I went out looking for birds. There weren’t many around so I chose a different focus for today. I loved these ‘weeds’ blowing in the wind, by the side of the road.

Thanks to Audrey’s amazing knowledge of local flora and fauna I can now identify it.

“Phragmites is a genus of four species of large perennial reed grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Nesting places for Reed Warblers and Australian Bittern.”

As the water recedes the pelican seems to enjoy looking for dinner. She found it and has a large mouthful in the picture below.

The water level in the lagoons and channels around my farm is artificially maintained. It is kept up high in the summer when everyone uses it for irrigation and in the winter the level is dropped. The banks are revealed and brown becomes the presominant colour.

Here are some interesting shots of what a few of the tree roots look like when the soil is washed away.

Have a beauty all of their own.