Excursion to Lucaston ,  August 2007
 - to Bill Brown's raptor rehabilitation facility.
 

 

 

Portraits of one of the Wedge-tailed eagles presently recuperating in the aviaries.

 

 

A raptor's view of Bill addressing us just outside the netting of the main aviary.

 

Wingspan is about 2.3 metre.
 

Regurgitated pellet: wallaby fur and foot-pad skin.

GF
 
After visiting the raptors, some of us walked on down an old logging track, and investigated some smaller life-forms. 
 

 

Velvet worm.

KB
 

 

Larvae; 10mm long.

GF

 

Millipede, Australeuma jeekeli. 

KB
 

Pycnoporus coccineus;
100mm across.

GF

 

 

Heterotextus peziziformis;
10mm diameter.

GF

 

Russula persanguinea;
40mm across.

GF

 

About 15mm across.

GF
 

Cortinarius austroveneta;
20~30mm across.

GF

 

Stereum illudens.

GF


A 'moss garden' close-up.
GF

 

Photos by Geoff Fenton, Kevin Bonham