ANPS does Wanniassa Hill

On this day of brilliant weather - it definitely felt like Spring - we had a lovely walk around Wanniassa Hill, returning via the lower slopes of Farrer Ridge.  Here is a panorama from about the lunch spot (click to see the bigger image).

The start of the walk was a rhapsody in white.  The first flowers were swathes of Leucopogon attenuatus.

A little later this was joined by Cryptandra amata.

Although both look white in the single images, when swathes are seen together the latter species is 'creamier'.

Somewhat later in the walk a single flower of Leucopogon virgatus was encountered.  The third Leucopogon (L. fletcheri) was resolutely in bud.

Moving towards the blue end of the spectrum we had much Hovea linearis and occasional samples of the mass of Stypandra glauca were in flower.  Hardenbergia was everywhere but not photographed.

 

Various species of Acacia were very evident.  The one below is A. genistifolia.

I rather liked this poor old Eucalyptus rossii, struggling on despite a large part of the trunk having died.

As the weather is warming the insects were busying themselves.  As far as I could work out the bees were focussing on the L. attenuatus and more or less ignoring the Cryptandra.

A little later I saw my first Common Brown butterfly for the season: it even posed for a piccie (again on L. attenuatus)!

In the bird department the Wedge-tailed Eagles overhead were getting plenty of attention from some Australian Ravens.  On one occasion at least the eagle dropped its talons to show the Raven what it was going to get if it came any closer!

A more peaceful sight was two Eastern Rosellas examining the real estate in a Eucalypt.