Bibra Lake 

 

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At Bibra Lake there are good paths right around the lake for walking and at the main parking space on the western side there are barbeque facilities, toilets and a childrens playground.  On top of that you can see a lot of different wildlife.  There are many wetland birds such as the pacific black duck, wood ducks, spoon bills, herons, swans and coots as well as swamp hens and a variety of domestic ducks.  Other birds in the area include; mud larks, willy wagtails, wattle birds, crows, magpies, galas and if you are 
lucky you may see a red cap parrot or two.  There are also many reptiles, so remember to watch your step, particularly in the warmer months, I have seen , lizards, tiger snakes and dugites and many frogs as well.  
A wetland environment is always a good place for insects and you may see a lot of moths and butterflies 
as well as crickets and dragonflies. 

 

Mountain duck on the western shores of Bibra Lake.

Pacific Black Duck enjoying a paddle on Bibra Lake

Some of the water birds like the yellow spoon bill and the egret stay too far out to photograph and the swallows who
 live in and around the broad walk are just to fast to catch on film.

The Slender tree frog is quite a common character around the edges of bibra lake.  
Listening to all the noise they make you would never guess they are so small!

The slender tree frog varies a lot in size and colour. !

A slender tree frog with brown colouring,  aren't they cute!

You may also see snakes around the lake, so be careful where you step.  Tiger snakes are found around the paths quite frequently.

Unfortunately the lake is also home to dozens of bunnies who chomp on the grass. There are thought to be bandicoots here as well, but I have not seen one yet

Motorbike frog in the parking lot at Bibra Lake, check out those striking green and gold colours!

But you could easily be lucky enough to see a long neck turtle like we did. Please move them safely to the sides of the road if you see them.

A water spider clambering around on the reeds

Some little black comorants soaking up the morning rays

 

I know a lot of the other lakes have the same wildlife but I like these lakes because they are small enough to walk around, they have good paths and some board walks and look out points, and they are close to where I live. If you know of a good lake in your area let me know by e-mail. 

update for April...
It looks like this is a caged bird but it is on the outside of the cage. The pink and grey galahs like to come and feed on any seeds on the ground as it's natural for them to search for scattered seeds. 
 

We have returned to Bibra Lake and the surrounding bush over the winter months, hoping to see 
some young long neck turtle hatchlings, but no such luck.  But we did see these fungi...

and these flowers..

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