Flying over Lake Wyara and Kilcowera Station
April 29, 2010
Angela and I went for a fly on Anzac weekend after we did our little bit of mustering and she took about 400 photos. She used her new Canon EOS 500 and my Panasonic DMC FZ50 which has a better Zoom lens than hers does. At this stage.
Lake Wyara is a wetland of international significance and is part of Currawinya NP. The wetlands on Currawinya are RAMSAR listed.
We were flying around in my little Skyfox Gazelle, it’s terrific for photography as you can have the doors open. It was pretty cold though, Ang had the cameras firmly wrapped around her neck.
And yes the Pelicans are back again. They had a successful breeding event in 2008 but this year will be even better as they are isolated on islands.
The lake is not full but it has the most water in it for over a decade, lets hope we get more rain to fill it up. Well not for a while or the pelicans islands will go under.
Toni
I often check your blog to keep up to speed with how y’all getting on. Re the pelicans…do you they feed on L Wyara or only on the freshwater lake?
Sincerely
Chris Armstrong
Warwick QLD
Hi Chris, in 2008 they were flying over to the Paroo to fish and then coming back to feed the young ones. A person would have to spend a fair bit of time at Numalla to work out if they fish there at all. Over the years we have worked out that the bird life is far more prolific on Wyara than Numalla. Thanks for looking at my little blog! Cheers Toni
Hi, the local councils have closed some roads I’m thinking it is easier to close the road than to fix it. For instance Bourke to Hungerford was still closed a couple of days ago, even though all the locals are still cruising up and down it as is the mail. The roads I have been on a a bit rough in places you just have to drive to the conditions. Cheers zenonie