05/2020 Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve

A 563 hectare delight for bushwalkers and birdwatchers, Cox Scrub Conservation Park is amongst one of the larger parks on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Beautiful open stands of stringy bark and banksia understory provide habitat for a range of birdlife, including New Holland honeyeaters, superb fairywren, and red-browed finch to name a few.

Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis Pachycephalidae — Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Pachycephalidae

Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis Pachycephalidae — Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Pachycephalidae

Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella Estrildidae — Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella
Estrildidae

Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella Estrildidae — Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella
Estrildidae

Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella Estrildidae — Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella
Estrildidae

Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella Estrildidae — Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella
Estrildidae

Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella Estrildidae — Beautiful Firetail
Stagonopleura bella
Estrildidae

European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis Fringillidae — European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Fringillidae

European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis Fringillidae — European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Fringillidae

Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGlyciphila melanops Meliphagidae — Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Glyciphila melanops
Meliphagidae

Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGlyciphila melanops Meliphagidae — Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Glyciphila melanops
Meliphagidae

New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae Meliphagidae — New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Meliphagidae

New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae Meliphagidae — New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Meliphagidae

New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae Meliphagidae — New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Meliphagidae

Female Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus Meliphagidae — Female Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Meliphagidae

Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus Meliphagidae — Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Meliphagidae

Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus Meliphagidae — Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Meliphagidae

Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus Meliphagidae — Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Meliphagidae

Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris Meliphagidae — Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
Meliphagidae

Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris Meliphagidae — Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
Meliphagidae

Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris Meliphagidae — Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
Meliphagidae

Adelaide Rosella Platycercus elegans — Adelaide Rosella
Platycercus elegans

Adelaide Rosella Platycercus elegans — Adelaide Rosella
Platycercus elegans

Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus Maluridae — Superb Fairy-wren
Malurus cyaneus
Maluridae

Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus Maluridae — Superb Fairy-wren
Malurus cyaneus
Maluridae

Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalis Estrildidae — Red-browed Finch
Neochmia temporalis
Estrildidae

Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalis Estrildidae — Red-browed Finch
Neochmia temporalis
Estrildidae

Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis Cuculidae — Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Cuculidae

Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis Cuculidae — Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Cuculidae

Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata — Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata

Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera Meliphagidae — Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera
Meliphagidae

“Splish Splash I was takin a bath…”

Cox Scrub Conservation Park is located 70km south of Adelaide. Head through the town of Ashbourne, onto Bull Creek Road for approximately 5km south of the township.

Bye for now…stay safe in these very difficult and challenging times…

Please visit my previous trips and locations pages for many more images and details…