Purple Swamphens...

Purple Swamphens I find make the perfect subject to photograph, especially when they grooming themselves. There's a family of Swamphens at Lake Leschenultia which are quite tolerant of nosey humans with cameras. 

There was also two fledgling grebes which looked somewhat terrified at not being able to locate their parents.

I can imagine how they felt. So tiny and vulnerable in a huge scary world.

My last encounter this day was with a lone kookaburra lingering upon a branch...

 

Jorgenson Park...

Jorgenson Park is one of the places I enjoy walking when over Kalamunda way, because as well as being naturally beautiful it's also a dog park.

This means I get to say hello to a variety of gorgeous dogs as well as enjoying nature.

This visit was at the end of May with the flowering season slowly beginning to decorate the land with colour. The earth was dry though, and I could sense the thirst of the land. 

The wattle trees would be fully blooming now so perhaps I ought to visit again soon.

I spent time admiring one of my favourite trees from various angles. The trees here have a distinctive energy about them, I always feel revived when I have been here amongst these old trees.

There's a lot of bird life here and due to the amount of visitors it's often difficult capturing photos. I did manage a couple, in the canopy however there's always a great deal of activity...