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St Georges Lake Loop - Crimson Rosella Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 10/4/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Welcome to the St Georges Lake loop series. A 2km loop of easy to medium terrain, this track will take you right around the recently upgraded St Georges Lake. Allow 40mins-1hr. The biggest dam upgrade ever undertaken by Parks Victoria has seen over 20,000 cubic meters of earth removed from the wall, a new spillway installed, visitor facilities upgraded and the overall level of the dam lowered to future proof it against flooding.


This short series will take you around the lake and highlight some of the animal species you may see (or hear) as you go.

Animal Species - Crimson Rosella

The Crimson Rosella is relatively easy to see as it forages on the ground or among the leaves of eucalypts, with its spectacular combination of deep-crimson, royal-blue and black plumage. However, not all Crimson Rosellas look the same. Along the Murray River, Crimson Rosellas aren’t crimson at all — they are yellow, black and blue, with the yellow feathering replacing the crimson plumage. In southern South Australia they differ again, being roughly intermediate between crimson and yellow, with varying amounts of red and yellow in their plumage.

The Crimson Rosella's nest is a tree hollow, located high in a tree, and lined with wood shavings and dust. The female alone incubates the white eggs, but both sexes care for the young. The chicks remain dependent on their parents for a further 35 days after leaving the nest.

A small sistema container, please byo pen. there is a small amount of room for swaps. 

Please take care in the warmer months. This is Australia, there are snakes. 

 

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