Author(s): Fiona Lumsden

Blue Mountains

Showcasing 109 species from the beautiful and rugged Blue Mountains, west of Sydney NSW. A World Heritage listed area. The Blue Mountains is a large plateau area dissected by spectacular sandstone cliffs and deep gorges carpeted by vast and diverse eucalypt forests with small pockets of warm-temperate rainforest and heathland. A ribbon of small mountain towns follows the ridgelines of the Great Western Highway and Bell's Line of Road across the Blue Mountains and are surrounded by rugged National Parks to the north and south, scenic reserves, lookouts and many fine bushwalks. A terrific area for birdwatching and for connecting with nature.

The Blue Mountains birds poster depicts most of the common and some rarer but special bushland bird species of the area (except most of the urban, introduced and waterbird species which are generally uncommon in this area). The background features small representations of the habitats of the area: sandstone clifflines, wet and dry sclerophyll bushland, heathland, rainforest, mountain streams and birds of the air above. Plant species depicted include Eucalyptus oreades and piperita, Mountain Devil, Saw Banksia, Waratah, Coachwood, Grass tree and Blueberry Ash. Secreted within the composition are various mammals, reptiles and insects, although taking a backseat to the birds.