a little creek, and a little feathered surprise...

the perfect spot to pull up for a while on the way back home from Bingara; get out the thermos for a coffee in the shade of the trees.   A wood duck down there to the right, alongside of Quirindi Creek.  This site is also noted as a 'free camping area'.

how lovely it is to see 'the green' when all around  .. away from the shelter of trees, is dry and wheaten-coloured

at this end the creep widened out a little to a deeper pool.  But then, the big buzz came when this ...

 Diamond Firetail was spotted (yes literally too)

 not too perturbed by having its photo taken from a distance

 while there was juicy grass seeds to be had at least

it wouldn't know how much it made my day!  Not only was the location so pleasant, but seeing this striking finch within range of my camera lens, made it extra special.