There is a very old eagles nest on the big hill, and sometimes you can see them soaring over their domain as they search for food. This year they have successfully raised at least one chick. Two cheeky Willy Wagtails built their nest on a light right at our back door, where they successfully raised three fledglings. Their tails were nearly wagging off as they nagged at us each time we opened the door, and we laughed out loud  watching them trying to defend their territory from the invading English blackbirds. An ornithology student documented 297 different birds in a study of the native vegetation paddock.

    Many different water birds breed here too because we leave the sedges, birds like the eastern rail and the very rare stint, and also plains birds like the sand pipers, plovers, quail and honeyeaters of every kind. Finches of all sorts  find a niche to raise a family. Common birds abound, parrots, kingfishers, cockatoos and galahs, event the occasional Major Mitchell or black cockatoo is sighted.

An Echidna ant spotting

    Kangaroos, wallabies and echidnas abound around the property, easily seen in the early morning or late afternoon, but as with all wildlife, they don't come out of the scrub and wave at you, you have to be in the right place at the right time. The elusive native quoll has been seen in the rough country. Native lizards of all sizes and kinds patrol their territories,  but they'll leave you alone if you do likewise.

    We are about encouraging you to slow down to nature's time, to take delight in the antics of the birds, and have the patience to sit very still for a while until a mammal hops into camera range. Bush walks range from light going to quite challenging, but it is worth it to see the wildflowers in their season.