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flinders ranges
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Nearly light
A really early start the next morning... a new month too, so starting my third month in this remarkable country. This was the sunrise colours which greeted me when I poked my face outside the cabin door.- delia todd
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- Category: Landscapes
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In the trees
The end of eagles for a bit, back to another big bird though in the Emus! After the eagle treat we headed further into the mountains to Angorachina, a real outback settlement where yuppies aren't welcomed LOL. That was time to snoop around their shop, visit the loos and have a coffee and...- delia todd
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... and away
We sat looking at the eagle for a little longer then he took off. This was our final sighting of this particular Wedge-tailed Eagle. Then we headed deeper into the mountains on a pretty rough road.- delia todd
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Best view
The Wedge-tailed Eagle eventually crossed the road in front of us then settled in a tree. I've a funny feeling that Peter may have taken this picture, as he was on the right side of the car and I may have spooked him while getting out. But he still gave me the best view of an eagle I've ever had!!!- delia todd
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- 2019 angorachina aquila audax australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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Keeping up
Some miles later, we turned off onto a dirt road to Angorachina. Almost immediately a Wedge-tailed Eagle joined us, flying alongside the car for quite a while. He really gave me a great photo opportunity, as due to the road surface we had to drive very slowly, partly due to the bumps, but also...- delia todd
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- 2019 angorachina flight flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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In danger
Further along this road we came across Shingle-back Lizard Blue Tongue in the middle of the road, so needed to hasten him safely on his way across. Wonderful looking lizards, aren't they. Busy week.... off to SpecSavers and the Chiropractor today!- delia todd
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- 2019 flinders ranges moralana nikon coolpix p900 october shingle-back lizard blue tongue south australia tiliqua rugosa
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- Category: Reptiles
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No table manners
I just didn't realise, taking a series of pictures of a Black Kite flying alongside us. The last picture showed him eating something that he had in his talons. This is a very heavy crop.- delia todd
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Following
We were far from done with Wedge-tailed Eagle sightings for a couple of miles down the road, was one flying alongside us. Quite pleased with this one, taken from a moving car LOL- delia todd
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- 2019 aquila audax australia flinders ranges moralana nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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Jay Walkers..... guess not!
We eventually came out onto the main road that ran up the other side of the mountains from where we were staying.... rather a rough track all the way, so maybe a long road for a short-cut comes to mind LOL. Rounding a series of bends we came across a group of Australian Raven, with a couple of...- delia todd
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High up
After another awesome breakfast we headed for a couple of miles back towards Hawker before taking a rather rough road across to Moralana. We didn't see too much bird life initially, but then spotted a large blob sitting high up on a ridge. Couldn't really have been anything else but a...- delia todd
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- 2019 aquila audax australia flinders ranges moralana nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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Shady
Peter came to find me and we went round the back of our cabins to see what happened there. We very quickly discovered White-browed Babblers liked it there too. And I had a grand old time chasing them around the shadows trying to get a picture of one of them; admittedly there wasn't much...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia white-browed babbler
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First rays
The next morning, before breakfast, I found a Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater in the hedge in front of my cabin. He seemed to be enjoying the first rays of the sun which really was barely over the horizon. It rather played games with my exposure... had to work a bit to correct it LOL- delia todd
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A giant with midgets
Although Peter and Adrienne look like midgets beside this mighty gum, they are not really small people at all LOL. This is the Cazneaux Tree, an ancient gum, though I've been unable to find out just how old it is.- delia todd
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- Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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Why the head......
.... tilt, I'm really not sure!! We turned off the road back to Rawnsley in order to take a look at the Cazneaux Tree. The only bird I saw in that area was this Masked Lapwing.- delia todd
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Riding the thermals
We went to the town of Blinman and I was surprised to see another Emu there, walking across the road as if he owned the town!!! We went to the hotel for lunch (the Pub in the Scrub) as it's affectionately known. In there was information about the Cazneux Tree... a very old gum tree standing...- delia todd
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- 2019. aquila audax australia black kite blinman flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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White-backed Swallows
Three White-backed Swallows sitting on a dead branch.- Seashore
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Whirling dervish
We'd just decided that the car wouldn't get through that flood and we'd have to turn round, when a vehicle came through and splashed through it. However, it was a much bigger vehicle!!! So back we went and I'm rather glad we did actually, as I wouldn't have seen this Willy Willy moving across...- delia todd
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- Category: Landscapes
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Road closed
So,,,, we set off deeper into the Flinders Ranges; this was the ABC Range an area of Quartzite. Suddenly we came across a sign which said "Road Flooded" and we all laughed as there'd been a drought here for a very long time! However, up a brae and down the other side and we were faced with...- delia todd
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The big 'uns
Leaving Hucks Lookout to explore deeper into the Flinders Ranges, we very soon came across some Emu... an adult with a young one and this one, slightly separated. He/she looked huge so close to the car.- delia todd
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A view of the outback
We had lunch in the cafe, then went on an aborted walk into the woodland at Wilpena, but it really was far to hot to do much, so we started making our way back and decided ice cream would go down well, before heading to the car.... ummm... where is it. Turned round and tried again.... eventually...- delia todd
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Head in the sand
From the same car park, I spotted an Emu on the other side of the road. The heat haze rather interfered with focusing sadly.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia dromaius novaehollandiae emu flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia
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Roadside kite
Things went a bit downhill after that.... I made even more of a mess of the next few birds and we started on the walk back to the cabins... it became a bit of a trudge in the heat and after a bit both Adrienne and I were falling to bits. So Peter bravely set off on his own to get the car and...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia black kite flinders ranges milvus migrans october rawnsley station south australia
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Shady
Really not a great picture, but it's ages since I posted an Apostlebird. This one had no consideration for a photographer, a dark bird in the shade, doesn't make it easy, does it. .. and for those of you concerned about the thirsty Ringneck of yesterday.... he really only needed to wait until...- delia todd
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The tap was dry
It seems this Australian Ringneck knows where the water source is... unfortunately the tap was dry. We had arrived at the campsite part of Rawnsley Station, and were making our way round the camp before setting off back to 'our' bit at the cabins. I had a miserable time trying to photograph...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian ringneck flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station saturday fun south australia
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Another tree of character
They seem to be popular, but there really wasn't much choice of tree to sit in LOL. However, this Australian Magpie found it. This is a black-backed magpie, some have white backs. Perhaps Peter is able to nail down the actual subspecies for me? Unlike our magpies, the Australian ones have a...- delia todd
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