Latest McCarthy Park update….

Everything is really growing at the moment- we have had a fair bit of rain but lately the days have been quite mild- perfect growing conditions! The orchard has really taken off in the last couple of years, we have had ample mandarins and it looks like a good crop of nectarines and plums again this year.

Bees pollinating the nectarine

Bees pollinating the nectarine

After the bushfire a couple of years ago, the bush is growing back. Though many species have completely gone as they were burnt too severely, other plants really regenerate after a bushfire. Most of the balga (grass trees) have grown back and quite a few are now flowering, lots of gum trees have self sown, and the prickly moses (a type of acacia), has come back with a vengeance (they really are prickly).

Prickly Moses

Prickly Moses

Running postman (Kennedia prostrata)

Running postman (Kennedia prostrata)

Regeneration

Regeneration

The almost spring weather is also shown in the animals activity around! There are lots of birds around making nests, particularly the wild ducks.

You looking' at me?

You looking’ at me?

The turkeys are nesting in their nice ‘bush’ nest (though safely in their pen!) too, though two on the same nest!

Sharing a nest

Sharing a nest