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flinders ranges

  1. Found an interesting tree to pose on

    Found an interesting tree to pose on

    We moved on a bit (slowly due to the heat) and in the next tree was another Galah. I could've chopped some more of the wood off but thought it was quite characterful LOL
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    • 2019 australia flinders ranges galah nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Safety in numbers?

    Safety in numbers?

    A couple of Galah had joined in with a flock of Red-rumped Parrots (a few more of them in another section of the tree).
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    • 2019 eolophus roseicapilla flinders ranges galah october rawnsley station red-rumped parrot south australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Did I tell you it was hot?

    Did I tell you it was hot?

    Well this Southern Whiteface thought it was! There was very little shade and he found a very narrow strip. He was busy feeding but all the time I tried to photograph him he stayed in that small area.
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    • 2019 aphelocephala leucopsis australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia southern whiteface
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. The first of the wildlife I promised you

    The first of the wildlife I promised you

    See.... you thought nothing could live in the dry habitat, didn't you. It wasn't long before a couple of Galah flew over on our walk. Interestingly, it seems Galahs were the species I took most pictures of on my trip. Not really surprising I guess LOL
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    • 2019 australia eolophus roseicapilla flight flinders ranges galah nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Typical landscape in the ranges

    Typical landscape in the ranges

    After a super breakfast we went for a walk through the Rawnsley Station land. This picture shows just typical habitat in the Flinders Ranges. It looks devoid of wildlife, but that was far from the case, as you will see.
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    • 2019 australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia
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    • Category: Landscapes
  6. Diving

    Diving

    Well actually I got that wrong, as the next moment he screwed himself upwards and was flew off LOL. I knew this was a miner, but still not sure how Peter managed to ID it as a Yellow-throated Miner! This was taken on the first morning of our stay at Rawnsley after a gorgeous meal the night...
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    • 2019 australia flinders ranges manorina flavigula nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia yellow-throated miner
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. The long, long road

    The long, long road

    This was our first real view of our destination, the Flinders Ranges. It had already been a long day, and here was yet more miles, but we were closing in on what was to be our home for the rest of the week.
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    • 2019 australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 nr quorn october south australia
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    • Category: Landscapes
  8. Social Distancing

    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.
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    • 2019 australia eolophus roseicapilla flinders ranges galah nikon coolpix p900 october psephotus haematonotus rawnsley station red-rumped parrot south australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Did I tell you it was hot?

    Did I tell you it was hot?

    This was Adrienne trying to cool off in the Sacred Canyon. Not only was it a hot day, but it was rather a sun trap in there too! This was just after I'd had a bit of a fall clambering on the rocks too. Lifers by the end of this day: 193
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    • adrienne flinders ranges sacred canyon south australia
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    • Category: Members Faces
  10. Ancient art

    Ancient art

    We didn't really see any more photographable birds that day and went to explore the Sacred Canyon. This is just a small sample of the artwork along this protected area but some of it you really have to look for. I'm off out for a while today - I'll try and catch up with you all later.
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    • flinders ranges sacred canyon south australia
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    • Category: Art & Graphics
  11. A bit different

    A bit different

    As we drove through the Bunyeroo Gorge, I spotted these weird growths, which Adrienne kindly identified as Paddy Melons. Apparently they're an invasive weed introduced from Africa in the 1800's along with the Camels (do they eat them I wonder?)
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    • bunyeroo gorge flinders ranges paddy melon south australia
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  12. Shady

    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.
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    • 2019 australia brachina gorge dromaius novaehollandiae emu flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Soaring

    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...
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    • 2019 angorichina aquila audax australia flight flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Perched

    Perched

    The eagle then flew across the road in front of us and I thought that was the end of it. But not at all, he landed on a tall bush beside the road, giving me a lovely close view. WOW! I love these guys.
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    • angorachina aquila audax flinders ranges south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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  15. Company

    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.
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    • 2019 angorachina aquila audax australia flight flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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  16. Sun bather

    Sun bather

    Very much a stop start run along this stretch of road. We next pulled up for this gorgeous Blue-tongue Shingleback lying in the road. After a couple of photos we ushered him away into the bush.
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    • blue-tongue shingleback flinders ranges moralana south australia
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    • Category: Reptiles
  17. What's he got

    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.
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    • 2019 australia black kite flight flinders ranges milvus migrans milvus migrans affinis moralana nikon coolpix p900 october south australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Feeding frenzy

    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...
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    • 2019 aquila audax australia australian raven corvus coronoides flinders ranges moralana nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Ridged

    Ridged

    This day we drove a little south then turned on to a dirt road taking us through to Moralana. Quite a scenic drive. We didn't see many birds to start with, but suddenly there was one spied on a distant ridge. From the size, it really couldn't have been anything else than a Wedge-tailed Eagle...
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    • aquila audax flinders ranges moralana south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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  20. Bossy Boots

    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.
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    • 2019 australia australian raven corvus coronoides flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Babbling

    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.
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    • 2019 australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october pomatostomus superciliosus superciliosus rawnsley station south australia white-browed babbler
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  22. Honey lover

    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)!
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    • 2019 acanthagenys rufogularis australia flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october rawnsley station south australia spiny-cheeked honeyeater
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  23. Wattles

    Wattles

    The only bird I could see near the Casneax tree was this Masked Lapwing, so guess they nest round there somewhere.
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    • 2019 australia flinders ranges masked lapwing nikon coolpix p900 novaehollandiae october south australia vanellus miles
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  24. Spirit of Endurance

    Spirit of Endurance

    When we were at Blinman enjoying our cold drink, there were pictures of this tree around so we started to investigate. It's very old but I've been unable to find out how old. But it was photographed by Cazneax in 1937 and called it "The Spirit of Endurance". It's a listed tree now...
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    • cazneax tree flinders ranges peter & adrienne south australia
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  25. Wedgie

    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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    • 2019 aquila audax flight flinders ranges nikon coolpix p900 october south australia wedge-tailed eagle
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