bush and saw all these lovely colors and wildflowers…
The bushland is 136 hectares of mainly banksia woodland with scattered jarrah and lower lying, wetter areas with flooded gum, freshwater paperbark and prickly bark, mostly in excellent condition. Koondoola is a Bush Forever site.
Bandicoots and black-gloved wallabies live in the bushland. Rufous whistlers, blue wrens, Carnaby’s cockatoo and the western thornbill are some of the rarer birds found there. There’s an amazing range of insects, probably related to the great variety of plants, including the rare western jewel butterfly, magnificently colourful jewel beetles and a seemingly rare spoon-winged lacewing (resembles a dragonfly).
Enjoy the slideshow, and remember my friends in Maryland, this is WINTER:
Aaah Perth. Where winter is like a mild summer day. 🙂