We were lucky to see a range of wildlife during our walk in Fern Tree Gully, part of the Dandenong Ranges National Park in Victoria, Australia.

We saw a Crimson Rosella eating a piece of bread. I was surprised to see the bird standing on one leg while holding onto the bread with the other foot. It stood and devoured the bread like this until it was all gone.

Crimson Rosella eating in the grass

Back of a Crimson Rosella

The forests were full of birds calling to each other. I managed to get a few photos from a distance.

Cockatoo sitting in a tree

Kookaburra sitting in a tree

Detail of a Kookaburra sitting in a tree

The highlight of the wildlife was spotting wallabies. The first one we saw was some distance away. A fleeting movement was all that gave its position away.

Wallaby in the distance

The second wallaby we saw was found in a less elegant manner. The wallaby and I both startled each other. We were less than a meter apart when we noticed each other.

Wallaby watching us

We spent an occasionally wet but enjoyable day out and about in Fern Tree Gully. The gully is part of Dandenong Ranges National Park in Victoria, Australia. As you might expect from a National Park, the location is beautiful, green, and a great place to go walking.

Dandenong Ranges National Park, Australia

The weather was unpredictable but we managed to avoid getting soaked for most of the day. A final burst of rain caught us out in the open just before we reached the train station. It meant a train journey home in wet clothes, but it did not dampen our mood.

Water droplets sitting on leaves

Walking tracking leading into the mist

Trees engulfed by mist

Fern in Fern Tree Gully

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