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Lowanna is a suburb of Coff's Harbour, believe it or not. It is high up in the Dorrigo Mountain Range in thick forest. We spent a few days here visiting a friend and the views were quite spectacular and the wildlife even better.
Australasian Pipits were running everywhere that there were open spaces. You can always spot them as they bob their tails when in motion. They are rather plain brown birds but their behaviour is always interesting.
Australasian Pipit
We went out spotlighting a couple of times and in one local park found a dozen Giant Barred Frog. These endangered frogs were huge with wonderful markings. They were placid and tolerant and very, very odd!
Giant Barred Frog
In abundance here were Masked Lapwings. Also known as Spur-winged Plovers, these are very noisy birds and always ready to set off an alarm call. They nest on the ground so their chicks are particularly vulnerable. As soon as any threat is perceived, they scream and screech. They are also not shy of showing aggression to humans either. In New South Wales, these are the black-shouldered sub species.
Masked Lapwing
One of the most exciting finds we had was not of a bird but of the aptly named, Pretty-faced Wallaby. They have strong, dark facial features and rufous fur. We saw a pair of them and although they were obviously shy, I got a few shots.
Pretty-faced Wallaby
Unsurprisingly, there were lots of treecreepers in the dense forest. We heard them calling regularly but they were difficult to find. Eventually, we were lucky enough to find one sitting on a tree stump. This is probably the first time I have had a good look at the front of one.
White-throated Treecreeper
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