Blundell's Bird II Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By Tankengine on 05-Jul-17. Waypoint GC75JP1

I really did find this ages ago when the family did a trip to SA and back.

Struth! I found this with team 4as1 ages ago. (The S's, Charlie_bear, Me_to and me, Scruffyblake.)

No wonder I had troubles today. Always thought it was too close to ASIO in anycase

Hmmm - checked on this today, and the entire tree was gone - Cache and all! - They did a good job too, there is no way you could see there was ever a tree there! Doesn't the council need to check with geocachers first, before willy nilly cutting down trees? Anyways, will archive this one, and may set up something new nearby one day.

I've had a look and am in agreement with the previous two cachers - it certainly looks to have been pruned into non-existence. I promise that despite recent efforts (you'll have to ask Diadem about that one!) I am not responsible for obliterating this hide!
Thanks anyway, Tankengine

I was very lucky to have the opportunty to visit your country in October and November. In that period I was able to visit/find you, which made me more happy.
Thanks for maintaining this cache and showing me the nice spot in your beautiful country.

Pistol.Paul from the Netherlands

T F T C

Had a good look around with a bird very interested in what I was doing but could not find it. Looks like some maintenance has been done recently.

I'll try again another day and hope to have better luck.

Hmm, after finding a good park and cache at nearby Blundells I blundered up here, still watching the approaching storm. Hint says it's hanging, only one likely looking spot with hanging capability, GPS reading however put me at another tree at the base of which are two cut off to ground level stumps about 7" diameter and other similar signs of clearing activities

I'm out with my mate Knightech, having breakfast and finding a cache or two. I've been crook, and have not been doing much caching lately. It's a pretty nice day, and here we go.

This was another easy find, after a nice walk.

Find no 2 of 3 today.

Thanks, Tankengine

TFTC!
Plenty of swopping birds and cars made this one a very lively find.

Took the geo-son to cockington green for the morning and he absolutely loved it (hes just turned 3). After that a few caches then a milkshake in the city then a few more caches then off to the war memorial for dad to see the new special forces exhibition then off home. Great day and a good handful of caches.

Thanks Tankengine. The geo toddler always loves going to nearby kings park.

Tftc

Having a flying visit to Canberra for work for the rest of the week. Checked into my hotel and grabbed a taxi to get to the War Memorial before it closed. Had a very pleasant walk back, and managed to grab a few caches along the way - which was quite a feat given all the muggles out enjoying the evening. Quick find and sign of the log, after having just completed Blundell's Backyard. *TFTC Tankengine #227*

Found it!!

Found this on the way back from the airport, between meetings. Quick find. TFTC TE

2nd look in the dark but bagged it tonight #8 after a wander around Campbell.
TFTC

Yay! Needed a quick find at the end of a weary day. TFTC

Groovy container. Lots muggles. Tftc

I walked around for a little bit... for a second I thought I would be very exposed to Parkes Way.... not easy to be stealthy when next to one of Canberra's major roads. Eventually my GPSr settled down and I knew which trees it was going to be in... and sure enough there it was

Last day of our adventure and now with really sore legs. Lots of interesting caches while doing the centenary trail. Canberra is really best done on bike!
TFTC Wilbert67

Found while visiting to ride the Canberra Centenary Trail with my Ventures. TFTC.

A very pleasant Sunday stroll near the pleasant lake in this pleasant town. In this quiet corner of the park I was able to easily find a rather pleasant cache (I do like these containers). TFTC:-)

Random draft log word for this cache: People

TFTC!

Tftc

Another nice hide following on from Blundell's Backyard.

Well hidden. Good job. Found it quickly

#3370 1st find at about 11PM on a long weekend heading down the coast to Bega/Merimbula. I had to get this one to fill a calendar hole. Funny how there are always cars at Blundell's Cottage carpark, no mater what time of day.
It was just basics tonight: a smartphone and pen which made if difficult to sign the log, but a straightforward find in the end. Let's hope the weekend goes as well.
Thx TE

Great hide - many thanks for this cache

Out with the geofamily. Suzella spotted this one. Nice hide. Tftc!

Took the opportunity between meetings to stop by here and nab this cache on a return to GZ after version 1. Spotted the now familiar container at about 500 this afternoon. This find knocked off another gap in the geocaching calendar, only two to go!
Thanks Tankengine
Cheers
MajuraHathi

TFTC

Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf with eyes everywhere! Ho Hum, TFTC

I found it easily, but am now under ASIO surveillance. My pen wouldn't work, but they might see my scratchings. Nice container!

