River Canning

A tributary of the Swan River is the River Canning and this runs close to the house. It is an easy walk past the leisureplex down to it, to take the dog Tamba, a 12 year old black lab, for a walk. The nice things about waterways in Australia are the manicured walks and cycle paths that are provided for health and leisure. If you felt inclined you could walk all the way from Willetton to Perth City. The river, which is tidal, is the environment for many types of birds including black swans, pelicans and numerous types of ducks. There appear to be no white swans to speak of in WA, only black. Sulphur crested cockatoos and bright lorakeets fly around overhead. Seagulls have the same manners as in UK and woe betide if you take food to the venue, the swans are not much better. A walk of several kilometres widens the river even more and eventually it joins the Swan River. The flag of WA is the Australian flag with a circle in the bottom right hand corner with a black swan in it. The River Canning is a place to fish, both bank fishing and fly fishing and a place to canoe and row. All of these sports are popular with the people in this area.