From the Opera House I wandered over to the Botanical Gardens. There was a sign indicating that the free tour was at 10:30 from a central point. It was 10:25 and it was a 10 min. walk to the walking tour. So I sped off to find the tour. It was a wonderful tour which took about 2 hours. We heard all about the history of the area as it related to the plants. The tour guide tried to keep us in the shade as it was really hot out. We also saw a ton of bats. They were roosting in the tree tops above us for most of the tour (pic. 1). The tour guide indicated that they don't normally fly much during the day but they sure were stirred up for us. They seemed to be constantly flying overhead.
Later we moved to a section of the park where I saw some wild cockatoos flying over head and took a picture of one in a tree. What a treat! I loved seeing the birds in the wild. Someone else saw Lories but I didn't spot them. I would have loved to have hung out in this area longer, just looking for the birds.
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