Easter 2022
April 2022
Devil’s Pool, Barron Gorge. April 16th 2022.
Easter weekend this year was a series of enjoyable outings in between work that resulted in no great photos.
Easter Friday I worked all day and into the night. Saturday morning however I headed into Barron Gorge to chase a seasonal waterfall that I do not check that much. I call that waterfall The Diving Board.
Before heading up the side of the Gorge I spent some time at Devil’s Pool which I have not visited in a longtime now.
The Diving Board, Barron Gorge.
For the previous two years I have been too late to photograph this seasonal waterfall and this year was the same. The water flow was almost dry this Easter and if we get no more heavy rain I will have to wait until next year to try.
I can tell from the driftwood on the falls below down the hillside that the water rages over that edge at times, I just need to be there when it does.
A closer look at The Diving Board.
With some heavier flow this will be a stunning waterfall. As it is now it is a non event. That rock is huge!
Climbing up past The Diving Board.
The Diving Board is about two thirds up the side of the Gorge. Eager not to waste the effort to get this far I climbed up past the waterfall to see what tiers are beyond it. It looks promising so I now have another new area to explore on future visits. To end Easter Saturday I headed back to work for the afternoon and then to a barbecue.
Easter Sunday - Behana Gorge
Walking up the rive in Behana Gorge.
Easter Sunday I worked until 3pm then made my way into Behana Gorge. It looked like it would rain as I drove in and it did just that all afternoon. I was getting wet anyway so I walked in the river like I normally do.
The waterfall I intended to visit was running way too fast so I settled down at a spot opposite and took this photo. I then enjoyed a cup of coffee before walking out totally drenched to drive back to work for another 3 hours.
Easter Monday - Serendipity Falls
Serendipity Falls, February 2021
Easter Monday and my wife decided that she would join me for a drive. This was a good thing as of late she has preferred to let me go alone. I enjoying roaming around with my wife.
The weather was not looking good but the first place she wanted to visit was Serendipity Falls on the Palmerston Highway. When we visited there in February 2021 it was very pretty.
Serendipity Falls, April 2022
When we got to the falls it was raining lightly, the light was terrible, the falls were not running very much and there was also a fallen tree in the middle of it. It was great to be out together, it did not matter about the photos. On to the next location.
Easter Monday - Nerada Tea Farm
Tree Kangaroo, Nerada Tea Farm, April 2022
My wife loves Tree Kangaroos and we have been to Nerada Tea Farm many times to try to view them. This young Tree Kangaroo was asleep when we first started taking photos of it after lunch.
Tree Kangaroo, Nerada Tea Farm, April 2022
It soon awoke to look down at us below. My wife wonders if this is the same joey we saw back in 2020.
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Tree Kangaroo & joey, Nerada Tea Farm, August 2020.
Easter Monday - Hastie’s Swamp
The rain rolling in at Hastie’s Swamp
By the time we arrived at Hastie’s Swamp the rain was well and truly settling in. When I visited Hastie’s a month ago there was very little bird life on the water. Almost none in fact so we wondered if it would be the same on this day.
Plumed Whistling Duck, Hastie's Swamp, April 2022.
The absence of birds in the water has changed and the annual influx of Plumed Whistling Ducks has started. The weather was terrible for birds in flight photos but soon on a good day it will be worth the visit.
Plumed Whistling Duck, Hastie's Swamp, April 2022.
Most of the birds on this visit were in the vegetation around the edge of the Swamp. A small group did swim over to in front of us before we left.
Plumed & Wandering Whistling Ducks, Hastie's Swamp, July 2020.
As we get further into the year the number will increase and the Plumed Whistling Ducks will be joined by the Wandering Whistling Ducks. They arrive and breed to such great numbers that at times large portions of the swamp can be covered with them and the sound quite deafening. You soon understand where they get their name from.
I have had magical days at Hastie’s in the past when the birds have flown by me in beautiful light and even more special moments like when a whole family of Wandering Whistling Ducks swam right over to me in line.
I cannot always get stunning photos but that is what makes it so special when you get that photo. I had a great Easter and hope you did as well.