Caversham Wildlife Park

I'm being kind of touristy, but it's kind of fun. Managed to take a trip to a wildlife park, with a huge walk-in kangaroo enclosure as well as some other hands on attractions.I ran around mainly with my 60mm lens, which is awesome for taking pictures of everything that isn't food! It also has the added advantage of being able to shoot through fences, to an extent. There were some cute white kangaroos here as well as the usual brown variety. The poop... the poop was everywhere and everyone was walking on/through poop! You could feed them too. There was a hefty entrance fee to the park of $27 but there was free kangaroo feed in the exhibit.The emus were kept in their enclosures of course - they were funny looking and I bet they didn't like the look of my face! There were some tourists here who asked what they were, so I explained they were like ostriches, but native to Australia. So then one of them proceeded to tell their kid it was an Australian ostrich! That kid later brushed his hand on some stinging nettle and they had to call one of the staff over to check he was ok. Australia, where everything is trying to kill you!And then of course the pretty birds! There was also a walk-in bird enclosure, which is where I took the picture of the egret. The tern (stork? couldn't remember) and kingfisher were inside cages.Reptile enclosure!!!An entire walk-in petting zoo! The goats are so cute and hilarious.And of course all the sleeping animals!

In the hills of Perth

I don't think Kalamunda classifies as Perth. It's pretty out there, and the drive here reminded me of the trip from Sydney to Gosford. You could say it's regional Perth. I actually wasn't quite sure what kind of adventure I was embarking on today, and I'm so happy that it became a bushwalk! I got to see the handful of highrises in the tiny CBD Perth cityscape from the hills here, which was pretty cool.The place I visited is called Mundy Regional Park, not to be confused with Mundy National Park, though I'm not sure I even know the difference. I am so glad I brought along both lenses, though my 19mm seems to have more utility than my 60mm.I even managed to get pictures of dogs! And then managed to complete my shot of the running water.Lo and behold, the base of the waterfall! I had started at the top where the viewing platform was, walked all the way down, climbed to the base, climbed back, then had to walk all the way back. It was an epic trek and very fun!Also visited Mundaring Weir, a massive reservoir that delivers water through giant tubes to outback WA. Pretty cool! Though I think I like the Barossa Valley's whispering wall better, mainly because it's a whispering wall.It's a long way down!Also managed to come across this adorable beetle. It has the face of an anteater, and had sand all over it! Thus it wasn't shiny but would blend well into the red dirt around the area. It was adorable and even modelled for me (with a bit of verbal persuasion. No, I don't speak beetle).And finished up with a cute little ice cream cup with strawberry sauce, sherbet and hundreds and thousands, mainly for the novelty. What a day!