Birds seen on the excursion included:

Brown Falcon Long-billed Corella Magpie Galah Willie Wagtail Goldfinch Magpie Lark

Blue-winged Parrot Little Raven Black-shouldered Kite Welcome Swallow Red Wattlebird Grey Shrike-thrush Brolga (3)

Yellow-billed Spoonbill Australian Shelduck Pacific Black Duck Black Swan Masked Lapwing Cattle Egret White-faced heron

Plants used by aborigines included:
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Sedge Carex : fibre
Mat-rush Lomandra species : fibre
Bindweed Calystegia : food
Water Parsnips : food

Narrow-leaf Water-ribbon : food
Knotweed Polygonum: food and fibre
Geranium Geranium : food and fibre
Black Wattle Acacia mearnsii : food, gum, seeds
Cherry Ballart: Exocarpos cupressiformis : food
Sheoke Allocasuarina
Manna Gum Eucalyptus viminalis
Sow Thistle Sonchus : food

Trying to imagine the landsscape and its resources that existed for thousands of years was a mind-expanding experience. The cultural art work of the stone fence sculpture in the middle of the paddock was a delightul surprise.

Contributed - various
1, 2 Learning about aboriginal stone eel traps.

3. Volacanic blister, near lake Condah
4. Stone wall sculpture at Lake Condah area
Photos: Val Hocking.