#8226 @1750
A quick park, short walk and grab while on my way to a work dinner. TFTC.

Quick find, thanks Tankengine.

Found with O319

Cache was easy to find a nearby park spot took longer. TFTC.

A nice sunny afternoon to stop and pick this one up. Just needed one find to fill in a gap in my caching calendar. TFTC

While visiting Canberra for a couple of days, it was nice for us to head back to this very familiar spot and see that it has a new caching life.
We knew exactly where to look and soon had the log signed.
Thanks Tankengine,

Domsky

Delightful, ta. The scene this lovely Sunday brought to mind an old book I'm reading (Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow). About the nearby chimes is written, on p 118, that "they say anyone can get permission to play the bells in the tower. That's certainly the impression you get" ...

Found after a bit of circling to find the best way to reach it.

Sunday 13 August - a glorious sunny Winter's afternoon that could have been confused as a Spring day with the Golden Wattle making a slow appearance after one of our coldest season in 32 years. The temperature was easily in the mid teens and a light cool breeze every now and then reminded you that it was still Winter. Picked up this one cache on the way to the airport knowing exactly where to go having been fooled by the original bird cache thinking it was real and being very careful to not disturb its peace. Oh well - soon realised otherwise. Now off to the Gold Coast for the foreseeable future with family. TFTC Tankengine.

After the two town cachers I came out here in the dusk. I am sure I was here before, but no problems today.

Thanks.

23766.3 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2006 World Travel Silver A#14

**Albida**

TFTC good to see another new cache in this area. Thanks for replacing the old cache

Quick find. Geoteen not impressed with the spider webs. TFTC

Found! No pen, will log next time

Found on a chilly and breezy morning. After parking next to the cottage, I dashed up the hill to a very familiar GZ - such a shame that the old multi is gone now! A quick find with a lovely lake view. TFTC TE!

Quick find while the carillon played and the cockatoos screeched overhead TFTC

A quick stop to collect after finishing work.
TFTC Tankengine

Last one for the day. Strolled up from the cottage to make a quick find. TFTC Tankengine.

Took some time after a dinner with some mate to find few close by cashes. First to find...the new log. TNLNSL TFTC

Was in the area, so decided to replace the log. Old log attached. Cachers that didn't sign or provide a pic/explanation, deleted.

Had to go to Campbell at lunchtime, so grabbed this one on the way back.
Thanks

Found after the pirates ahoy thanks again Tankengine

14408. Found this one with GSC2000 and Stardust 2410 and a bunch of others !

A slightly big push up to this one after the event today. Having found the original this was a quick find. It took longer for everyone to sign than the find took - lol !

Thanks Tankengine !!

TNLN - TFTC !!

Headed to the nearby event with DTY73 and since we had to park miles away I was able to grab this one whilst walking down to the event. Nice quick easy find.

TFTC

It's really convenient to have a lot of cachers around at these events. You just have to get within a hundred meters or so and you can spot someone is signing the cache. All you have to do is ask them to let you sign before they return the log. QED
Thanks For The Cache Tankengine

found this one with the Pirates of Canberra after attending a great Pirate event nearby. tftc Tankengine

Found with ALL7, another cacher after the Pirates Ahoy! event. TFTC. Tankengine

ACTchil, GeoGlors and I had just attended the Pirates Ahoy! event and met up with a lot cachers and afterwards a team of us "Pirates of Canberra" decided to go and find this replacement cache, we took the geohounds, Koda, Banjo and Freda with us and they had a great little walk. We saw RapidlyWild ahead of us so knew we were heading in the right direction. Another great hide tftc Tankengine

#7541 - 15:10; After attending the nearby event, I teamed up with some fellow cachers and headed over to grab this cache. We wandered along the lake's edge not paying particular attention, until one of the crowd said, 'Is anyone guiding us in?'. I looked towards what I later confirmed was GZ and saw a couple of scurvy dogs, so headed in their direction. They skedaddled before we arrived, but my hunch proved correct and the cache was soon in hand. TFTC Tankengine

After stowing my pirate attire in my car, I headed off for a walk around the lake with a couple of detours along the way. This was the first, and as I was signing the log, a couple of others came along for a very easy find! TFTC.

Quick find while waiting for the Sunday Carillon

Found yesterday. .without a scribe. Found again today..with a scribe. .and on another branch! HOTA

Found with Coybear2000, Decrypter and another cacher after the Pirates Ahoy! event. TFTC.

Found after attending the Pirate event nearby.

