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october
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No cover
My neighbour got someone in to cut the beech hedge right back.... it looks bald!! No doubt it will grow back, but meantime this lady looks rather confused as to where to get some shelter. TTTW- delia todd
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Ocean comes inland
Rounding another bend and a Pacific Black Duck came out to see us. I really do like the plumage markings on these ducks. The sexes are similar.- delia todd
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Back lit
We walked along the path until we could see a bit out over the water. Saw this Welcome Swallow on a snag, unfortunately I couldn't do much about the direction of light.- delia todd
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Bashful
The last bird, before leaving the Cypress Trail was a Red-rumped Parrot. Now he really was being difficult, think he was trying to get as much shade as he could... I tried different angles but this was the best I could get of him. Interestingly, the first time I saw one of these was my last...- delia todd
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Social Distancing
This is what it looks like in avian terms. Not doing too badly at it I guess. Red-rumped Parrot and a couple of Galahs. I took this picture at Rawnsley at the end of October, when we'd not even heard of this term LOL.- delia todd
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Shady
After a rather tasty lunch at the hotel in Parachilna, we then set off to explore the Brachina Gorge. In the gorge we came across a family of Emus; here's two of them. The other was in even deeper shade.- delia todd
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Soaring
I thought the eagle had finished with me, but he suddenly took off and there I was floundering with my camera trying for a flight shot. Got one eventually and quite pleased to get that tail shape. That's it for these guys for a while, anyway!;) We then drove through the Parachilna gorge up to...- delia todd
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Company
After some more miles along this tarmacked road, we turned off toward Angorachina It started with a long straight dirt road and almost immediately we had the company of a Wedge-tailed Eagle flying alongside us. What a thrill that was.- delia todd
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What's he got
We passed the area of the road kill and continued along the main road, when yet another raptor attracted our attention. This time a Black Kite flying across the paddocks on our left. This pose seems to show him chewing his toes, or something he's holding.- delia todd
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Feeding frenzy
We'd now made our way across to the metaled road on the other side of the mountains. Sadly there were a number of road kills on the road, all attracting scavengers. This group consisted mostly of Australian Ravens and a single Wedge-tailed Eagle. Picture quality isn't great, as I took it...- delia todd
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Bossy Boots
Well that's how his pose struck me LOL. An Australian Raven came by to see us safely off on our drive round the Ranges.- delia todd
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Babbling
Peter joined me outside and we then found our way behind the cabins to a grassy area, that had some trees on the other side of the fence. Here we found a couple of delightful White-browed Babblers, but they just would not move into the sun, keeping strictly to the shaded areas.- delia todd
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Honey lover
We had another superb meal in the restaurant the previous night!! I did my usual wander around pre-breakfast the next day to see what was in the bushes around the cabins and caught this Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater as an early feeder (the sun was barely over the horizon)!- delia todd
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Wattles
The only bird I could see near the Casneax tree was this Masked Lapwing, so guess they nest round there somewhere.- delia todd
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Wedgie
After our picnic lunch of course we then had to drive all the way back to the main road! Then continued up it to the town of Blinman. There we sat in the pub having a nice cold drink. Time to head back now and half-way along an emergency stop was called for to see this Wedge-tailed Eagle. This...- delia todd
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Family time
After our wander round Wilpena, and a rather nice ice cream to finish off with, we set off to explore the area a bit further on up the road. We turned off to visit Hucks Lookout and what a great view was had there. In that area we found a family of Emus, a mother and a young one and another...- delia todd
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Whistler
A rather scenic drive took us up to Wilpena Pound, where there's cabins to stay in and a shop and cafe. It was time for a drink now as it seemed an awful long time since breakfast. Wandering around the place afterwards I heard a whistle and looking up into the nearest tree found the beautiful...- delia todd
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A different perch
After a few more miles, we turned off onto the rather scenic track leading to Wilpena Pound. We'd just made it onto the track really, when an Australian Pipit was seen in a bush. I couldn't get close to it of course, so this was full zoom and a big crop too. Not a Lifer, as I'd seen one on my...- delia todd
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Perched
With no opportunity of seeing any birds at the dry water hole we decided to walk back along the road (well it's still a dirt track) from the camp site. After about 15 minutes Adrienne and I really began to flag in the heat. So bravely Peter set off back to the cabin to fetch the car for us...- delia todd
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Pretty but
... sorry he's not very well focused. I had got him in open but in such bright sun I had to adjust the EV... too late he was now behind the grass and... well. But his colours are so pretty I had to show him to you. If you want to see what he did look like in focus.. have a look here at...- delia todd
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Judas?
Wandering the campsite, trying to get directions to the waterhole (turned out in the end it was dry!), I spotted a single Apostlebird (they're supposed to hang out in groups of around a dozen, hence the name). Never saw the rest, so seems he may have been ousted LOL- delia todd
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Black back
Closing in on the camp site in a stand of trees I found a Magpie. There can be quite a variation of plumage amongst the subspecies, mostly with the amount on white on the back. This one has a black back.- delia todd
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Back view again
Coming round a bend in the track we came across a small flock of Red-rumped Parrots with a couple of Galahs sitting in a (very) dead tree! I'd seen the first of these parrots just days before on my last days in Queensland and all I got then was a rear view... it does show the red rump though LOL.- delia todd
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Morning fly-over
Over breakfast we discussed our move for the morning. Peter had heard there was a water hole at the Rawnsley Camp a couple of km up the track, so off we set. Gosh it was hot going with no shade at all. We hadn't got too far when these two Galahs flew over.- delia todd
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Yellow-throat
We had a wonderful meal at the site restaurant after we'd settled in to our cabins the previous evening. How they manage to produce such food in these arid outback conditions defeats me! I had a wander around the cabins before breakfast and found this Yellow-throated Miner (very similar to...- delia todd
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