Tropical Totem Gallery

In this video, there's glimpses of three of our little birds that I've labelled for you on the video.  White Throated Gerygone, White Browed Scrub Wren and Grey Fantail. You'll also get a look at a few of the wildflowers that bloom this time of the year.  The white-browed scrubwren   is found in coastal areas of Australia. It is insectivorous and inhabits undergrowth, from which it rarely ventures, though can be found close to urban areas. It is 11–14 cm (5–6 in) long and predominantly brown in colour with prominent white brows and pale eyes, White Throated Gerygones are insectivores which obtain most of  their food by gleaning and snatching in the foliage of trees and bushes. They are small, mostly weighing an average of 6–7 g, and  Their songs are described as "simple but delightful", many descending in pitch, and some species are excellent mimics. The Grey Fantail is almost never still. It flits from perch to perch, sometimes on the ground but mostly on th

Duntryleague Golf Course is a championship 18 hole layout. An historic Club only minutes from the CBD of Orange and approximately 260 kilometres West of Sydney. My interest was not to play golf, but to take some photos and learn a bit about this mansion's history. What a prize this must have been back in 1867 when James Dalton built it as a new home for his wife and eleven children, at a cost of $100.000. John had made his fortune as a successful food distributor, reputedly the biggest, west of the Blue Mountains. James Dalton moved to Orange having previously owned and operated a small store in the nearby village of Lucknow. He later went on to establish a number of flour mills in Orange in partnership with his brother Thomas, and later, his half-brother Michael. Over the years, the Daltons acquired substantial land holdings in and around the Orange district. James Dalton purchased the property and built the house where it stands today in 1876. (Detail of the stained glass panels

All that sightseeing certainly got my taste buds going. I decided on The Hotel Canobolas Steakhouse for for dinner where you can choose to cook your own steak if you wish. But could I be trusted with this task? . That's the indoor Barbecue in the background. The Hotel Canobolas boasts a delicious array of steaks, from T-bones to Beef & Reef. You save several dollars if you choose to BBQ your choice of cut. But the chef insists on cooking the Beef and Reef. (Grain fed eye fillet and king prawn tails in a creamy garlic and shallot sauce). ....I probably couldn't be trusted to BBQ that one anyhow. The Hotel Canobolas is one of the Central Wests most iconic hotels. Situated in the heart of Orange NSW – a local institution “The Nobby” was built by Tooheys in 1938. The hotel offers guests a series of spaces for celebrating, socialising, drinking, dining and events. For more info, google this... HOTEL CANOBOLAS