Like everyone else, found this one after the nearby Pirate Event

Thanks for yet another one, Tankengine

F(H)ound It! 1948 - @ 3:00 PM

After attending the Pirates Ahoy! event a group of us went t find this new version of an old cache.

Lots of chatting and planning on the way to the cache on a beautiful day. We signed as Pirates of Canberra so as not to fill up the log sheet in one hit.

Thanks for the cache and keeping it alive Tankengine

The original version of this cache was a pleasure to find, sad to see that it has now been archived! Thanks for making a replacement cache however, brought back some memories and I was able to go straight to the cache as it is very close to where the original was placed!

A quick find as I got here early to secure a close park for the nearby event!
TFTC

We all headed off to find another cache by Tankengine. Good walk in the winter sun. TFTC

I had forgotten exactly where this one was - all I had to look for the was the crowd of post-event cachers. Arrived just in time to sign the log before it was packed away.

I remember domsky's original cache was a little creepy - this one, not so much. TFTC Tankengine

After attending the event, I dashed off and made a bee-line towards this one. Having found the previous version, I knew where I was heading which made things easier

Cache located quickly, signed and replaced. Heading back to the geomobile, there were groups of cachers heading over towards this one, seems I beat the "mob" lol.

Thanks for placing a new cache here TE, wouldn't wanna be doing this one at night with torches, would stir up the neighbors over the road I believe.

Joined the pirate gang off in search of caching treasures after attending the Pirates Ahoy! event. Log signed as Pirates of Canberra. It's a shame the first bird has flown away. TFTC

After Event ... Dragon1982 and i drive around to Canberra find few caches... Thanks

TFTC
Waiting for a nearby event, so why not grab a few caches.
Cheers
Seemyshell

Paddled up to grab this before paddling back to the nearby pirate event
... Been out "messing about in my boat" since 7am (yes, it was very cold, yes. I am nuts

Found on the way to the Pirate event. TFTC

Found at event - Pirates of Canberra! TFTC!

Found today with the pirates of Canberra. Ahoy me mateys!

Found with Pirates of canberra
Tftc

Found it nice and easy

Signed as Pirates of Canberra in a quesr from the nearby event. There are 15 of us & 2 geohounds.
Brilliant Camberra Winter's day.

Found with the Pirates of Canberra clan. TFTC TE!

With Joolay and pirates

Found with after the pirates party with Geoglors. Beautiful day. TFTC

Found this with the pirates of Canberra group after the event today

Great cache

Tthanks for the cache found while we were attending the nearby Pirate Ahoy Event.

Found as part of 4as1 with Scruffyblake, Charli_Bear and Me_To

Found with the 'Pirates in Canberra' group who wandered over from the nearby event. Great to be out caching together on a beaut winter afternoon. Thanks again TE

6716. Found by baby&Mrs gopher with CastleKay and the Pirate mob. The 2 girls headed off with the crew to make the find and SL at 1500 Tnx Tankengine.

Foumd part of the pirate crew after the event at the bell tower

We managed to join a group after the event to collect this one. Fond memories of #1. Thanks Tankengine

Found after the Pirates event by the lake today. TFTC

I was on my way to the pirate event and found a park very close to this cache, so a quick find and on my way to the event. Thanks Tankengine

Like a lot of others we headed over this one while at the nearby event. No problems spotting the cache and once the log was in hand, we all managed to get our initials on it.

Thanks TE......a bird in the hand is worth two in bush....or something like that.

Found by The Empire
It was -1 degrees when I left the hotel for my big walk this morning. I love walking around the parliamentary circle and Lake Burley Griffin and do this walk every time I come to Canberra. This time I had a bunch of solved puzzles and a lust for multi-caches, which made my walk around 14km long. A coffee truck nearby was my saviour! Thanks for the cache, Tankengine.
- M

Another green dot on my list. Some friendly AFP drove past while I was signing the log. Despite the cache name,I did not 'flip the bird' towards them! TFTC, tankengine.

I cycled to the lake to find a few caches and start a large multicache. Tricky, as the cache wasn't hanging (though attached); rather tucked up out of sight. I re-hid it the way I found it. TFTC Tankengine.

Bit of a chilly night, but a quick find amongst the branches thankfully. Signed as quick as I could, so that I could get my gloves back on. Tftc Tankengine!!!

Oh no, it looks like Blundells Bird has morphed into a cold black cylindrical object, talk about some weird magic.
Spotted it on approach and logged signed as a convoy of Segways passed by along the lake.
TFTC TE!

Joint ftf @1742

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