Gungaderra Grasslands reserve, Palmerston, Bushlark, Brown Songlark

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Just spent an entertaining hour in this reserve (starting from Bollard Street). Along the fence line due south of Bollard St, over the style, I saw one Brown Songlark on the way out and two Bushlarks on the way back.

There were also lots of Skylarks, and, I had forgotten this, when they finish singing and parachute back down they put their undercarriage out and spiral down with legs extended!* And a few Pipits.

Also Tree Martins around the old eucalypts on the hill further on, and a few other things (BFCS, Striated Pardalote, Kestrel &c)

* Someone once told me that their favourite piece of classical music was 'The Lark Descending' by Vaughan Williams.

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John Leonard
Canberra
Australia
www.jleonard.net

‘There is kinship between people and all animals. Such is the Law.’ Kimberley lawmen (from Yorro Yorro)