Around the Canning River

On Thursday 25th April - Anzac Day - we were invited to lunch at our friends W and L's house, whose backyard borders the Canning River in the suburb of Beckenham, Perth.

We had coffee by the jetty, and as soon as my friend L approached the jetty a lot of ducks and two swans swam close. They are used to being fed by him, so when they see him they know food is coming...



After lunch we all climbed into his round boat for a cruise around the river, lasting about 1 1/2 hours enjoying the scenery, the birds, and the most wonderfully warm Autumn day with a temperature of 26C (78.8F).

(too) T, L, K, me and Karina (bottom) Karina, W and Jose

We came across a couple on kayaks with their elderly dog enjoying a ride too. Very cute.

 Along the river we saw ducks, Darters, willy wagtails, Ibis, kookaburras...

Darters (left photo atop a nest), Ibis (bottom right)

The sun was setting and it was getting cooler by the time we turned around to go back home.

A pedestrian bridge

                     

It was close to 6pm when we arrived back at the house, the time when my friend usually feeds the ducks, and we could see they were already waiting by the jetty.

As soon as he started throwing their pellets around it was a frenzy, with ducks, swans and other birds trying to eat as much as they could.

The ducks are used to people, so they just climbed on the jetty, and I counted close to 50 ducks at one stage!!

Ducks already waiting by the jetty for the evening meal

Dozens of ducks feeding on the deck

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Ducks

Ducks eating and the trees reflected in the Canning River (Perth), taken at my friend's house.
They have a small deck from where they feed the ducks, black swans and whatever birds come around (twice a day) so they are never short of hungry visitors.

Participating in James's Weekend Reflections and Eileen's Saturday Critters .

Weekend Reflections - Sydney Tower

The Sydney Tower is the Sydney's tallest structure and second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere at 309mt (1014ft).
Accessible from Pitt street Mall, Market street or Castlereagh street, it sits above the Westfield Sydney shopping centre.
There is an observation deck (Sydney Tower Eye) and and open air glass floored platform encircling the Sydney tower eye - Skywalk, which extends over the edge of the main structure  (entry fee applies).
The only time I visited the tower was on our first visit to Sydney in 2006, just before our final move from Portugal to Perth.

If you ever want to enjoy a special dinner or drinks with a 360 view over Sydney, then the 360 Bar and Dining Revolving restaurant is the place for you.
I won't scare you with the prices, but you can have a tour for free, just check the link below:
https://content.pixelcase.com/360-images/dining_360/360_bar_and_dining/


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