A lot of rain but not a lot of run-off so the sheoak lined creeks in the Warrumbungles are still not running. The posts marked to indicate flood depth are not needed at present.

The view through the mirrors as we say goodbye to the Warrumbungles. (Note Siding Springs Observatory perched on top of one of the peaks.)

Exporing the Warrumbungles

The weather cleared and we've had a beautiful sunny day in which to explore the Warrumbungle range that we last saw 20 years ago. And we had time to visit Siding Springs Observatory as well. Lots of birds calling - so pleasant after the extremely quiet bush around Geelong - and I had great views of spinebills, currawongs, a Fan-tailed Cuckoo and Red-browed Firetails.

The plants in the understory are just starting to flower. Apparently there are over six hundred species here so it must be spectacular in spring. I'm not familiar with the species below but they're very pretty.

There are one and a half emus in the photo below - you wouldn't think such a big bird could hide so easily.