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17 June 2008

Trip to Northern Territory

Highlights
  • Viewing Uluru at sunset and sunrise
  • Watching the colour of Uluru changing through the day
  • Walking through the valleys around the Olgas
  • Peering over the massive cliffs at King's Canyon (best highlight of the trip)
  • Viewing the birds from a boat at Yellow Water (Kakadu)
  • A jacana with babies under its wing
  • Huge crocodiles (up to 6 metres long)
  • Watching the sunset from Ubirr in Kakadu
  • Amazing Aboriginal rock art
  • Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls (Kakadu)
  • Lazing by the pool in the intense heat at Kakadu
  • The huge flocks of noisy Corellas
  • Swimming in the beatiful and gorgeously warm rock pools at Litchfield National Park

Uluru
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The Olgas
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King's Canyon
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Fires burning (Kakadu)
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Termite Mound (Kakadu)
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Jim Jim Falls (Kakadu)
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Crocodile (Kakadu)
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Reflections (Kakadu)
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Aborigine Rock Art (Kakadu)
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Sunrise (Kakadu)
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Huge flocks of ducks (Kakadu)
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Lilly (Kakadu)
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Litchfield National Park
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Dingo
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Brolga Crane
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Punk Rocker!
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Barking Owl
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Jacana with baby (very cute!)
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Forest Kingfisher
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Blue Winged Kookaburra .



Little Corellas (very noisy!)
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Flying tern
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Darter



Whiteplumed honeyeater
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Wedgetailed Eagle
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Spinefex Dove
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Myburghian Leaps
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Ally and me
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Funny camper van
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New Birds

Northern Fantail
Crested Bellbird
Whitethroated honeyeater
White-gaped honeyeater
Yellow-throated Miner
Mulga Parrot
Spinefex Pigeon
Brown Goshawk
Comb-crested Jacana
Australian pranticole
Pied heron
Green Pygmy-goose

9 comments:

Ingrid said...

Long awaited und finally delivered. Great new fotos. I love the leaps especially the one with the tongue out.
Great to see you had fun.

CGDK said...

looks like a most wonderful holiday!
the pics are great (as usual)...
-funny you should have a pic of a 'wicked' camper -they made the news here this weekend about being to rude for the road.......(well too rude for kids to be reading & having their parent have to explain them to be more precise!)

Jo said...

Hi G and A
It is amazing how I miss your blog when you are away and have not updated for a while. The new pics are fantastic! Glad that you are back! Love Jo

Mum said...

Fabulous pictures - as always. The scenery looks wonderful - check out Trish's blog for more rock formations! Love M & M

Robyn said...

The photo of the lily is sublime. The scenery, birds and leaps bring your holiday alive for me. What a treat! Thank you so much G for all the care that you put into your blog. I enjoy it more than I can say.

Eva said...

Fabulous photos as usual - pleased to see your high standard is being maintained despite heat

Russell said...

Gosh, those bird photos are just fantastic. love the kingfisher.
And Ally, hanging off the cliff like that - great stuff!

Russell said...

Hey, I love the photo under ally and Me. looks like Ally is hovering in mid air!

CGDK said...

looks like a most wonderful holiday!
the pics are great (as usual)...
-funny you should have a pic of a 'wicked' camper -they made the news here this weekend about being to rude for the road.......(well too rude for kids to be reading & having their parent have to explain them to be more precise!)

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