Rose Isle



Friday

We decided it was time for a quiet day and Rose Isle was the perfect spot to do just that. In the morning we took the short drive to their riverside camps to check out their non-powered sites. All along this part of the river the banks are very steep and there is no access directly to the water so we were happy with our decision to stay in the powered site area. Michael did find a ‘loo with a view’ which he fortunately didn’t need to use. 

Sam, the owner, does a delicious morning tea every day, and also finds time to be creative with lots of bits and pieces around the farm...of which there are plenty! Of course we had to partake of the morning tea but it did mean we skipped



One of the highlights of Rose Isle for me were the number of birds which were easy to find so we both had a wander before Michael went off to check out all the stuff in the front yard while I did a bit more bird watching. I watched a Striated Pardalote for a while as it constructed its nest in the cabin of a disused grader. There were a number of other people with the same interest and I was very grateful to one of them when he excitedly pointed me to the Crimson Chat...a beautiful little bird, right out in the sun ready to be photographed...’battery exhausted’...DAMN. 
My bird count since Inverell is 86 species with three new ones at Rose Isle, Spotted Bowerbird, Southern Whiteface and the aforementioned Crimson Chat, so I’m pretty happy with that.




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