Linton - Piggoreet area, approximately 100 km west of Melbourne, Victoria 

This area includes Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary, Flagstaff Hill, Linton Flora Reserve, Mortchup Road Reservoir, Happy Valley Streamside Reserve, the Devil's Kitchen, Berringa Reservoir Sanctuary, Enfield State Park, and various places of interest along the way.

The picture at the top of the page shows an Australasian Grebe running across the water in pursuit of another that ran before it. A third grebe can be seen in the background.

The following photos were taken during the late-spring camp run by Bird Observation and Conservation Australia (BOCA) in November 2011.

     Grey Goshawk chicks peering from their nest, high in a eucalypt.

      Damselfly at rest above a
       pond.

            

       Chocolate Lily
       Anthropodium strictum.

       Goodenia.

      White-necked Heron watching intently for any movement, waiting for food.

         Blue Pincushion
         Brunonia australis.

         Eastern Grey Kangaroo, very early in the morning; still out feeding; always alert.

      Butterfly and hoverflies at
        flower of Grass Tree
        Xanthorrhoea.

               Butterfly using its long, sucking
               mouthparts to feed on Xanthorrhoea
               flower.

         Slugs feeding on wet
         Xanthorrhoea flower.