Today I visited Caversham Wildlife Park, just outside of Perth. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived, but I was happily surprised at the quality of the exhibits and enclosures. They were all quite large, well planted and had signage that had the species and some facts about them, and sometimes the specific animal.
There’s one large loop, with five loops going off it. There’s a little back and forth required to see all the exhibits, so apologises if it’s a bit confusing to follow along. I’ll also break it up a bit as I post it to the thread as there’s a bit to post. I’ll also be posting some pictures to the gallery.
Part one: Entry, North East Section Loop, South West Section Loop and Kangaroo/Wallaby walkthrough:
When you first enter the park, they have a sign that shows that they’re ZAA (Zoo Aquarium Association) accredited. The first aviary had a lone Laughing Kookaburra, next to an aviary with a pair of Grass Owls.
The first loop is the North East Section loop. The first aviary on the loop has Masked Lapwings and Rainbow Lorikeets. Next is a Southern Cassowary, then a pair of Magpie Geese. You then enter a walkthrough aviary, which has Bush Thick-Knees, Buff-Banded Rail, Radjah Shelduck, Emerald Ground Dove, Torres Straight Imperial Pigeon and Wonga Pigeon. This was a VERY lively aviary, and the first I’ve walked through where the birds were not scared of me and were happily walking right in front of me on the path. Exiting the aviary, there’s Swamp Wallabies and Red-Necked Pademelon. There was then another aviary with Grass Owls and an aviary with Musk Lorikeet, then another Cassowary. Then we had Red-Necked Pademelons again, Squirrel Gliders, Scaly-Breasted Lorikeets with Eastern Rosellas, and an open air Quokka enclosure.
On the North East Section loop there’s also the Bilby house. In the Bilby house there’s the Greater Bilby, Ghost Bats, Rufous Bettong, Grey-Headed Flying Fox and Lace Monitors. The final aviary on the loop has an aviary with Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Green Catbird, Blue-Faced Honey Eater and White Headed Pigeons.
Back on the main path there’s aviary’s with a Masked Owl, Lesser Sooty Owl, Barking Owl, and a pair of Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo who had a non-signed Golden Pheasant visiting. Next up is the Kangaroo and Wallaby walkthrough. I appreciated that Caversham has free kangaroo feed (I’m sure it was $7 a bag when I was last at Mogo!). The walkthrough has Agile Wallaby, Western Grey Kangaroo, Red Kangaroo, and Albino Red Kangaroo.
The next loop is the South West Section loop. The first aviary had Purple Crowned Lorikeets, Black Faced Cuckoo-Shrike, Black Winged Silt, Sacred Kingfisher and not signposted Brown Quails. There was then Tammar Wallaby and Dama Wallaby with Cape Barren Goose. Then another walk through aviary, with Maned Duck, Australian Shelduck, Cattle Egret, White-Faced Heron, Pacific Black Duck, Bush Thick-Knee, Hardhead, Glossy Ibis, Grey Teal, Oblong Turtle and Koi Fish. Outside of the walkthrough, there’s an aviary including Black-Faced Cukoo-Shrike and Black Winged Stilt. Then there’s a Quokka enclosure, where there was two adult Quokkas and a joey - SO cute! Pelicans and a Black Swan was up next, with signage indicating that both pelicans were rescues, with one continually getting stuck in fishing line at a jetty. Next was the Little Penguins, who also have Silver Gulls and Crested Tern. The enclosure did look like a pool in someone’s yard with some landscaping for their burrows, and was a little underwhelming. The final aviary’s in the loop had Brown Quail and Macquarie Turtles; Pied Honeyeater, Common Bronzewings, Sacred Kingfisher and Western Rosella; and Regent Parrot, Chestnut Teal and Blue-Billed Duck.
There’s one large loop, with five loops going off it. There’s a little back and forth required to see all the exhibits, so apologises if it’s a bit confusing to follow along. I’ll also break it up a bit as I post it to the thread as there’s a bit to post. I’ll also be posting some pictures to the gallery.
Part one: Entry, North East Section Loop, South West Section Loop and Kangaroo/Wallaby walkthrough:
When you first enter the park, they have a sign that shows that they’re ZAA (Zoo Aquarium Association) accredited. The first aviary had a lone Laughing Kookaburra, next to an aviary with a pair of Grass Owls.
The first loop is the North East Section loop. The first aviary on the loop has Masked Lapwings and Rainbow Lorikeets. Next is a Southern Cassowary, then a pair of Magpie Geese. You then enter a walkthrough aviary, which has Bush Thick-Knees, Buff-Banded Rail, Radjah Shelduck, Emerald Ground Dove, Torres Straight Imperial Pigeon and Wonga Pigeon. This was a VERY lively aviary, and the first I’ve walked through where the birds were not scared of me and were happily walking right in front of me on the path. Exiting the aviary, there’s Swamp Wallabies and Red-Necked Pademelon. There was then another aviary with Grass Owls and an aviary with Musk Lorikeet, then another Cassowary. Then we had Red-Necked Pademelons again, Squirrel Gliders, Scaly-Breasted Lorikeets with Eastern Rosellas, and an open air Quokka enclosure.
On the North East Section loop there’s also the Bilby house. In the Bilby house there’s the Greater Bilby, Ghost Bats, Rufous Bettong, Grey-Headed Flying Fox and Lace Monitors. The final aviary on the loop has an aviary with Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Green Catbird, Blue-Faced Honey Eater and White Headed Pigeons.
Back on the main path there’s aviary’s with a Masked Owl, Lesser Sooty Owl, Barking Owl, and a pair of Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo who had a non-signed Golden Pheasant visiting. Next up is the Kangaroo and Wallaby walkthrough. I appreciated that Caversham has free kangaroo feed (I’m sure it was $7 a bag when I was last at Mogo!). The walkthrough has Agile Wallaby, Western Grey Kangaroo, Red Kangaroo, and Albino Red Kangaroo.
The next loop is the South West Section loop. The first aviary had Purple Crowned Lorikeets, Black Faced Cuckoo-Shrike, Black Winged Silt, Sacred Kingfisher and not signposted Brown Quails. There was then Tammar Wallaby and Dama Wallaby with Cape Barren Goose. Then another walk through aviary, with Maned Duck, Australian Shelduck, Cattle Egret, White-Faced Heron, Pacific Black Duck, Bush Thick-Knee, Hardhead, Glossy Ibis, Grey Teal, Oblong Turtle and Koi Fish. Outside of the walkthrough, there’s an aviary including Black-Faced Cukoo-Shrike and Black Winged Stilt. Then there’s a Quokka enclosure, where there was two adult Quokkas and a joey - SO cute! Pelicans and a Black Swan was up next, with signage indicating that both pelicans were rescues, with one continually getting stuck in fishing line at a jetty. Next was the Little Penguins, who also have Silver Gulls and Crested Tern. The enclosure did look like a pool in someone’s yard with some landscaping for their burrows, and was a little underwhelming. The final aviary’s in the loop had Brown Quail and Macquarie Turtles; Pied Honeyeater, Common Bronzewings, Sacred Kingfisher and Western Rosella; and Regent Parrot, Chestnut Teal and Blue-Billed Duck.
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