With the blessing of her teacher we took Abi on an excursion to Tidbinbilla yesterday - the last day of her COVID-19 "school at home" stint (which started 9 memorable weeks ago!!!)
We knew Abi would enjoy a day in this beautiful nature reserve - only a 30 minute drive from where she lives in Tuggeranong and only just reopened, after months of closures due to drought, bushfires and then the pandemic.
On the road to Tidbinbilla we had the excitement of cow, sheep and horse sightings... then an emu as we entered the reserve ..... and these lazy kangaroos chilling out near the carpark..... a perfect start to our outing.
Tidbinbilla has a beautiful nature discovery playground ........ that was our first stop...
But once we got further into the reserve Abi's wildlife warrior soul emerged. She loves all things in nature ...... and especially kookaburras...
.... and is so good at observation, identification and tuning in .......
She loves using my camera to capture things she sees... and she's going to be a great photographer too I think - as she's a great observer - and knows about keeping the lens clean!
She found a little bandicoot at the entrance to the (wetland) sanctuary and quickly had it under her spell.
The wetland sanctuary incorporates some quirky artwork too that Abi found intriguing .....
and water is always a magnet for her attention ......
Rob and I get confused about what's a duck and what's a goose sometimes - but we think these are geese (and they had a very loud honk!).
Abi spied this gigantic pelican on the other side of the pond and she just raced off from us, cross country, with great excitement, to start befriending it.......
It took her a while...
but she worked out a way to attract its attention, that it couldn't resist........
She decided it's name was Bob and spent AGES being entranced by its every move ........ Bob looked similarly entranced by Abi in the end too.
Rob and I have visited Tidbinbilla many times since we've lived here (nearly 50 years - yikes!) but we've never enjoyed it or got as much out of our visit as we did yesterday with Abi!
We knew Abi would enjoy a day in this beautiful nature reserve - only a 30 minute drive from where she lives in Tuggeranong and only just reopened, after months of closures due to drought, bushfires and then the pandemic.
On the road to Tidbinbilla we had the excitement of cow, sheep and horse sightings... then an emu as we entered the reserve ..... and these lazy kangaroos chilling out near the carpark..... a perfect start to our outing.
and water is always a magnet for her attention ......
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